Subar00

what mods and in what order would you suggest to get more power out of this car without boosting/rebuilding with forged internals. its kind of a pet project at this point as i dont have the money to shell out for a wrx right now. im not asking for an insane amount of power just "more"

would it be possible to cut the oem header on the red line and plug it into a collector similar to the one in the image linked (see images) to do a diy cat delete then run straightpipe to a flange to a catback exhaust? my state doesnt do inspections or emissions regulations and id like to make it louder and slightly stronger i can't find a catless header for my car under $700 and if this will work it would only cost about $50 plus a reflash to keep the cel off