MachineAgeVictim Posted April 18, 2006 Share Posted April 18, 2006 Yep, I'm gonna try and do it but I don't have the wrx pipes to look at yet, does anyone have pictures of the bottom of their car, maybe up on a lift? just want to se how the bends go Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
970subaru Posted April 18, 2006 Share Posted April 18, 2006 is it on a turbo car? if so go bigger than a WRX exhaust unless you are getting it for free or close. its only 2.25" good for NA not turbo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caboobaroo Posted April 19, 2006 Share Posted April 19, 2006 this is a '79 wagon, its a NA car. The first turbo'd Subaru wasn't until '83 and that was an EA81T. So why are you planning on using a restrictive WRX exhaust? Just get some tubing and make your own, thats what I did:D Also, the only bends that go up and down are the stock one that goes into the unibody right in front of the rear axle, right around the torsion bar area. You'll see a hole in the crossmember where it goes through at. Other then that, it follows the trans tunnel all the way back until it moves over, goes through the hole mentioned above and comes out through the muffler. I got pics in my webshots gallery of my Brat with a custom exhaust I did. http://community.webshots.com/user/caboobaroo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MachineAgeVictim Posted April 19, 2006 Author Share Posted April 19, 2006 I didn't see the photo of your exhaust in the gallery well the WRX exhaust isn't restrictive compared to the stock 1600 plus it's nice and quiet, also I don't have the piping going through anything at all, it's just brackets and yes it's free I just went to look for my current exhaust leak and the muffler fell off LOL, soooo I'm gonna do something about it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
970subaru Posted April 19, 2006 Share Posted April 19, 2006 free, hell, do it. if the bends remotely match up to stock, all you will have to do is get the brackets sorted and find a way to hook it to the stock header. the WRX exhaust makes a good amount of difference on a legacy so chances are it will on a ea car. your stock exhaust is what, like 1.5"? probably cost $70 or so to get the muffler shop to do it up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caboobaroo Posted April 20, 2006 Share Posted April 20, 2006 well the WRX exhaust won't have anywhere near the same lines as the stock exhaust. If this was an EA81 bodystyle car or newer, they have simlialr lines to them. Like I said in the previous post, the exhaust actually runs through the body before going over the rear axle whereas the WRX just goes to the rear axle and then over. If/when you get it done, take lots of pics! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MachineAgeVictim Posted April 20, 2006 Author Share Posted April 20, 2006 ok, what I'll end up doing to mount it is, since it is a dual tip, just mount the axle back at the header and take off the tips then run pipes off the tips out in front of the rear wheels, the only problem I foresee is the height of the WRX muffler being a problem, I will take lots of pics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoahDL88 Posted April 20, 2006 Share Posted April 20, 2006 I forsee you loosing all low end torque, which with a 1.6 is already at a premium. -1 just my .02 though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MachineAgeVictim Posted April 25, 2006 Author Share Posted April 25, 2006 The height was a problem, just no place to fit the muffler, I went the turbo muffler route, sounds really nice, went with a 1 7/8" pipe back to a 2" muffler Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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