Struggling to find a garage!

[savage bulldogs]

I usually don't like recommending things I haven't personally used but glad to hear you're happy with tim 👍

[A-Rod]

Thought it be best to re-use this thread as I'm now looking for a place that provides an exhaust at a reasonable price. My Y piece has a small hole and the back boxes have seen better days. I rang a few places that offer stainless steel exhausts but I'm not in a position to pay £1200 - I'd rather spend this money on a low boost bolt on turbo project.

Can someone please share their experience? I know a lot of people bought some exhausts off eBay, but I have no clue what part(s) I require. I don't mind travelling half the country if the new exhaust is around £500 mark.

Really looking forward to hearing from you guys.

[Tidgy]

prices are what they are, bear in mind they wont be selling many legacy exhausts so price will reflect that, aka unit cost will be higher

[A-Rod]

prices are what they are, bear in mind they wont be selling many legacy exhausts so price will reflect that, aka unit cost will be higher

£1200 is simply eye watering! I remember having a stainless steel exhaust on a 4 pot (albeit single exhaust) and that was £420. I don't remember the name of the place now as it was on a receipt and I sold the car ages ago. The exhaust did sound a lot before though. I'll have to scout around and ask members around here what they did to their legacies when the time ca.e to change an exhaust.

[Tidgy]

41 minutes ago, A-Rod said:

£1200 is simply eye watering! I remember having a stainless steel exhaust on a 4 pot (albeit single exhaust) and that was £420. I don't remember the name of the place now as it was on a receipt and I sold the car ages ago. The exhaust did sound a lot before though. I'll have to scout around and ask members around here what they did to their legacies when the time ca.e to change an exhaust.

full systems arnt cheap any more, gone are the days of cheap modding on classic scoobs 😞

[Jay762]

Some info was shared on FB today - exhaust recommendations Peterborough area. These are the following answers

https://www.waltonmotorsport.com/contact/

Amersham way

https://www.facebook.com/A-TM-Engineering-135268766543890/

Norfolk

KMR Motorsport fabrication in Norfolk

Norfolk

 

https://www.facebook.com/Ryan-Edwards-Exhaust-Fabrication-Ltd-824591494257332/

Bicester

 

https://www.jabbasport.com/

Peterborough

 

https://www.facebook.com/D7R-Fabrication-179838456059825/

Telford - probably a little far for you

 

https://www.facebook.com/CSKRaceExhausts/

York - even further

 

https://www.facebook.com/Edwardsmotorsport21/

https://www.facebook.com/mike.edwards.37/about

Wisbech

 

 

[A-Rod]

Some info was shared on FB today - exhaust recommendations Peterborough area. These are the following answers
https://www.waltonmotorsport.com/contact/
Amersham way
https://www.facebook.com/A-TM-Engineering-135268766543890/
Norfolk
KMR Motorsport fabrication in Norfolk Norfolk   https://www.facebook.com/Ryan-Edwards-Exhaust-Fabrication-Ltd-824591494257332/ Bicester   https://www.jabbasport.com/ Peterborough   https://www.facebook.com/D7R-Fabrication-179838456059825/ Telford - probably a little far for you   https://www.facebook.com/CSKRaceExhausts/ York - even further   https://www.facebook.com/Edwardsmotorsport21/ https://www.facebook.com/mike.edwards.37/about Wisbech    

Thank you so much for sharing! I'll be ringing these guys this week and if successful, will post my story here.

[AJ03TWO]

£1200 for an exhaust!!!!!

Is that a CAT back?

Try these guys or guy https://www.haywardandscott.com/subaru/legacy.html . They have been around for years and a few friends have used them for different cars over the years. I've still not unloaded my bank account to buy a CAT back from them yet as I'm still exploring alternative options like some of the juicy stuff on JAP auction sites, I'm looking for STI Genome back boxes for my JDM Legacy Twinscroll.

Glad you found a mobile mechanic, I might drop him a call but not sure if he will travel down to London.

 

[Judd]

Just had my 2nd stainless cat back system custom made and fitted at MIJ Walsall, pics on my thread on the Forester forum if you care to take a peek.

They made one for our previous (single rear outlet) Outback H6 a few years ago too, same price, i don't know how they do it.

Lifetime guarantee, £295 all inc the same as last time, single system at the rear though so doubtless the twin set up of Outback will cost more, give them a ring for a quote.

https://www.mijexhaust.com/subaru.php

I have no interest in or affiliation to the company other than as a satisfied customer, who now sees them as my first and only port of call when it comes to exhausts.

[A-Rod]

£1200 for an exhaust!!!!!

Is that a CAT back?

Try these guys or guy https://www.haywardandscott.com/subaru/legacy.html . They have been around for years and a few friends have used them for different cars over the years. I've still not unloaded my bank account to buy a CAT back from them yet as I'm still exploring alternative options like some of the juicy stuff on JAP auction sites, I'm looking for STI Genome back boxes for my JDM Legacy Twinscroll.

Glad you found a mobile mechanic, I might drop him a call but not sure if he will travel down to London.

 

That was from catback all the way back. It is eye watering.

 

I just gave the a call and they quoted £1050 fitted for a stainless steel. So that's a centre piece without silence, Y piece and the back boxes. That's still quite steep IMO. I'll look around and will post my findings here.

 

About the mechanic, he is actually doing my brakes and front anti roll bar droplinks as we speak. I can't recommend this guy enough, top bloke.

 

[A-Rod]

Just had my 2nd stainless cat back system custom made and fitted at MIJ Walsall, pics on my thread on the Forester forum if you care to take a peek.
They made one for our previous (single rear outlet) Outback H6 a few years ago too, same price, i don't know how they do it.
Lifetime guarantee, £295 all inc the same as last time, single system at the rear though so doubtless the twin set up of Outback will cost more, give them a ring for a quote.
https://www.mijexhaust.com/subaru.php
I have no interest in or affiliation to the company other than as a satisfied customer, who now sees them as my first and only port of call when it comes to exhausts.

Damn! Thanks mate, I'll give them a call now!

[Judd]

You're welcome A-Rod.

Tim is booked to come and do the cambelt on my Forester, that's a big thanks to you.

This is how forums should work, helping each other out, and giving good service providers some publicity.

[A-Rod]

You're welcome A-Rod. Tim is booked to come and do the cambelt on my Forester, that's a big thanks to you. This is how forums should work, helping each other out, and giving good service providers some publicity. 

 

 

You're welcome. Leave a comment here once he does the job so that everyone else can see the recommendations. I'm booking him next month to fit a new rear bumper, auxiliary belt / pulleys and front brakes. I also want to use him to fit an exhaust and a new turbo in the near future. As I said, top bloke.

 

In regards to the exhaust guys, I just gave them a call and they will fit a stainless steel exhaust on my legacy with lifetime guarantee, from centre all the way to the rear with back boxes for £445 or £500 as a worst case scenario if they can't reuse the catback. This is the price I was looking for right there! This is how much my stainless steel cost me on my 2.0i Legacy a few years ago.

 

Once again, thanks for the recommendation! I hope this topic is going right to the top so that people know the right place to go.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[AJ03TWO]

You're welcome. Leave a comment here once he does the job so that everyone else can see the recommendations. I'm booking him next month to fit a new rear bumper, auxiliary belt / pulleys and front brakes. I also want to use him to fit an exhaust and a new turbo in the near future. As I said, top bloke. 
In regards to the exhaust guys, I just gave them a call and they will fit a stainless steel exhaust on my legacy with lifetime guarantee, from centre all the way to the rear with back boxes for £445 or £500 as a worst case scenario if they can't reuse the catback. This is the price I was looking for right there! This is how much my stainless steel cost me on my 2.0i Legacy a few years ago.
 
Once again, thanks for the recommendation! I hope this topic is going right to the top so that people know the right place to go.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Anything near London are always quite expensive from what I've searched for.

£500 sounds perfect, is your Legacy a Twinscroll?

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[A-Rod]

Anything near London are always quite expensive from what I've searched for.

£500 sounds perfect, is your Legacy a Twinscroll?

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I have an 09 H6 3.0R B Spec. Love the car!

£500 sounds like an absolute bargain to me. Will post my experience after they've fitted the exhaust. Can't wait.

[AJ03TWO]

I have an 09 H6 3.0R B Spec. Love the car!

£500 sounds like an absolute bargain to me. Will post my experience after they've fitted the exhaust. Can't wait.

You mentioned in previous post fitting a turbo! Looking to turbo your motor, sounds like a. Exciting project, be keen to hear more about that as you progress.

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[A-Rod]

You mentioned in previous post fitting a Turbo! Looking to turbo your motor, sounds like a. Exciting project, be keen to hear more about that as you progress.

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Yes, it was suggested by Tim and he showed me a post by Perrin where they did the same thing to their H6, however I soon realised that I'd need a manual box and my car is automatic:

https://www.perrin.com/blog/post/perrin-h6-build-up

I've read on a few US forums where people have fitted (it's an easy bolt on) a turbo to their H6 without any other mods, just a map for low boost, etc. The engine (the same has been stated by Perrin) is under no stress what so ever after the turbo and they were pushing around 360whp / 420bhp with a 0-60 in low 4s.

[Judd]

Excellent A-Rod.

When you go to get the exhaust done there's three or 4 decent cafe's within a very short walking distance, and behind the canal just down the road a sizeable park if you're taking the dog with you.

Bear in mind it can be a long day depending on how busy they are, our first visit was about 6 or more hours to kill, this last time was about 2.5 hours, so take some reading materials etc.

Will you put a few pics up of the new exhaust in place please, the pics i put up on the Forester forum weren't exactly David Bailey standard.

[A-Rod]

Just an FYI - if anyone has an issue with front end knocking. I had an issue where the front left would knock on my Spec B when going around 5-15mph and going on an uneven road / going over small pot hole or a speed bump. It would drive me crazy. After researching, I narrowed it down to the following:

- ARB bushes
- ARB droplinks
- Bilstein bearings on the shocks
- top hat (mount)
- from caliper pins sliding / caliper slides

When explaining the matter to Tim from Subbus, he told me that it would more than likely be the ARB droplinks. We changed those and the knocking has gone.

By the way, I'm having to sell the car as we've placed an order for an SUV. Those who have read the post will note that I bought it in July as I needed something good for a short period of time whilst my GTI PP went back to the dealer for a full refund (engine failure) - only just got my refund back!

If anyone is interested then let me know before it goes on sale. I've looked online and looks like I'm the only one with an 09 Si-Drive 3.0 Spec B with 65k miles in the country.

The car drives spot on and has no issues. I've clocked a 0-60 time (borrowed specialist timing gear) in dry conditions at 6.2s to 60mph so was very impressed by the stock performance - this was in full auto with S# mode on. The car has full history and I've recently spent around £850 for full major service with SUBBUS, including fitting new Brembos with other bits too. The car drives spot on.

Has all the extras:
Leather heated memory seats
Sunroof
Front and rear sensors
Bluetooth
Satnav
Factory Xenon lights
Spec B extras such as Bilstein and so on
5 speed auto with paddle shifts and Si Drive
Has a few dints and small scratches. A few rims are a bit curbed but it was before my time.

[savage bulldogs]

Glad to hear you were happy with tim 👍

I was after a 3ltr legacy as a daily but couldn't find a decent one within my budget at the time .... so ended up getting a a420t se 😏

Dare say its outta my price range and you don't want the audi either but how much are you after for it ? 

 feel free to put a detailed forsale add in the for sale section on here 😉

[A-Rod]

Glad to hear you were happy with tim [emoji106]
I was after a 3ltr legacy as a daily but couldn't find a decent one within my budget at the time .... so ended up getting a a420t se [emoji57]
Dare say its outta my price range and you don't want the audi either but how much are you after for it ? 
 feel free to put a detailed forsale add in the for sale section on here [emoji6]

Didn't know there was a 'for sale' section here, I'll have a look.

I've already placed an order so don't need another car but would be looking at £5.5k considering the mileage and stuff that has been put into it during my short ownership.

Would like to have kept this one for at least 2 years, but I've decided to sell it a week ago when I realised you can't put a child seat at the front - according to the manual and forums. It's a shame as it was a deal breaker for me, I now need to carry 2 kids and 2 adults and unfortunately the Legacy can't handle the task. My GTI Performance had a simple switch off button for the front airbags, so unsure why legacy struggled to accommodate this option.

P.S. Tim has been amazing! I hope people can use this thread to find him. I found a good exhaust place for my legacy (someone recommended above) as the Y piece has corroded. Will book it up next week and tell you guys how it all went.

[Siluro]

So you can slap a turbo on and the engine has no stress. Hmm interesting.

 

[A-Rod]

So you can slap a turbo on and the engine has no stress. Hmm interesting.
 

This is documented in various blogs, YouTube, home DIY on forums; Perrin and a company in Netherlands who specialise in supplying H6 turbos (forgot their name) with dyno results of every step, etc. Obviously forged pistons and a manual box is an advantage IMO, however there are people who have ran their supercharged and turbocharged H6 on low boost for years in the US without anything else doing to it but a simple fuel map to match the new output.

A lot of the bloggers, including Perrin, state that an STI with 400whp is a norm nowadays and is classed as a safe thing for a stock STI engine. Bear in mind that an STI engine is 4 cylinders, so when they compared their H6 dyno test to a 4 cylinder STI, they note that, and I quote Perrin: "With 6 cylinders, and 440 WHP, that is only 73WHP per cylinder. That is almost 300WHP on an STI. Which is very safe, and this is with non forged pistons. This is just showing that the engine isn't under much stress to get this power".

I hope this helps ;)

[Siluro]

certainly does