ea81turbo Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 hi guys im just wondering if an ea81 or 82 can sound just like an ej engine so i know about uel header stuff but do ej's or ea's have a distinctive sound. i know ea's can have a really nice exhaust note like this www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRe5NL_Ju8w. the other question was that i see 2nd gen leones with 2 styles of headlamps one with 2 rectangular transparent heala,ps and the othe with 1 orange headlamp on either side do you know what determines that. thankyou 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ea81turbo Posted April 20, 2015 Author Share Posted April 20, 2015 Sorry not orange headlamp it's an indicator what am I thinking I was tired ; ) and in some cases indicator located elsewhere Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARJ Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 Ahh the sound that sounds right and legal (just) I have a brumby with a EA82 Turbo (genuine 60k on motor) Three inch exhaust one straight through hot dog and one standard muffler sound is 1 decibel under legal a really nice note .Sometimes I insert a 3 inch OD to 2 inch funnel fitting into the tail pipe as the back pressure quietens the exhaust to only just audible. Just a silly cooment but true Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tweety Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 The following picture depicts my custom made exhaust for my ea81 powered trike. You can see the crossover pipe. Now the sound of this engine is not like the Brat/Brumby engine. It in fact sounds more like a mormalo 4 cylinder straight in line sort with no throb sound. Hope this is of some use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbone Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 You cant get a EA to sound like a EJ. You can come close but a DOHC EJ produces a distinct sound thats hard to duplicate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tweety Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 (edited) Edited April 21, 2015 by tweety Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ea81turbo Posted April 21, 2015 Author Share Posted April 21, 2015 The following picture depicts my custom made exhaust for my ea81 powered trike. You can see the crossover pipe. Now the sound of this engine is not like the Brat/Brumby engine. It in fact sounds more like a mormalo 4 cylinder straight in line sort with no throb sound. Hope this is of some use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ea81turbo Posted April 21, 2015 Author Share Posted April 21, 2015 The following picture depicts my custom made exhaust for my ea81 powered trike. You can see the crossover pipe. Now the sound of this engine is not like the Brat/Brumby engine. It in fact sounds more like a mormalo 4 cylinder straight in line sort with no throb sound. Hope this is of some use. Wow that would have taken some time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ea81turbo Posted April 21, 2015 Author Share Posted April 21, 2015 More mechanical noise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ea81turbo Posted April 22, 2015 Author Share Posted April 22, 2015 Ahh the sound that sounds right and legal (just) I have a brumby with a EA82 Turbo (genuine 60k on motor) Three inch exhaust one straight through hot dog and one standard muffler sound is 1 decibel under legal a really nice note .Sometimes I insert a 3 inch OD to 2 inch funnel fitting into the tail pipe as the back pressure quietens the exhaust to only just audible. Just a silly cooment but true www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8LXxVNrV9A this is one mad sounding 78 brat with flowmasters! not my video Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazyeights Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 (edited) This is the way I understand it. Equal length exhaust tubes before the merge collector make a standard 4 cylinder exhaust note (no Subaru 'burble'). Unequal length tubes before the merge collector give you the Subaru 'burble' noise. I have each style here in my driveway and the difference is like night and day. Edited April 22, 2015 by Crazyeights Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmoss5723 Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/topic/147931-headers-anyone/?hl=%2Bunequal+%2Bheaders+%2Bea81&do=findComment&comment=1241388 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ea81turbo Posted April 22, 2015 Author Share Posted April 22, 2015 Haha I downloaded that video ages ago it must have been a swap into that coupe hard to find these days! There's a video of a subaru ff1 full custom exhaust that sounds like that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaszlarz Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyhorse001 Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 You can give the ea a "man-eating" bark. You dont even have to break the bank to do it. You can't make it sound like a wrx tho. Most if not all ea heads are single port exhaust. Ej heads are mix and match depending on year and model. To give your ea that deep bark, you need big pipes. I like 2.5" its easier to package under the car. It does help to hollow out the catalytic converter, but some states frown on that so use your judgement there. From the cat run maybe 1ft of 2.5 to a good ol glasspack muffler. Then more 2.5 all the way out the back to a quality resonator tip. If that system starts to annoy you on the highway, you can add a quality magnaflow, flowmaster or whatever brand muffler in the stock location. The key here is use quality mufflers, cheap ones sound cheap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoostedBoxer421 Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 i have a good video but i cant upload cuz its too big.... sounds almost like a WRX. its my modified EA82T with 9.5:1 compression, VF11 turbo from EJ22, and 2.5" straight pipe to the back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D3F0 Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/topic/157881-magnaflow-muffler-built-into-trunk-with-side-exit/ I am going for an EA sound with this setup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a_dam_rut Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 (edited) Here is a video I found explaining what makes the noise. The YouTube channel engineering explained is pretty cool btw. Edited February 25, 2016 by a_dam_rut Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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