i was thinking of getting another Fujitsubo Power Getter Cat Back exhaust or would i be better with a turbo-back down the road?

1/3/2006 12:18:05 PM

turbo back

1/3/2006 12:30:46 PM

i really hate the way the turbo back angles on the STI

1/3/2006 12:33:49 PM

how restrictive is the stock downpipe? that's really the deciding factor.

does changing out dp give large gains? if not, just go cat-back

1/3/2006 12:39:25 PM

Catback will do nothing but add "bling". (approx. 1HP)
Downpipe will add "bang" (approx. 20HP)
Turboback will add "bling" + "bang" (approx. 20HP + louder than stock "vroom" sounds)
Turboback + EM will add "bling" + "bang" + (approx. 40HP, blah, blah, blah)

Many WRX/STi owners swear by it, Cobb Tunings Dyno Plot (Turboback + EM)
http://cobbtuning.com/sti/images/ap-sti-stage2.gif

1/3/2006 1:22:38 PM

tb

1/3/2006 1:36:22 PM

if you aren't upping the boost, don't bother with a turbo back.

[Edited on January 3, 2006 at 2:10 PM. Reason : V I would just go with a downpipe and the cat back of your choice then. ]

1/3/2006 1:59:09 PM

thinking about upping the boost...

i like dafox's setup (turbo back and ecu flash) but i hate the angled look of the exhaust and the extra loud loudness

1/3/2006 2:05:54 PM

why not just get a downpipe and keep the stock cat-back??

[Edited on January 3, 2006 at 2:30 PM. Reason : or get a custom cat-back built at R&J or henry's]

1/3/2006 2:29:32 PM

get the turboback, you're gonna end up doing it anyway. Might as well get an up pipe too.

1/3/2006 2:57:12 PM

angled mufflers are freaking gay

1/3/2006 3:06:40 PM

^ true


couldn't find any down pipes anywhere but then again i only checked a small hand full of subbie mod sights

1/3/2006 3:25:08 PM

I thought you sold your STI and bought a "family" sedan because you knocked up your ex.

1/3/2006 3:25:42 PM

you should be able to find a turboback without a huge angled tip

1/3/2006 3:26:38 PM

^^clearly no signs of intelligence.

an STI has

1...

2...

3...

4...

doors. AND a spot to put a car seat. I'll buy a luxury 'family' sedan when i decide to keep the STI as strictly a weekend/fun car...but since i can't get enough of the STI i'll just leave it as my daily driver

1/3/2006 3:35:37 PM

yeah i'm goin w/ the L-gt i think but i'll be contacting cobb, gpmoto, & vishnu when that time comes.

1/3/2006 4:36:42 PM

There are tons of non-canister muffler exhausts....

http://www.rallysportdirect.com/shop/product_info.php/cPath/21_25_30_74/products_id/1390?osCsid=157d1f2f1a2604946fcc22a4bdd49670

1/3/2006 5:19:59 PM

Um yea, there is no comparison. Get a turbo back, up pipe, enjoy another 20hp.

1/3/2006 8:31:09 PM

If you want the deeper toned exhaust, come listen to my Borla "Hush". It's got a sleeper twin-tip look to it (of course, my bleecher-style spoiler negates that part ).

Cost me $500... looking back, I should have went with the Helix downpipe/uppipe combo

1/3/2006 8:43:43 PM

don't be a fag

buy a turbo back (that you can live with) so you don't end up buying one later and spending more money overall

1/3/2006 11:17:24 PM

i'll never understand why people ask such vehicle specific questions like this on here. surely there is a place you can go where people know all about this subject for your specific car

1/3/2006 11:28:41 PM

^surely you can see that you don't have to be an expert on one car to understand the common concept. hence why a lot of people responded with the same answer

"turbo back with down pipe"

so obviously they don't all own STI's but clearly they have some knowledge enough to recommend something.

[Edited on January 4, 2006 at 6:15 AM. Reason : and every other thread in the garage is vechile specific, moron]

1/4/2006 6:15:15 AM

but i'm willing to bet your car might respond a little different than other cars people here have experience with. (kind of like the way smoothcrim makes blatently incorrect statements about 1.8T's over & over again)

1/4/2006 7:25:30 AM

it does respond differently but what they said is correct none the less

1/4/2006 8:03:48 AM

why stop at the turbo... thats what im askin ?

http://www.gpmototech.com/sti-turbo.htm



[Edited on January 4, 2006 at 8:35 AM. Reason : .]

1/4/2006 8:31:04 AM

haha i was just talking about a soon to come 'upgrade' i'm sure there will be many more in the long run....although i'm loving the STI now as is...but i wouldn't mind more power.

1/4/2006 11:36:03 AM