hi everyone here. I'm new to posting on this website. i've been reading the past threads about custom exhausts and i saw a guy used magnaflow for his axle back set up and seems quite satisfied for the small amount of money spent. i'm just curious if anyone did the same thing with a different brand muffler?? i know this will only give me sound and not much performance but i only have $200 at most to spend on my wrx now. i do have plans for mods like uppipe, turboback exhaust and boost controller in the future but now i'll settle for some nice boxer rumble for cheap. at least i can enjoy my car a little more with the nicer sound and a little added power until i save up for some serious, high quality mods right?? any opinions??

 

i think i can help u, do a search here on this web site and at nasioc.com one of these sites has a thread on how a guy spent just 3 or 4 hundred $$$ on a custom turbo back system i wish i knew where it was at for u but i thought his set up was really clean good luck.

 

oh yeah do a search key words probaly custom exhaust

 

full turbo back custom exhaust...inlcuding 5" mouth @ turbo & 3"custom downpipe.......3" high flow magnaflow cat...3" magnaflow muffler...sounds awesome....$550 maybe $600...labor, parts everything...Jays Kustom Exhaust...Novato CA 94945....Jay is real cool...and real familiar with subaru's....

 

hey RS Turbo, do Jays do mandrel bending on the exhaust pipes? a local Meineke quoted me $200-$250 for a catback 3" using multiple U-bends cut and weld together to straight pipes as they dont do mandrel bending. do u think it's a good deal? i just purchased a magnaflow 2.5" that should arrive by next week. If Jays can do mandrel bending I might go there instead.

 

unfortunately not!!!!! my whole turbo back is not mandrel bends....I'm pretty sure that the loss is so minimal that unless you're a full race setup, you'll never see the difference...just my assumption though!!!....except if you're spending $$$ for the muffler then spending another $250 and all you're getting is a cat back...that sounds high!!! Jay did my whole turbo back for under $600...you really need to open that cat up and get a serious downpipe to increase power!!!

 

$450 seems a little light for a polished race series and turbo back 304....anything is possible...but it sounds like he only charged you for parts.....are you runnin a cat??? that might be the difference...a high flow cat isn't free!!!!! either way I'm sold on the fact that spending $1000+ for exhaust and then paying to get installed isn't worth it....I got plenty of ways to spend that extra $500-$800...