skoosh

Had the wagon for nigh on 3 years now and although I adore herI was never satisfied with her exhaust note.

I bought her with decat centre and brand new scoobysport b/b but she wasn't loud enough. So, I bought a Ninja but it was too raspy. I then exchanged a TSL firestorm for the Ninja, it was toooooo boomy in the cabin, so, I refitted the scoobysport but it was still too quiet.

Today, I acquired an Afterburner Vortex and I think I've found the perfect b/b for me - nice low throb on tickover, throaty voice on accelaration and fantastic sounds on lift-off.

How many b/b's have you tried and what was the perfect one for you?

Also forgot to mention that somewhere amongst all these changes I also decatted and scoobyecu'd.

Probably a Naff thread and will get shot down in flames.

Couldn't give a f**k to be honest.

Si - think I'll go for another spin.

pslewis

I'll give ya £20 for the ScoobySport ...... quiet suits me!!

pete

Vegescoob

What! Subaru spent millions developing the standard backbox as part of the perfect exhaust system for the standard engine.
You would ignore the Subaru engineers' painstaking efforts?
I can hear the sobs from Japan here.
"Treachery from one once so loyal".

GrahamG

lol, Pete get a vortex! the granny's would love you!

automodellistagt

pmsl

Stevie_h

Just swapped my TSL Group N for a Prodrive Backbox and that suit me a lot better.

Ste

pslewis

There's a lot of Back Boxes flying around here ..... is it the Gold Wheel Village People brigade??

Pete

dpb

lol...

Id have stuck wit my sti backbox , after experimenting with a larger bore freeflow example - mybe there are power advantages after/includin remap ..but the noise was ott ....good enuff without

dpb

Petes never got back to me re- my 2nd hand sti box - cos hes too poor...

scoobydoo one

the first back box i brought was a vortex afterburner and i'm sticking with it fooking brilliant exhaust

Gear Head

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My sti 4 came with twin, 4 inch back-box's that just looked hidious and didn't sound too good either.
Swapped them for a magnex 3inch back-box which wasn't loud or throaty enough. Then bought a blitz 3 inch cat-back system with a 4 inch backbox off fleebay (not nur-spec). Sounded good, well, until the inside of the back-box broke up!
Drove up to H&S to have a 4.5inch jap style angled exit box made up to fit my 3inch mid section. Loved it straight away! Really deep and throaty.
Then added a H&S decat downpipe. Now it is quite easy to set every car alarm off as I drive past in 5th!

Trap2Terrorist

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I changed my standard bugeye twin pipe for a Magnex 6x4 oval (plus decat centre and ecutek remap). Great back box, superb burble on tickover but lacking the growl on acceleration, although still sounds nice.

I've now got a TSL Ti-phoon on the way!!

Can't wait to get it on and hear the difference, just hope it isn't too OTT on the motorway (anyone know?).

automodellistagt

i set a car alarm off he other day in the scoob when i was reversing.

i didnt feel a thump so im hoping it was the exhaust....

Fur

what is louder the scoobysport or the prodrive one?

ta

RB5_245

I think the big ones are too deep. I have a magnex 3.5" round which is nice but too quiet, small bore small silencer. Nice rasp, rally style!

that's the way

Dave

pimmo2000

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I've done it too the owners cant seem to understand I didnt hit it though

hoskib

iTrader: (1)

similar route to you, had a magnex, then went to a firestorm and now have an afterburner

thought the firestorm was pants TBH and while i do like the sound of the afterburner, i'm sure it's getting louder and creating rattles in the cabin.

not a major issue at the mo, but i can see me putting the magnex back on at some time.

pslewis

What When How Why??

There must have been a reason .... you too far away or was it silly money?

Or was it the one which needed extensive bending and welding to fit??

Pete

pslewis

You lot who change your backboxes all the time ......... have you ever looked at the cost of doing so??

Each backbox costs, what? £150?

Pete

fitzscoob

Bit more, in some cases.

Foot_Tapper

U should be able to afford a BBox easy pete with the money you save on oil

pslewis

I can, I bought one when I bought my car .... it was new and Subaru had already fitted it

I don't go to the ice cream van, buy a 99 - but buy a FAB as well - just in case I don't like the 99 and want to change (I would consider that a gross waste of money ... wouldn't you?)

Pete

Foot_Tapper

jaytc2003

iTrader: (1)

scoobyclinic 4.5 does it for me, growls on tickover and at full pelt accelerating through the gears it is very nice and deep throaty (keep it clean Pete), just gotta change my commander settings so i get the flames and more pops on overrun (need to reduce the 35mpg that i currently get eh Pete)

wrx9181

iTrader: (2)

I had the oval magnex, but since replaced it with a Rage 4.5 stright cut tip it sounds amazing

BrynO

Did same myself, Group N droned too much & got on my nerves, Prodrive is perfect!

Wurzel

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Power Engineering T75 twin pipe BB for me, sounds great and looks miles better than those feckin atrocious baked been tin single pipes that you could park a mini in.

GazTheHat

What this commander then??

scoobfan

I'll stick with me Ninja Wagon thanks

Rob

jaytc2003

iTrader: (1)

Its the hand held controller for the apexi power fc