Kbsubie Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 (edited) Trying to figure out what route to go for a more characteristic subaru sound than stock mufflers. So far the nicest clip we've found is the link below. Not sure if what they did would be cost effective. Would love any suggestions and sound clips!! Edited January 22, 2016 by Kbsubie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comatosellama Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 Bash out your cat, straight pipe to a decent muffler in the back. 2.25 after the header. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdventureSubaru Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 Generally any of the "performance" (fart can) mufflers off of ebay etc. will give you some nice throaty Subaru growl. If you're wanting the signature sound, you don't have to pay much. Performance overall seems to lag more with the big expensive exhausts on these cars. Open muffler will give you plenty of sound. You'll love it for at least 3 hours until the headache sets in and you can't use your CD player anymore. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyhorse001 Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 Subie growl is easy to get. A glasspack right behind the cat, and a decent muffler in the stock location. Some 2" pipe between them, and a 2.5" resonator tip. Nothing expensive or exotic required 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
l75eya Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 By behind are you saying before, or after the cat, exhaust flow-wise. Also would just replacing the cat with a glass pack have the same effect you think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyhorse001 Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 After the cat. I never recommend anyone hollow, or remove a catalytic converter. Mostly cause i dont know where they live, or what hoops the have to jump thru to get inspections, or registrations. Where i live, its no holds barred on the exhaust. We dont have safety, or emissions to pass. I know its tough in some places, so i leave that up to whoever is doing the mods. That said, all my current cars are "emissions legal" in most areas...visually anyway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hatchsub Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 Found this sound clip of my former coupe. It is running a full stainless 2 inch exhaust from the heads all the way to the tailpipe. There is a high flow Cat on there as well. Muffler is a standard parts store Magnaflow. Its got a nice deep growl. Ask its new owner what he thinks . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bratman2 Posted January 25, 2016 Share Posted January 25, 2016 I installed a 2" exhaust from the Y-pipe back with a SS Magnaflow many years ago. I really like the sound of the Magnaflow. Not very loud in cab at all but sounds awesome when my wife was leaving the house in it to pick up flowers at the nursery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmashedPeaches Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 cut off the exhaust with a sawzall just after the hanger in the back, in front of the axles. Best sound you'll get on the ea82, ej22 as well. Leave the cat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comatosellama Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 cut off the exhaust with a sawzall just after the hanger in the back, in front of the axles. Best sound you'll get on the ea82, ej22 as well. Leave the cat. Make sure to keep stocked up on ibuprofen Even at 17 I had to throw the muffler back on my 99 LGT, headaches everytime I drove Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waterboy222 Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 Generally any of the "performance" (fart can) mufflers off of ebay etc. will give you some nice throaty Subaru growl. If you're wanting the signature sound, you don't have to pay much. Performance overall seems to lag more with the big expensive exhausts on these cars. Open muffler will give you plenty of sound. You'll love it for at least 3 hours until the headache sets in and you can't use your CD player anymore. ^ CD player always goes for some reason. Then people look because of the sound and realize you are in fact not a teenaged boy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
l75eya Posted January 29, 2016 Share Posted January 29, 2016 Just cut my cat out, replaced it with a cherry bomb, then threw a Honda muffler on the end. TOO QUIET! Back to the drawing board. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comatosellama Posted January 29, 2016 Share Posted January 29, 2016 Just cut my cat out, replaced it with a cherry bomb, then threw a Honda muffler on the end. TOO QUIET! Back to the drawing board. Pics? Been wondering a way to get rid of my gutted cat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
l75eya Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 Nothing fancy, just cut it out and weld something in it's place lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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