mattiekane

welcome to the club!! show us what you got..... and maybe the scooby too if your feeling that way out

Welcome to the club mate, good luck in your new adventure!!

So, the main reason for an exhaust upgrade, other than releasing the awesome Subaru sound, is to give the engine better breathing, the faster you can remove exhaust gasses the faster you can get clean air in. Removing the rear silencers create a less restrictive flow and changes the characteristics of the exhaust. So you are going to experience new noises from it like turbo spool due to the fact its not been muffled by the exhaust anymore, and not just the Subaru rumble. As Tidgy said, if it's been checked over and there is nothing leaking/split, then this is just part of the characteristic of the altered exhaust, if you change the mid pipe you will more than likely find it will change again. Loud pipes save lives

Welcome back to the fold, we must have just missed each other when you left/i joined, good to see another Impreza in the hands of somebody that cares!!

welcome to the club. As above, what you got?

do you by and chance have a bung(s?) for the exhaust, if so might be worth fitting to see if there is any difference? What have you upgraded the exhaust to?

I had a Celica GT4 St205 import for a number years, and i just ran it on Shell VPower with no issues. i know most people run vpower with no dramas but i guess the only way you are going to get full peace of mind is to get it on the rollers and set up for the fuel you will be using. Hope that helps, Mattie

oh yeah, looks like hes timed it up then done up the tensioner. ooops, i assume there was nothing damaged and just a timing adjustment required?

It's sat at around 119k now, so got a few miles out of her, but you know how it when something breaks, it's never enough lol I think I've resigned myself to a rebuild, just not sure what spec etc yet Loud pipes save lives

So, where do i start? i guess, from the beginning....... I bought a 2004 Subaru Impreza WRX STi with 84k on the clock, well looked after, clean in good condition, never raced or rallied, one middle aged owner......... and a couple of other owners that where not.... During my ownership i have cleaned the STi..... I have drove the STi..... i took it to TOTB.... i also took it to scoobyfest..... i also had some fun in the snow.... then things started to brake..... Got the new brakes on, new rad fitted, then the clutch started slipping so i threw in a paddle clutch, and just when i thought i may get a few miles of trouble free motoring... Knock Knock..... no its not a joke, there is something inside the engine that knocking to get out so ive decided that rather than wait for it to make its own door through the block ill pull the lump and find out whats going. so, this is where i leave the thread for now, 3(ish) years of ownership have brought us to this point...............

forgot to update this the other day, engine started knocking, so its sat in the corner of the yard feeling sorry for its self till im back from working away, flipping cars eh. i guess on the plus side, its and excuse to play some more with it. "Cheaper than buying another car...." is the line i've used on the wife and she seems to have gone with it, so we will see what happens

Was it a genuine part or copy part, I've had a few issues lately with copy parts, lambda sensors etc Loud pipes save lives

Can chuck my name in the pot by all means, however I may not be able to log in everyday Loud pipes save lives

I'd throw my name in but don't think I could spend the amount of time required Loud pipes save lives

Stopping here with work, won't name the place exactly, but good looking classic Loud pipes save lives

Right guys, I have a 2004 '54' WRX STi Impreza, has 119~k miles on, in reasonably good shape, however, it's developed a knock on the N/S of the engine. Is this worth a rebuild do you think? Also any prices and recommendations would be useful I'm in North Yorkshire Loud pipes save lives

There is a thing about letting it cool down just idling, it's about the acidic vapour the oil gives off in the cooling process, you better off driving gently as it give chance for the engine, turbo etc to cool down relatively evenly. If you do fit one get a catch can fitted too Loud pipes save lives

I've lately had similar issues that turned out to be lambda sensor and injectors, by also sounds like it *could* be a mass air flow Loud pipes save lives

Stopping in Chepstow for work a hear it coming a miles off, was it you?? Loud pipes save lives

You can hear it here on mine, even tho the limiter cuts in it pushes through. If your determined Todo this then the 2 wires for the coils you have a splice into with one way diodes then join them together Loud pipes save lives

Omex will tell you the same they told me, Subaru is not supported by them and the unit dosent work on them Loud pipes save lives

Yeah, wait till you get it remapped and get the mapper to-do it [emoji16], it's a 100% better option Loud pipes save lives

Yes, don bother, it's a pita, dosent work right(pushes through the limiter) buggers your lambda sensors. Loud pipes save lives

Yeah, brand new lambda sensor that was faulty Loud pipes save lives

Just to confirm, have give it a good run out this morning and drives nice again, no hunting, no hiccups and nice and smooth Loud pipes save lives