exhaust options question

[blobthebuilder]

Ok i bought my new legacy yesterday and the exhaust is very rotten so with that in mind i wondered what my options are...

 

The fella that sold me the car told me the boxter engine (2L) was same as fitted to impreza but without the turbo and when i start it and start to pull away i can here the warble but then it goes so can an exhaust be fitted to give it the unmistakable impreza note?

 

thanks in advance

[stants]

You'd need unequal length headders to get the burble, hence why the turbos have the burble and the n/a cars don't, you may be able to get one custome made or find one on the internets

[blobthebuilder]

It has a nice burble on tick over and when you pull away then disappears lol

[Jay762]

check out Toms thread for some recent quotes

 

http://uk.subaruownersclub.com/forums/topic/8486-exhaust-question-and-quote/

[blobthebuilder]

Would a cat back system keep the burble with map back box if it has burble on tick over and pulling away

[blobthebuilder]

found this on eBay it looks like unusual size headers

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Subaru-Impreza-Legacy-97-05-N-A-2-5L-2-2L-1-6L-2-0L-Exhaust-Manifold-Header-/231273095106?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&fits=Make%3ASubaru%7CModel%3ALegacy&hash=item35d8f35fc2&vxp=mtr

will it be any use for a uk spec legacy 2.0l sport 2003 model

[stants]

You'd have to have a look under the car see if your exhaust takes the same route, if it fitted you'd prob have to get another piece made up to accomodate the shorter length on one side.

One advantage to to equal length is more horsepower, not much but the gasses have a smoother exit

[blobthebuilder]

Looks like pipe on passengers side is longer

[stants]

On the car or on the pic ?

Not sure if yours goes into a v shape either side of the engine to the cats instead of going round the front of the car, the shorter side then bolts up to the turbo up pipe turbo downpipe and cats

[blobthebuilder]

It doesn't go round front of the car buddy but there is no turbo

[blobthebuilder]

ive added the best pic i could manage to take so are these unusual length headers?

[blobthebuilder]

Any ideas peeps

[stants]

Sorry fella been busy as today,

I don't think the unequal one would fit as it goes around the front of the car then pokes out around the o/s wheel. I'll post a pic up of what I mean in a bit.

Whats above the brace on the right of the pic ?

[blobthebuilder]

No idea buddy but I contacted that eBay seller and he says his unequal length will fit

[stants]

Thats the routing of the unequal length the front is at the top of the pic.

[blobthebuilder]

Looks nothing like eBay item lol

[savage bulldogs]

They look fairly equal to me , although I don't know much about na scoobs tbo .

The single turbo set up takes a much different route .

From Passenger side head , round the front , under crank pulley, meets drivers side head then to upipe/ turbo .

So passenger side exhaust gasses have further to travel and therfore hit drivers side gasses causing the burble .

Equal length headers on turbo'd scoobs have a longer "scroll" on the drivers side to equal the lengths .

I'd imagine someone would or could make unequal headers for na scoobs but , I'm unsure as to who I'm afraid , maybe one of the na boys might know though

[savage bulldogs]

Well done stanton[emoji106] your pics make a lot more sense than my ouzo fuelled rambling lol .

If the eBay seller said his unequal ones fit , surely you can send them back if they don't[emoji6]

[blobthebuilder]

well he is in states but says he has sold to dozens of uk/irish customers,my car does make a burble at moment on idle and 1st/2nd gear but disapears after that BUT the exhaust is leaking in 2 place and 1 has been badly patched so im using as reason to change  system

[stants]

There's a heatsheild on the bit that runs along the front and thats in three bits where as the stainless one isnt. And the up pipe is missing but as sav says that will be on the left of the pic.

Youra looks like the cat would need replacing as it's at an angle where as the turbo cars is more of a straight route.

Borla make n/a headders from the states but they aren't cheap.

If you could get a better pic of the front underside of your car may be easier to see if you could make the unequal length sit there then get somone to fabricate another bit to connect the headders to the cat ?

Maybe send tlag a message on here he has more knowledge on legacies than I

[stants]

Haha too much sun and ouzo = bad news, took me ages to write the last post. U can't fathom out which way round I should be looking at the eBay pic. The more I look at it it looks like it should but icant work out the angled bit to the cat. Has it been reversed in the image ?

[blobthebuilder]

yeah buddy you have to kind of fix image in head but i think it should fit aswell

[blobthebuilder]

ok i got new exhaust system on from manifold back, but backbox pipe sits low and there is no note like i had before with rotten pipe so i fitted jap universal exhaust wich wouldnt fit up properly into recess because metal plate behind bumper and had a lovely note but way way to loud so my question is would it be safe to cut some of the metal so it sits up a bit better and any way to quiten it down a little