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rx01drewz00;183912 wrote:

new to club
info on exhausts
maintenance costs?
fill with 95 or 98

rx01drewz00;184180 wrote:

thanks heaps fellas

yeah, well iv bought this from a dealer for 11300..
2000 model, only 111000 ks..
how much roughly would a 10k service cost with a subaru branch?

all the exhaust tips and links are great, cheers for that!

& ideally dont wanna spend over a grand on a full exhaust system..
anyone know some in the Hills district?

thanks heaps again

drew

WhiteRX;184204 wrote:

No need to spend over a grand on an exhaust for an NA.

Go for this setup to gain maximum "performance" out of it:

Borla replica headers from ebay: approx $250-$300
These will bolt directly onto your car in place of your original headers. If you've got some car ramps, you can do this yourself with relative ease.

Keep your factory catalytic converter and center pipe. These aren't particularly restrictive and anything bigger will just create extra noise and will not increase performance at all.

2.25" diff back rear muffler. You can get a mild steel one fabricated for around $250.
Go for a oval straight through offset glass packed muffler with a 4" tip.
The exhaust place will be able to build this to match the existing lines of the rear muffler and also use the existing mounting points.

That setup will sound very nice without being too loud and the rear tip will look the goods too.

The best thing about doing it this way is that you can add the bits to the system as your budget allows and also enables you to return the car to stock if you ever need to in the future.
I'd start with the headers and go from there. Adding the headers may deliver the sound and response increase that you are looking for without having to change anything else.
It's worthwhile to note that the most restrictive parts of the OEM system are the headers and the rear muffler.

Hope that helps.

Cheers,
Chris

dJager wrote:

how do u know which ones are replicas and which ones arent? I checked it out, and most of them are going for 380 or so $US.

hooker wrote:

1. Change the rear muffler to a 'sports' oval and you're done..
2. If you haven't got the 100k service stamp, you're up for around $800..
3. 95 as that's what it's tuned for, and as such will never perform better so don't waste your money..

dJager wrote:

Wicked price man! I got mine a year ago for 14 and it had 140xxxkms on it.. = sorta wish i waited.
Did it have the 100xxx service done when u bought it ?
People say to aim for 5000km service, but i would say a 10k service will cost similar to 250-400bucks.
100k service is a nice $2000 at least from subaru.

A1 Exhaust (Castle Hill Exhaust Centre), Dave Keys runs the place, nice guy and im happy with his work.
He wacked on a 2.25inch cat back with 12inch hot dog resonator and 3inch inlet 4 inch outlet canon for $390. (290 without the canon) in about 2 hours lol. If you're looking to put on headers (unequal), you're probably going to add another 3-500 for the headers and installation about 100-200 unless you do it yourself.

Cheers,

Dane

provar wrote:

any fuel you put in it will be fine, as said above it was tuned for 91.

i still find it runs a bit better on 98 and i get a lil better economy out of it. for the few bucks it costs me each fill i usually use 98.

being an NA engine, you will get sweet FA power wise from a full exhaust system, but you can make it sound tough as and gain a few killer wasps.

ebay headers, (makes it rumble like a wrx, or close enough to)

diff back or cat back exhaust 2.25". dont get anything bigger no matter what they say, if anything you will loose power not gain from going bigger than this.

if you go catback make sure you keep atleast one resonator in there, (or be dodgy and get a copper section in the pipe somewhere:lol:) this helps it to bark a lil more and stops it gettin a raspy/rice sound.

ebay headers i have seen go for as low as 250 and as much as 350 (any higher than this and they just dont sell even tho they are advertised) so keep an eye out for a pair, and PM the bloke to make sure they fit before you buy. a guy sells them on this website for $350, there is a thread somewhere...

rods_liberty;184549 wrote:

one of the 1st things i did to my 98 RX was put on unequal length headers, cat back 2.25" system (any larger and u wont get enough back pressure) with a 6" non proliferated hotdog and Redback muffler. Also replaced the standard panel filter with an apexi one. all that cost me around 550-600 i believe and was well worth it for sound and throttle response. prolly gave a lil more torque too