True2Blue Posted February 5, 2011 Share Posted February 5, 2011 I have lifted 98 wagon and im curious about the exhaust.. it has the cats and a cherry bomb. but it sounds nothing like a subaru is this common on the 2.2? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bru73 Posted February 5, 2011 Share Posted February 5, 2011 pic!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
True2Blue Posted February 5, 2011 Author Share Posted February 5, 2011 of the car or exhaust system? i painted a pretty good picture.. if ya want one of the exhaust ill have to crawl under the ru later today Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuzpile Posted February 5, 2011 Share Posted February 5, 2011 You painted a picture ripe for interpretation. if it doesn't "sound" right you may be on to something. Parts of the exhaust can break off internally on any vehicle. Some pos baffle can act as a valve and shut off the flow. An engine may idle perfectly then is strangled at higher rpm when the pos increasingly restricts its exhaust. Often you should take a Known substance= rubber hammer instead of knuckles. Rap various parts and note which sound like sand and which has like a loose plate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
True2Blue Posted February 5, 2011 Author Share Posted February 5, 2011 the converters are whole the muffler was broken off and a cherry bomb was put in its place... it doesnt have the subaru sound maybe a video will help when i rev it sounds like a inline 4 not a flat 4 this is what i expect this is whats i have mine sounds more like a honda:dead: i do think i answered my own question its the glass-pack ive had one on a subaru before and it didnt take the pom pom pom pom pom pom and turn into a woooombaaaa (exhaust sounds ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
True2Blue Posted February 6, 2011 Author Share Posted February 6, 2011 you should take a Known substance= rubber hammer instead of knuckles. Rap various parts and note which sound like sand and which has like a loose plate. ill do that tomorrow i dont think anything is off though (broken or chunked up) it has good power all the way to redline.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obk25xt Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 Is your header/manifold/y-pipe (whatever you wanna call it) equal or unequal length? (runners from each head to the collector) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
True2Blue Posted February 6, 2011 Author Share Posted February 6, 2011 they appear to be equal heres a pic from the previous owners build album Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obk25xt Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 (edited) they appear to be equal I'm under the impression that the "boxer rumble" comes from the unequal length y-pipe. so that may be why your car sounds the way it does. Also the way you describe the sound when it decelerating... the "whooooombaaaa" as you put it... Is just a characteristic of the glasspack. I've put them on 3-5 subies and they do that. Couple things I've noticed that helps with that raspyness is: A) moving the cherry bomb forward in the system so there is *some* tailpipe behind the muffler. Using a larger OR longer cherry bomb (I prefer larger!). Example, on 3 ea82 powered loyales I've installed 2.5"x18" glasspacks and they are deep and rumbly. On my ej22 powered lifted wagon I've run 3 setups so far. 1st one was a 2"x18"glasspack-result slightly higher pitch and definitely raspier than I liked. 2nd was a 2" knockoff flowmaster-result was slightly more rumbly abd queter, still a little raspy and almost too quiet for my taste in a mud slinger.... 3rd (current) is another 2.5"x18" glassback pretty loud, deeper and rumblier, *some* rasp on deceleration and minor popping too. Next time I redo the exhaust on the lifted car I think I'm gona use a 3" cherry bomb! May sound deeper!? I'm guessin it will! Another thing to note is that on ALL of these systems I've mentioned/done, everything up to the rear diff has been 2" other than cutting out the 2nd cat on one ea82 and the ej swapped car. I think a key in the whole deal is to have 1ft+ behind whatever muffler you decide to use. GO BIG OR GO HOME! Edited February 6, 2011 by obk25xt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bratman18 Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 The header on your car is equal length. To get the boxer sound, you need to have an unequal length. You can get them one from someone on RS25.com, but it would be much cheaper to make one yourself. Just make sure one side is longer than the other, and you will get the sound you are looking for Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newsoobdude Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 Your exhaust sounds fine to me. Loud but not too loud and deep as well. Still has the "boxer rumble" just at a deeper resonance. Are you gonna put your exhaust back up in the stock location and run it under the rear cross member or end it before the axle? Was looking at mine and I'm thinking I might just run mine out the side, but I want to keep it as high as possible too, hence not under the axle even though it's factory. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
True2Blue Posted February 7, 2011 Author Share Posted February 7, 2011 i saw these awhile back anyone have input on them? i do love borla but usually can afford it this i can do or should i wait and have a exhaust completely made from someone like outback muffler in auburn? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
True2Blue Posted February 7, 2011 Author Share Posted February 7, 2011 Your exhaust sounds fine to me. Loud but not too loud and deep as well. Still has the "boxer rumble" just at a deeper resonance. Are you gonna put your exhaust back up in the stock location and run it under the rear cross member or end it before the axle? Was looking at mine and I'm thinking I might just run mine out the side, but I want to keep it as high as possible too, hence not under the axle even though it's factory. it sounds like a damn honda to me i dont like it in back of the axle it heats the boot up. id like it out the back from cabin noise reasons (stock mounting maybe just up and over the axle? ill see what my options are when the sun comes out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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