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Holy cow!! Man those lil block lifts are the way to go huh?!! Anybody have input yet if that would go in new gen subies? I've interested in an inch of lift (via blocks) in my 95 OB-strutted legacy. Thanks and looks good, and SO simple..

x2? And how does the ride on king srpings compare to stock springs?? VERY Interested in springs report. Looks NAHHSS!!

Yeah, ditto!! I'd like to see them too. Although, I took my wife's IMP out yesterday. You know, "just to see" We'd just replaced the tired FOR struts with new GR2s and I've been wondering how it'd climb anyway, AND she's out of town for a couple weeks Result? A few runs (up and down front and back) baby lion's back and a little run through entrance of Hell's revenge. Baby Lion's back is a walk up, and NO problems getting into Hell's revenge (really sorry, no pix or vidz of that run). Probly ran 3/4 mile up hell's revenge to the sweet Moab overlook. Open diffs SUCK, but it all worked out, with the all weather street tires and all enjoy. and I TOO would LOVE to see those older Moab pix and vidz!! baby lion's back frontside climb baby lion's back backside drop [url= ][/url]:banana::banana: :grin: :grin: :) :)

Perfect. Thanks, I'll try to hit them up in a couple weeks. There's a rally-x in Honeyville the 29th

You can get aftermarket raised springs from Scorpion in Austrailia. It a bit of 44 but folks here have done it for a touch more lift from stock and it sits nice. Do some searching. i know i've posted some info about them and there are folks with pix here who've gone that route. Its an idea, and will cost money, gets you more off the beaten path and doesn't affect road driving much. I'm with you on the want to get off pavement for fun (mt. biking, hiking, climbing, river running, etc.) but don't want to effect my on road performance and handling, since its my daily driver and off pavement is not the most of what my car's used for. Appologies for posting lazily w/o the links, but with some searching you can find info on scorpion/king raised springs. love to see a raised 02!

Its just on OB struts and big tires. Although thinking about a 1" block kit for it BTW, I'm still interested in the fozzy box. I'm still contemplating timing and how best to ship. You know, trying to keep the whole package (box AND shipping) deal somewhat reasonable for a bolt-on DR AWD. Do you have any good, new info for me on shipping? (refresher) interested in the 4.11 5 spd manual with 1.44 DR. :) Ciao! PS I've got a 79 brat SR 4x4 package deal for trade! http://www.ksl.com/index.php?sid=&nid=443&tab=list/view&ad=1501783

heh heh heh.. Yup. And thanks for asking. Mudrat baja bumper (with further customization), strut lift, BFG AT/KO tires, aftermarket rims (see below), clutch (this one is an exedy OEM, I already wore out the SPEC stage II), rear disc conversion, intake mods, cat-back exhaust mods (through cherry bomb and magnaflow). BUT nope no sweet wiring yet... I haven't been home more than a couple days in the last few weeks... Silly job!! Those rims are actually 14" 10-spoke proline 917 alloys (in gunmetal grey) from pep boys. http://www.pepboys.com/tires_wheels/wheels/painted_machined_wheels/ They also have 8 spoke (which I liked better) And they used to have a 12 spoke and offered them all in black as well.. anyhoo, that was like 5 years ago.

Me too me too!! except for I'd ask one of you northwesterners to pull it and mail it to me BTW, when's WCSS this year? I need to make a trip up north and say hi to the folks sometime maybe this fall... -mw-

OOPS comes to mind But yer good attitude goes a long way

Can anyone point me to their favorite or best pick(s) junkyards in Utah, probly SLC areafor subaru parts (I have a 93 IMP and 95 LEG). Tanx!!

Sounds fun J, pix? (I know you just posted this and all BTW, lookin' good G mw-

could be, you DO have twin magnaflows though, so twice the deep flow. I can't emphasize, in person it IS deeper than the low rex clip on tiny camera microphone. Its not a toumor! (recall that movie anyone?) its the mud, the caked, years of mud, clay and red rock country mud... and maybe surface discoloration of the steel but Definitely NOT the cancer. enjoy ciao, -mw

beter late than never flicker now has a video upload option for cheap-skates like me. Ditto on the speakers comment, they don't give it real justice AT ALL. Its really deeper and mellow, NOT loud or tinny. The back-drag is emphasized here and not so obvious in life. But anyway, here you go. This was last winter, cold start -mw-

finally got and installed my receiver hitch. Its nice to finally have a job again, and to make money I know, when I did the exhaust work, i had them tuck it up so close to the body, that now with a hidden hitch, it looks funny, like there's PLENTY of room for the hitch. now the sweet wiring project, and a 12v socket in the trunk.

Ditto. I have a low res video clip of my exhaust, but even at low res its still almost 2 megs for about 15 seconds of low res video. Anyway. i can send it to you if you want (PM me, i'm in town from work for a whole week). Remember, single exhaust, 95 legacy 2.2, some intake mods, 2.2" cat back through 12 inch cherry bomb (in place of factory resonator) and magnaflow box. Congrats again, yours sounds good, i like the 2.5 block though (over my 2.2 Looking forward to the tips Remeber, the modification road is a slippery slope!!! Choose well before you go too far down it ciao, -mw-

Nice job! I think with this stuff, the out come is always a little different than what we've built up and imagined in our heads. I too like the second run better, with the factory resonator removed. It'd get a little deeper if you go to 2.25 inch pipe from the cats back, and stay louder like you like. You may consider playing with intake a bit for a deeper tone as well, but after my mods and further research, i would suggest modding from the MAP (I think on the newer cars compared to MAF like m? '95.. maybe the other way) sensor at the air filter box, modding the pipe from there to the engine rather than messing with the easy stuff before the air cleaner. Anyhoo Congrats and welcome to the exhaust modded world!!!! Sounds good, not too ricey or loud (IMO could go deeper and looks good too.

Yay opinions I also think exhaust turbulence at the tip would not matter with a stock setup and the relatively minor exhaust mods you're talking about... I too agree bends increase restriction, but at the tip, THAT's what will cause the tip turbulence more than doulble-walled or rolled edges.. I like the stock look too, but with a touch wider pipe I've been thinking of the rolled oval, angle cut, double walled magnaflow tip I also like their double walled rolled square Kind of like the double walled round, angle cut (would look nice on your rig with the beefier rear end) Maybe the double walled oblong, but maybe not so much :-\ but defiintely NOT a fan of the bent up tips If your shop is customer service oriented I bet you could talk them in to setting up your pipe with clamps and idleing it with and without the cherry bomb (they could probly throw an older one on for a second) with your magnaflows in place... You're going to buy the magnaflows anyway, so what does it matter if you run some clean subaru exhaust through them for a coule secconds... The cherry bomb, i think you'll deffintely want it on, but maybe they'll clamp one on to let you hear it with and without it. Idle it, revv it. Just pull out them people skills and sell them on the idea that they've got your and your friends' business business when they help you out. . . Its your car and you want it the way you want it and you want it done right....

been away a week. My cherry bomb is 12" by about 4". Its true they come in different lengths. If you back check this thread, i think page 1 has pix of my entire setup. The magnaflow is really at the end with like 6 inches of pipe after it, and the 12" cherry bomb is where the factory, in-line resonator would be. So, you're at 2.25"cat back, no cat changes, a cherry bomb, then 2 2.25 in/out magnaflows at the ends, with room for a tip or just plain tail pipe? Sounds killer!! BTW, I COMPLETELY agree with liking and wanting twin tip exhaust at the end, (even if they're kinda for show and not real dual exhaust)!

Hello nurse!! I bet that was nice when she scrubbed off the strawberry with that alcohol pad

Any estimate on weight difference from pulling off the sheet metal then beefing up with the supporting steel?

Nice work Gregg!! and if the price is right for Zap's tires you'd be a happy man!

I did not use any kit. I just went to an exhaust/muffler shop and said, "i want 2.25" pipe from the rear cat back through a magnaflow muffler. And put in a small cherry bomb in-line where the factory resonator was (this i figured would be good after the NO cats 2.25" pipe and magnaflow alone). Sounds good! I don't think that applies to muffler core size. I'm sure my muffler's core size is larger than the exhaust pipe's diameter. That's what allows the muffler to flow the exhaust out with less retriction, i.e. high flow. My magnaflow is a 14" by 9" (external diameter) satin stainless oval, offset (input) center (output) with 2.25" in and out pipe diameter. Nope. I am with you and wanting it to be right. It's good to get as much info as possible about and for your rig, so keep digging up the right information!! As such it still peeves me a bit when I think about it, that they did not do EXACTLY what I asked, namely building the catback from the flange after the last cat, so I could bolt on the factory piping if I were to sell the ar or something. Although this was all before I was ENTIRELY sold on Subaru.. But now (that iI've owned it for 5.5 years), I doubt i'm ever going to sell this car. :lol: nice!

sounds like you're narrowing in to your goal.. Subarus breath and flow pretty well stock, so if cost and a wearyness of messing up something for sound alone, I'd support your idea of just replacing the mufflers. keeping all the pipe stock, consider replacing the cat for a high flow, replace the mufflers with magnaflows and maybe replace the intake piping between the air filter box and the engine intake. This way you'll get a little better flow directly into the engine, you'll keep the exhaust back pressure, increase fluididty of flow through the cat and keep the minor resonator in the stock exhaust but increase flow through the mufflers resulting in a nice mellow, but deep tone. If you DO increase pipe diameter through a cat back, that will help with the deep note at higher revs (WOT) and keep it DEEP. BUT if you go the cat back route, I'd consider installing a small charry bomb in-line as a resonator to keep it mellow, but deep and not loud! Other than that, doing the exhaust mods you hear on sweet wrxs and rally cars, unfortuately you'll just need a new car The 2.5 block is good and produces a nice tone, but you sure get a better rumble with a turbo or twin turbo:slobber: I hope my experience and opinion helps with some ideas.. Good luck and figure out how to do a video online with the sound whenever you get it all done, and share share share Ciao, -mw-

Hey Blondy, I can appreciate your want for good advice and helpful tips from the wealth of folks here that have done it all. I'll share what I did in my NA, EJ22 95 legacy, and what I'd do again if I had the chance. This is my daily driver, but I have done some slight off road modification for more ground clearance and a rougher appearance and functionality. Its not a true off roader since I do not have the gearing, but i get it sideways in dirt/gravel and snow. I go off road for recreation (mt. biking, hiking, backpacking, climbing, etc.) and can go on LOTS more trails than a stock Legacy L or impreza, because of clearance alone. Anyhoo, my rig (while 10 years older than yours) has a lot of the same or similar plumbing, so this may not be too off the base for your situation. First, I removed the snorkus from the fender and replaced the box air filter with a high flow re-usable one (i used K&N, but there are others). Then I did a complete 2.25 inch piping replacement removing the cats (there are 2 in my car) running it through a magnaflow high flow muffler. The outcome of this was, complete LOSS of all low end torque and WICKED, CRAZY loud! Think something similar to stock or indy car racing, drag racing, etc. Open exhaust like Went back and had both cats reinstalled and added a 12 inch cherry bomb (hot dog, whatever you want to call it) installed in line where the factory resonator sits in the factory piping. After reinstalling the cats, I regained the back pressure that I'm told these motors like and need, and gave me the low end again. There is a coupling in the exhaust after the second cat, so the muffler shop SHOULD have done the 2.25 cat back from that coupling (AS I ASKED) so that I could just bolt up the factory piping if I wanted to. Anyway, they hacked it up and gave me the factory piping in pieces, but I digress. The 2.25 cat back through a cherry bomb resonator and a magnaflow muffler gives me a nice deep rumble, but the cherry bomb and cats do the muffling, so its not a ricey rocket, chainsaw, or a stock car noise machine. If I did it again, I would leave the snorkus in the fender and modify the intake between the filter box and the intake manifold (read: cold air intake). My rig is a MAP system yours I believe is a MAV or MAT? Whatever it is, its a different sensoring system and dictates a little different action between the air filter box and the actual intake manifold junction. (I admit I do not know all the correct terms of the parts I am talking about, but others here do) Check this link for LOTS of good intake info: http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=477393&highlight=snorkus+intake+cold+air If this isn't the one I'm thinking of that I read a couple months ago, it has good info and definitions. Anyway, yes modifying the intake changes the exhaust tone. Deleting the snorkus give you a deeper and a bit louder note.. I've deleted the snorkus and stock box filter setup for a cone filter in my wife's EJ18 '93 impreza, and JUST that mod makes it a bit deeper and you get a bit of air sucking up front too. BUT this killed the fuel economy, mostly cuz it sounded cool, so i spent a lot of time with my right foot pushing the peddle down. (shrug) So in summary for my EJ22 NA 95 legacy, i deleted the snorkus and replaced the filter with a K&N box filter replacement (If i did this again i would leave the snorkus and modify the piping AFTER the filter box). I did 2.25 inch AFTER the catS, LEAVING the factory exhaust header and critical "Y" pipe (if I did it again, i would change for a higher flow cat, and MAYBE true headers). I went 2.25 inch back through a 12 inch cherry bomb and magnaflow muffler, NOT dyna flow, those have a tinny whiney note at high revs (read: WOT . (I like the cherry bomb acting like a resonator to quiet the tone, as is factory). I think your twin pipe is an artifact of appearance. If I'm wrong someone will chime in, but i think your factory exhaust (like mine) leaves the engine through paired exhaust headers, joins through a "Y" pipe, goes through the cat(s), continues back through a resonator as ONE pipe, then (different from mine) splits up again to pair off into bilateral mufflers and tips. People here do different things and get different results. Opinions are many and advice usually is too, so keep asking and maybe try other forum threads here too. Might be you get a larger audience by going into other USMB forums. I know i used to ONLY look at the off road forum, but there's good info elsewhere too. Good luck and keep everyone updated. Everyone LOVES pictures too These pix show the factory Y pipe with cats, the beginning of the 2.25", the entire exhaust hanging under the car, a close-er up shot of the cherry bomb, and the magna flow. I had the shop "tuck" the system up tight to the body for additional ground clearance, and they did a great job at that! cheers, -mark-

Heck yea! Looks aight, yo!