Turbo w/stock exhaust?
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If you have any desire to drive this as a DD or take someone who is not in the scene for a drive, you'll want to get an exhaust that cuts down on drone. The OEM exhaust does an amazing job of this; I've yet to find an exhaust setup that doesn't drone incessantly on the highway. An exhaust cutout with the stock exhaust is the best decision for someone who doesn't just want to drive the car once and a while, or who isn't under 25.
Test pipe with hi-tech exhaust that has dual pass mufflers and a vibrant ultra quiet resonator on my turbo s2k = zero drone
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From: PA
Just get a test pipe and call it day with whatever whp you put down. I hate drone and loud exhausts anymore ( I'm 28 ) I just don't like everyone in a half mile radius knowing I'm coming/tearing up the back roads.
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I'm 29 as well and with my inline pro stg. 1 I'm running a berk tp and hks single exit 3 inch. Drone takes a backstage pass to flow/performance. I just keep thinking how much I love the car and vtec and ignore the drone. Its not my dd since I'm trading in my 2012 tundra tom. For a 2015 wrx for a daily.
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From: Beaumont
Thats the way to do it! The S will just be a toy for me as well. I decided to keep stock mufflers. Just gonna run 3" custom setup with qtp. Quiet when im takin the ole lady around. If I run into trouble. Power at the flip of a switch. : )
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From: Tolland, Connecticut
Originally Posted by Prokaw875' timestamp='1416668039' post='23414284
1. The max you can make on the stock exhaust will be 400whp. That is with a 3" downpipe, custom test-pipe, and stock catback.
2. Just build a full custom exhaust like I did and itll be super quiet and still support the numbers you are looking for. I did the P-Tuning 3" downpipe, custom 3" test pipe, and 3" catback with mid car a magnaflow super quiet muffler, then on the rear of the car I have a vibrant super quiet resonator with a downturn tip. THe car is very quiet and subtle while driving... but screams when in higher rpm`s like can be expected. if you want to do dual just do the same but double mufflers or resonators.
2. Just build a full custom exhaust like I did and itll be super quiet and still support the numbers you are looking for. I did the P-Tuning 3" downpipe, custom 3" test pipe, and 3" catback with mid car a magnaflow super quiet muffler, then on the rear of the car I have a vibrant super quiet resonator with a downturn tip. THe car is very quiet and subtle while driving... but screams when in higher rpm`s like can be expected. if you want to do dual just do the same but double mufflers or resonators.
Any sound clips of your setup? After taking drone into consideration, i decided on going with full custom 3" dp, test pipe,single res, and having a qtp cutout before the split. And running 3" all the way to the oem mufflers, just neck it down an inch or 2 b4 mufflers.
One question i have is what'll happen once im tuned makin 500+whp through the qtp of course,and while im driving with qtp closed, if i go wot, how will the car react? Does it hurt afr #'s, or act goofy, or what would happen
