Subaru NA headers
#1
Posted 14 March 2011 - 04:43 PM
Car used:MY02 Subaru Impreza RS, with an xforce stainless steel muffler that is a direct bolt on to stock form the diff back, no increase in pipe size. Video was taken using a GoPro HD.
To start with, we have the stock Subaru headers, as used buy all NA 2.5L Subaru's excluding gen2.
As you can see their pretty much equal length. And don't sound too crash hot.
Don't get your hopes up on shinny pipework though, and dint expect any power gains, I had a small increase in fuel consumption and that could have even been due to the different fuels i was using.
You can defiantly notice the Subaru boxer note with them.
Here are the gen1 headers, nice and clean of course.
Rumor has it these are a direct bolt up- INCORRECT
Why you ask?
But on Liberty's and Outbacks they may just be long enough, Dad isn't keen on me trying them on his gen3 outback. The pipe just needs to be extended slightly, i can't see it costing much more then $30-$40 from an exhaust shop. I will get my set of gen1 headers extended to suit. Even the flange bolt holes line up, so close, yet so far. The exhaust hasn't got enough slack in it to stretch up and fit, believe me i tried.
Hopefully this answers a few questions, and helps people out. If anyone has a liberty or outback would like to test fit the Gen1 headers i have your more then welcome to borrow them. I'm located in the Newcastle Area, but work on the Central Coast
Cheers Mark
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#2
Posted 14 March 2011 - 04:53 PM
But the top ones are the ones out of a 97-05 impreza?? Theres heaps of these on ebay but none for an outback..
#3
Posted 14 March 2011 - 05:00 PM
The ones i just put a pic in of? They'll fit your car.I am really considering these.. I would try them out on my car but is a little hard considering im in coffs harbour..
But the top ones are the ones out of a 97-05 impreza?? Theres heaps of these on ebay but none for an outback..
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#4
Posted 14 March 2011 - 05:10 PM
The ones i just put a pic in of? They'll fit your car.
Thats them
Cheers
#5
Posted 15 March 2011 - 09:30 AM
#6
Posted 15 March 2011 - 09:35 AM
#7
Posted 15 March 2011 - 09:38 AM
If you want to test them on my car you're more than welcome
Please do! And maybe put up a sound clip too? Cheers..
#8
Posted 15 March 2011 - 11:49 AM
Thanks for the vids scuba.
Get out of my thread.
#9
Posted 15 March 2011 - 01:02 PM
Bolted straight on. 8 nuts and 2 bolts, 3 gaskets and done. I didn't use any of the hardware that showed up, used new genuine stuff.
I noticed abit more burble (I don't have a cannon nor a straight thru fully sick exhaust thou) and no increase in exhaust noise - but abit more noise from the engine, which I put down to no shielding/insulation.
I also noticed a melted rack boot - might of been due to age or maybe due to the no shielding/insulation again, but was only like $20 to fix and did take like 6 months.
I also noticed it was effing close to LH side of the swaybar (fat Whiteline one, 22mm or so), so wrapped abit of exhaust heat wrap around the sway bar and the headers to stop the random turning right "clink" noise.
2002 Outback - it's gone...
#10
Posted 15 March 2011 - 03:51 PM
If you want to test them on my car you're more than welcome
i can give them to matt at work and he can pass them on to you and vice versor?
Yep, my next step for my car is really getting that boxer note. I've got an xforce sports exhaust, but I think it tends to sound farty.. My exhaust shop told me they would be able to actually make up some UEL headers for me.. Or should I just find a set and get them to put them on? As much as I wish, I'd love to do it my self but I'm not that mechanically advanced
Thanks for the vids scuba.
no worries, it's as simple as, abc. have a good hunt on ebay, i got my headers freaken cheap! right place right time
Pretty sure 'SUBARU' did a DIY on it a while back, if not i'll do one
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#11
Posted 15 March 2011 - 04:00 PM
no worries, it's as simple as, abc. have a good hunt on ebay, i got my headers freaken cheap! right place right time
Pretty sure 'SUBARU' did a DIY on it a while back, if not i'll do one
Any idea what I should search for? The best I've found are those Borla Replica's which I can't see on there anymore. From memory they were for $350 shipped?
Get out of my thread.
#12
Posted 15 March 2011 - 10:29 PM
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#13
Posted 15 March 2011 - 10:43 PM
subaru headers, subaru 2.5L headers subaru extractors non turbo...anything along them lines, i certainly didnt pay that much for mine!
http://cgi.ebay.com....=item2eb3cfb295
what do you think?
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#15
Posted 16 March 2011 - 06:39 PM
Srsly but, check postage to Australia and wait til the aussie dollar goes up again
When i was looking for some i set myself a limit of $200, including postage if required.
After a few days driving with the OEM headers i reckon my car goes better with them. But it may just be in my head
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#16
Posted 27 May 2011 - 12:35 AM
I've put them in and the exhaust sounds a lot better but....
They do indeed sound tinny, so I will be heat wrapping them.
They also sit about 3mm off the left hand side of the front swaybar (like bobbyjimmy said), so I will do what he did and heat wrap the swaybar as well.
When I start the engine, it feels a bit rough. Hopefully i will not notice it after I heat wrap them.
All in all, at the moment I am very happy with the uneven headers. I would recommend these to any NA driver after the Rex note.
Call me a wankker I don't mind, I like them.
The ice cream tastes nice to me
Cheers.
#17
Posted 27 May 2011 - 12:40 AM
i must say they do sound awesome for non turbos
#18
Posted 27 May 2011 - 08:37 AM
2002 Outback - it's gone...
#19
Posted 27 May 2011 - 02:15 PM
#20
Posted 27 May 2011 - 03:33 PM
I've got myself a set of UEL headers very cheap
I've put them in and the exhaust sounds a lot better but....
They do indeed sound tinny, so I will be heat wrapping them.
They also sit about 3mm off the left hand side of the front swaybar (like bobbyjimmy said), so I will do what he did and heat wrap the swaybar as well.
When I start the engine, it feels a bit rough. Hopefully i will not notice it after I heat wrap them.
All in all, at the moment I am very happy with the uneven headers. I would recommend these to any NA driver after the Rex note.
Call me a wankker I don't mind, I like them.
The ice cream tastes nice to me
Cheers.
where did you get the cheapies??
Get out of my thread.
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