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DomozitoLK
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Registered: April 2004
Location: Northern California
Posts: 930
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Review Date: Fri November 11, 2005
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: $40.00
| Rating: 10
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Pros:
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Quicker in to boost, great throttle response
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Cons:
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None (yet)
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I picked this up in the hopes of freeing up intake and exhaust as much as possible while keeping factory noise levels and visuals. In conjunction with my uppipe, 3CE, underdrive pulley, and intercooler hoses...I am almost immediately boosting when I hit the gas. Throttle response is much improved. I haven\'t tried this with a stock setup, so your experience may vary.
On the noise side, it really isn\'t any louder than with the stock silencer in place. The main difference is that turbo spool is a little bit more enhanced, but with the engine revving it can easilly drown out the stock turbo. But it does amplify the turbo spool sound a bit more (if you like that sort of thing). Lately coming off the throttle after hard spooling, I\'ve even heard the factory bypass (blowoff) valve whoosh.
Overall, I am happy with the results. $40 well spent.
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Rob Thomas
2004 Subaru Impreza WRX
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RU-X
Registered User
Registered: December 2004
Location: San Leandro/Jose CA
Posts: 2833
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Review Date: Mon November 14, 2005
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: None indicated
| Rating: 9
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Pros:
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that sexy turbo scream
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Cons:
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the bolt that comes with rusts......
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all is well, however the bolt that comes with it will rust.... i took it off when i found it and moded the nut and bolt of them stock snorkous(or what ever that things called) and stuck it on there and everything is great!
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Island Style
Registered User
Registered: September 2003
Location: Kaneohe, Hawaii: Poor Planning on Your Part Does Not Constitute an Emergency on Mine...
Posts: 2357
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Review Date: Thu November 17, 2005
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: None indicated
| Rating: 9
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Fitment and construction was very nice...
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Cons:
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none
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The fit was nice and installed easily...you could hack up your old silencer and patch it up or buy this product...I did the latter and am very happy...
I even use this with my AVO short ram...routes cold air in (as cold as it can get in Hawaii I guess)...heh heh
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newyorkreload
VIP Member
Registered: December 2004
Location: Cow Town: The City of Trees
Posts: 5490
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Review Date: Wed December 14, 2005
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: $40.00
| Rating: 8
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Pros:
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good quality, smaller, lighter and smoother then stock
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Cons:
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N/A so far
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My first mod was one of these. Instals will vary but this is a good product. Clean smooth plastic compared to the stock box. Don\'t know what Subaru was thinking on that thing.
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DankWRX
Registered User
Registered: October 2005
Location: Auburn, Alabama
Posts: 8
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Review Date: Tue January 10, 2006
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: $40.00
| Rating: 9
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Pros:
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love that sound
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Cons:
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no instructions, thought it would be a little louder
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It did exactly what i thought it would. You can hear the stock bypass now but its not loud. I felt a slight increase in throttle response. For $40 its pretty sweet. Install was fairly easy too.
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tigsterz
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Registered: April 2005
Location: SJ bayarea
Posts: 478
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Review Date: Wed January 18, 2006
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: $35.00
| Rating: 9
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Pros:
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Cheap, does what it states...
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Cons:
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none
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Humm I got bored and decided what else to get for my suby, so i cruised around and found the elbow delete and ordered it. The install on it was simple and you could kinda hear the turbo and the stock bpv more when the windows are up, it doesnt really do anything but make noise. Im using it w/ my K&N filter and it sounds pretty cool. Other than that its not much different from stock.
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qingshan
Registered User
Registered: January 2005
Location: Pomona Valley
Posts: 315
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Review Date: Sun January 22, 2006
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: $35.00
| Rating: 10
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Pros:
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saves a little weight (gets rid of the hemroid) and gives you a little sound when recirc happens
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Cons:
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None
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Does it have a real effect on performance? Don\'t know but it cost only a little and it gives a nice sound when shifting and it saves a little weight
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Grimm
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Registered: July 2005
Location: Auto Drift King
Posts: 2334
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Review Date: Sun May 14, 2006
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: None indicated
| Rating: 7
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Pros:
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Gets rid of unsightly growth on oem piece
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Cons:
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Not really any performance benefits, kinda pricey for a useless piece
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Not very impressed, it was an impulse buy for me and I didn't expect to get much out of it. Some say that it increases the sound of the bov, but I found it made it sound quieter? I don't quite get why somebody found it necessary to manufacture this piece, but I'm sure it flows somewhat better than stock so I can see the idea behind it somewhat.
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wu!
Registered User
Registered: January 2004
Location: San Jose, Go Bears!
Posts: 952
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Review Date: Sun August 27, 2006
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: None indicated
| Rating: 9
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Pros:
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At WOT you can hear a low, buzzing sound.
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Cons:
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Pain in the ass to install
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I have a K&N filter as well, so I'm not sure if the whooshing sound I hear when letting off on the throttle after WOT is due to the filter or to the elbow intake delete. The install took quite some effort since I had to jack up the car and peel back the fender well liner.
Rainy season has not yet started, so I don't know if rain water sucked into the ram air scoop will go into the air intake or if it will escape at the bottom of the air chamber, now that there is no more snorkus.
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