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Today I did a funny thing because of the way I built the back for my car I ruined everything and anything that was stock. I wanted to do a center exit but it was too much complexity. So I cut a hole in my already insane trunk. Another View Then i Welded in some hangers Checked the exit Pulled it all apart and welded everything I will redo this all mendrel bent pipes soon Back View This is going to have a legeacy resonator installed too with no cats. Shouldnt be too loud with EA82 But with Ej205 i am sure it will suck haha -
So I drive a 2014 Impreza Sport Premium, not a WRX or STI(I know I should have gotten one of these >.<). The car is automatic however I drive it in manual 100% of the time, yes with the flappy paddles. I've recently throw mudflaps on the car and have noticed roughly 4-8mpg decrease, was curious if anyone has seen this occur? I did do some research and saw some people said there would be very minimal mpg decrease, but i didn't think it would bring me down from 27mpg to 20~23mpg. The other thing I was debating, it's nice and cold here now, would cold weather have effect on a cars mpg? I did notice that due to cold temperature the mpg digital read jumps around a lot and is quite slow and inaccurate at reading when its below 32 degrees outside. The alternative way I've come to guessing how my car is doing is by matching the amount of miles to the amount of gas. For example, usually when the first 3 bars of the tank are gone I should have about 100 miles, sometimes a little less, on the tank, some times a little bit more - but since installing the flaps its been about 70-80 miles on the tank when those bars go away. There's only 6350-6400 miles on the car and I just had my second oil change. Now for the other questions, keep in mind, I am very grateful for all and any answers. To start things off, the car is still under warranty, so I am hesitant to doing any modifications for now, unless someone can explain why my warranty would not be voided. Either way, I am looking into potentially doing a CAI or an exhaust, potentially both after a period of time. Some questions I have, if doing a CAI would I need to tune my car after? I was reading that you would want to but it looked like that was mainly around cars with turbos. My question is, if my car can support a CAI, would it need to be tuned after installation? If so, can someone explain to me why? My other question regarding an exhaust; if I do an exhaust(was currently looking at the Borla Axle Back) would I need to have the CAI to compensate for the output of the exhaust? Some of my friends tell me yes and some no, so I am resorting to you guys for better input. Any sort of guidance on these is much appreciated. I am not a car person, I work with computers, my friends are the car ones - with conflicting information I like to get a wider groups input. Thanks in advance for any input/guidance you guys have for me. -
My son and I got the tires and wheels on Smokey the Subaru. We bought a set of Toyota 15" steelies and re-drilled the rims. Re-drilling was made easier by using an old hub I had from replacing the front hubs last summer. I also created a template in Adobe Illustrator that I set up on the 4x140mm. I've attached it here for anyone else who wants to use it. subaru_lug_template.pdf Re-driling went pretty well. It was smarter to use about 5 different sizes before ending on the big 1/2" bit at the end of it all. RapidTap makes it a lot easier to get the job done! We got about a 2.5"-3" lift just from adding the wheels and tires. They're 235/60/15 snow tires we bought from a used tire place in Salem, Oregon. I had some tires to trade in from another rig and was able to get all 4 tires plus mounting and balancing for about $100 out of pocket. We went with snow tires because it's almost snowboard season around these parts and I'd rather have the studded snow tires on for his safety over mud traction right now. They certainly clog up with mud quickly but it's a sacrifice I'm willing to make. The front tire rubs on the front side of the fender ever-so-slightly when you turn the wheel about 20%. Beyond that though we haven't noticed any real issues. We'll likely trim the fender a bit but I'm not convinced I want to spend the money on a 2" lift right now. We'll see... Happy young man...
