Ongoing Projects Want to share your ongoing Subaru project with the rest of Subaru Community? Tell us what you did, how you did it and what else are you going to do.

Hipmvmts 04 wagon

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old 04-29-2013, 11:03 PM
  #1  
Registered User
Thread Starter
 
Hipmvmt's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: Bay area
Posts: 233
Car Info: 2004 Wrx wagoon
Hipmvmts 04 wagon

picked up a unmolested 04 wagon a couple months back. She's been great, putting plans in order to get it just right for me.

Name:  698D0405-37FA-424E-AC01-5E1B451CE69C-842-000000E2E128DD94_zps21829420.jpg
Views: 10
Size:  103.9 KB
Still stock

Ideas:
Invidia N1 so I can actually hear my car
Long term goal Ej257 swap w/04 sti trans
Rpf1s
Swift wagon springs
Reliable turbo build on next engine.

Progress will most likely be slow given my status as a single income family living below the poverty line.
Hipmvmt is offline  
Old 04-29-2013, 11:07 PM
  #2  
Registered User
iTrader: (57)
 
xhengmanx's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: the area
Posts: 7,380
Car Info: 04 impreza wrx R.I.P Daniel Wentz JOEBOBBUCKET
its had the amber lights removed from the headlights so not completely unmolested.
xhengmanx is offline  
Old 04-29-2013, 11:08 PM
  #3  
Registered User
iTrader: (9)
 
Snoopy408's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: San Jose
Posts: 1,624
Car Info: 2001 Acura TL - 2016.5 Mazda CX-5
^rained right on that parade
Looks clean tho!
Snoopy408 is offline  
Old 04-30-2013, 06:56 AM
  #4  
Registered User
Thread Starter
 
Hipmvmt's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: Bay area
Posts: 233
Car Info: 2004 Wrx wagoon
Originally Posted by xhengmanx
its had the amber lights removed from the headlights so not completely unmolested.
Good catch, they are also sprayed a little darker inside. but the drivetrain is completely stock, one owner with a million receipts.
Hipmvmt is offline  
Old 04-30-2013, 08:11 AM
  #5  
Technical Know-It-All
 
Brfatal's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Sterling, VA
Posts: 2,123
Car Info: '02 WRX + '15 WRX
As a wagon owner, you don't want a canister style exhaust unless you intend to drive with ear plugs.
Brfatal is offline  
Old 04-30-2013, 08:32 AM
  #6  
If in doubt, FLAT OUT
iTrader: (33)
 
04GG's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Nor Cal SJ
Posts: 7,035
Car Info: 2010 Hatch, 2011 Sedan
Originally Posted by Brfatal
As a wagon owner, you don't want a canister style exhaust unless you intend to drive with ear plugs.
This^ Maybe not the ear plugs, but you definitely get more of the sound in the car in a wagon.

Originally Posted by Hipmvmt
Good catch, they are also sprayed a little darker inside. but the drivetrain is completely stock, one owner with a million receipts.
Who says they were sprayed? My headlights are OEM gunmetal.
Name:  2010-10-26_20-01-19_324.jpg
Views: 7
Size:  92.4 KB

Last edited by 04GG; 04-30-2013 at 08:37 AM.
04GG is offline  
Old 04-30-2013, 08:49 AM
  #7  
Registered User
iTrader: (4)
 
ddavis's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Pacifica
Posts: 699
Car Info: 04 wagon
I like the stromung exhaust I have on my wagon. Personally i think the twin tips look best on wagons, I just wish they flowed a little better. Also I got rpf1s on new tires i just pulled off mine if your looking
ddavis is offline  
Old 04-30-2013, 08:53 AM
  #8  
If in doubt, FLAT OUT
iTrader: (33)
 
04GG's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Nor Cal SJ
Posts: 7,035
Car Info: 2010 Hatch, 2011 Sedan
Originally Posted by ddavis
I like the stromung exhaust I have on my wagon. Personally i think the twin tips look best on wagons, I just wish they flowed a little better. Also I got rpf1s on new tires i just pulled off mine if your looking
I prefer dual tip too. My Hush flows just fine.
04GG is offline  
Old 04-30-2013, 09:16 AM
  #9  
Registered User
iTrader: (4)
 
ddavis's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Pacifica
Posts: 699
Car Info: 04 wagon
Originally Posted by 04GG
I prefer dual tip too. My Hush flows just fine.
My tuner thinks my 2.5 inch stromung is leaving some hp on the table at my power level. 415/450 at the wheels. I debated swapping it just to see but not worth the money at the moment just to test.
ddavis is offline  
Old 04-30-2013, 09:51 AM
  #10  
If in doubt, FLAT OUT
iTrader: (33)
 
04GG's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Nor Cal SJ
Posts: 7,035
Car Info: 2010 Hatch, 2011 Sedan
I can almost guarantee that if you are truly making that kind of power, 2.5" piping is likely holding you back...but you already have plenty
04GG is offline  
Old 04-30-2013, 10:13 AM
  #11  
Registered User
Thread Starter
 
Hipmvmt's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: Bay area
Posts: 233
Car Info: 2004 Wrx wagoon
Originally Posted by 04GG

Who says they were sprayed? My headlights are OEM gunmetal.
Well then I am wrong, I was just assuming. But I do like them a lot more without the amber lens.
Hipmvmt is offline  
Old 04-30-2013, 10:44 AM
  #12  
If in doubt, FLAT OUT
iTrader: (33)
 
04GG's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Nor Cal SJ
Posts: 7,035
Car Info: 2010 Hatch, 2011 Sedan
Originally Posted by Hipmvmt
Well then I am wrong, I was just assuming. But I do like them a lot more without the amber lens.
Yeah, it does look better, but basically a ticketable offense too if the cop wants to be a jerk. I got dinged for it with a different car and when I took it in to get it fixed the cop at the station said "Did the dude who gave you this look like this?" "Yes." Cop: "Yeah, it is a pet peeve of his so he tickets them every time he sees them. He's a d*ck."

Last edited by 04GG; 04-30-2013 at 10:50 AM.
04GG is offline  
Old 04-30-2013, 10:52 AM
  #13  
Registered User
iTrader: (4)
 
ddavis's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Pacifica
Posts: 699
Car Info: 04 wagon
Originally Posted by 04GG
...but you already have plenty
Im trying to convince myself of that also, but you wasn't suppose to agree and say I am leaving power on the table!, lol
ddavis is offline  
Old 04-30-2013, 07:04 PM
  #14  
Registered User
Thread Starter
 
Hipmvmt's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: Bay area
Posts: 233
Car Info: 2004 Wrx wagoon
Originally Posted by 04GG

This^ Maybe not the ear plugs, but you definitely get more of the sound in the car in a wagon.
I was under the impression that the invidia n1 with the silencer in sounds pretty close to stock. My bud back in Detroit has a eBay knock off n1 and its near silent within his wagon with its silencer. Aside from that I really do enjoy the sound of the n1 as well as its appearance.

Originally Posted by 04GG

Yeah, it does look better, but basically a ticketable offense too if the cop wants to be a jerk. I got dinged for it with a different car and when I took it in to get it fixed the cop at the station said "Did the dude who gave you this look like this?" "Yes." Cop: "Yeah, it is a pet peeve of his so he tickets them every time he sees them. He's a d*ck."
Well isnt that a load of crap >:/ good thing my Michigan registration will be here soon and I can get around some of the CA craziness (vehicle inspections and smog)
Hipmvmt is offline  
Old 04-30-2013, 08:54 PM
  #15  
Technical Know-It-All
 
Brfatal's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Sterling, VA
Posts: 2,123
Car Info: '02 WRX + '15 WRX
Originally Posted by Hipmvmt
I was under the impression that the invidia n1 with the silencer in sounds pretty close to stock. My bud back in Detroit has a eBay knock off n1 and its near silent within his wagon with its silencer. Aside from that I really do enjoy the sound of the n1 as well as its appearance.)
It's the drone that will kill you.
Brfatal is offline  
Related Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
mattsn0w
Suspension, Handling, and Brakes
6
04-19-2005 08:51 AM
big sky
Subaru OEM Parts For Sale
4
01-27-2005 08:49 PM
mot
Bay Area
36
01-06-2005 12:45 PM
yakker
Suspension, Handling, and Brakes
1
12-29-2003 12:51 PM
blk rex wagon
Bay Area
19
12-12-2003 02:31 PM



Quick Reply: Hipmvmts 04 wagon



All times are GMT -7. The time now is 10:29 AM.