I have seen the Cobra exhaust advertised in the traders area. Currently have a Prodrive exhaust on my 05 WRX with sports cat 100 cell.

I am looking for more grunt from the back box. Does anyone have experience of the Cobra System?

Thanks,
Shailan

 

i have the 5 1/2" cobra sport backbox on my MY93 wrx classic and it certainly does give off a grunt! 80mph on the motorway and i couldn't hear what my mate was saying next to me! there is going to be a lot of people saying that there are others that are much louder but this is the loudest on a scooby i have heard in the flesh. there are 4 cars down my road with alarms and they all go off when i go past them! nuff said!

 

i have a 3" turbo back decat no boxes 5" tail gonna be fitting this weekend i paid around the 400 for it

people say their real loud

 

Have got 3" middle section with 5" tail pipe both Cobra - trust me it is bloody loud. So loud that I got pulled over by the coppers only 2 days ago - they thought there was something wrong with it!

Run full decat with it and it will wake up the dead!

 

Am running a 3inch straight through with the cat back being Cobra items (Angled Jap 4"). Find this gives a decent rumble low down & not too much with motorway driving.

 

Hello Mate

Here is a video clip of mine on my classic,i have the 3 inch bore backbox with 5 inch jap tailpipe,IT IS LOUD!!
but also i am fully de-catted which makes a difference to the noise
as for quality,very good this is my 3rd from them having had them on previous cars.
hope this is of some use to you

exhaust video video by classicscooby - Photobucket

Nick

 

sounds excellent that mate doesnt look at big fro the sid as you'd think.like the sound of that.

 

Mine's 4.5" and isn't the loudest (stuff like nijas or vortexs a louder) although mine's going for a full decat so that may release some roar!

 

Cheers Mateif you look at "my garage"there is a better piccie of it looking straight down from the back.

Nick.

 

Just wait till you are fully decat.....I'm expecting a write up on here with difference! Put it this way, a mate driving his classic with full decat heard me whilst he was driving on the opposite side of a dual carriageway on the A3!

 

Think i am going to go for the 4 inch had a piper 4 inch slash on a fiesta st a few years ago and that was big enough for me.they advertise a sport cat but its 200cell would that make much difference comparing to a 100cell.do they do a 10cell?.looks tidy that

 

ment to say 100 cell if you never guessed

 

i have one on my classic to am changing it due to being to damn loud,the mrs hates it and worrys about the kids hearing in the back,it would'nt be that bad,its just the pops and bangs when backing off the throttle.

 

A lot of systems are loud yes but, & this is only my opinion, most are what I would call "gobby" loud. Rather than deep bass goes right through you & makes your bones vibrate loud.

GOBBY COBRA sound clip

Then listen to the deeper note of the Blitz Nur Spec R & tell me the hairs on the back of your neck didn't twitch just a little bit.

BLITZ sound clip

I am totally biased though as I have a Blitz on my "not so" Stealthy Wagon.

I in no way dispute that the Cobra is loud, just not to my taste. Each to their own & all that.

 

Iz with you mark BLITZ sounds the dogs nuts

 

ive had both systems and i dont notice no difference between blitz and cobra to hyped and overpriced quality the only thing going for it

 

Exactly why I chose it over others.

I wouldn't want to water down the finish that has taken a lot of time & money to get to a certain level.

 

you say the cobra sounded gobby? thats because it was a catback and not a full system i have a full system on my car right now and sounds awesome and the blitz is what double the price?

 

I've heard the Cobra and imho I believe it to be too loud and a 'Barry' exhaust.

The Blitz is also too loud (I had one on my old MY00), but it is superbly made.

My personnal choice would be to go for a quiet one. Do you really want to sound like the local Corsa/Saxo kids?

Just my hunble opinion....

 

BARRY EXHAUSTS!!!!!! your joking mate so so so under-rated they are good exhausts for a good price for a pukka sound.........

 

youve all made my desicion harder now lol.i dont want a barry exhaust as you put it as i hate chavy cars

 

my cobra does not sound like a barry exhaust its deep and loud and saves you alot of cash over other leading brands

cobra aka exhaust uk got over 30 years experience so we went with em

 

I'd personally spend the extra cash and mate a Nur Spec-r with a decat downpipe of your choice. Had several exhausts on my 3 Scoob, and the Nur Spec-r was by far the best sounding, the best made and the best looking one of the lot. Nothing against Cobra and the company that make them, but they're a Max Power favourite. Need I say more?

So in summary, I'd get a decent s/hand Nur Spec-r for what £250 now?, and mate it with either a new decat downpipe (£150-170) or s/hand one (£100).

Certainly wouldn't buy any of the crap advertised on Ebay either.

 

absolutely agree with you buddy

Nick.

 

I agree although my 4.5" without decat isn't all that loud tbh