When did Imprezas lose that boxer rumble and start sounding like civics? - Page 4

Skylab · 10-07-2009, 07:52 PM

I put Borla headers on an '01 2.5RS, and someone thought I had a gutted cat. Seriously? It sounded very rumbly.

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MrBlue · 10-07-2009, 08:00 PM

Subaru added vtec to their engines.

iiiezekieliii · 10-07-2009, 08:02 PM

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bugeye4life · 10-07-2009, 08:12 PM

B18 swap maybe?

skywatcher · 10-07-2009, 08:17 PM

Either way they sound like sonic diarrhea, so go with the one with the highest gains ELH.

dsolis · 10-07-2009, 08:24 PM

equal length breasts...uhh.. headers.

TFW · 10-07-2009, 09:49 PM

#include <stdio.h>

void main(void)
{
int headerLengthLeft = 0;
int headerLengthRight = 0;
char exhaustNote[11];

printf("Please enter header lenhth of right side: ");
scanf_s(%d, headerLegthRight);
fflush( stdin );

printf("Please enter header length of left side: ");
scanf_s(%d, headerLegthLeft);
fflush( stdin );

if (headerLegthRight == headerLegthLeft)
{
exhaustNote = "Honduh";
}

else
{
exhaustNote = "Rumbly Subaru";
}

Printf("Your exhaust note is that of a %s old chap.", exhaustNote);
}

dcrawford · 10-07-2009, 10:32 PM

My 2000 2.5RS had Borla headers for a while. They sounded f-ing amazing. But those were an early generation design and kept on cracking so I got rid of 'em.

I then switched to the MRT headers (equal lenght) and there was a performance boost but the sound was less fun.

Now I have an Integra with complete aftermarket exhaust. I think it sounds pretty damn good.

God I'm such a ricer

sir_wagon · 10-07-2009, 11:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by subySerb

wrong forum.

2.5i gained something like 8hp vs. the RS when they switched headers in 06.

The upgrades also included a move to variable valve timing.

subySerb · 10-07-2009, 11:29 PM

yeah, i forgot about the VTEC

samb · 10-07-2009, 11:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dcrawford

My 2000 2.5RS had Borla headers for a while. They sounded f-ing amazing. But those were an early generation design and kept on cracking so I got rid of 'em.

I then switched to the MRT headers (equal lenght) and there was a performance boost but the sound was less fun.

Now I have an Integra with complete aftermarket exhaust. I think it sounds pretty damn good.

God I'm such a ricer

No way dude, I miss the hell out of my 1991 Integra. I would looove to have it back at this point.

Gundoo · 10-08-2009, 12:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hotrodguru

Equal Length, the headers must be.

Old vid - 2002 Subaru Impreza WRX - GP Moto Equal Length Hea - Car Videos on StreetFire

the 'boxer rumble' is still apparent here, especially as the car comes to a stop. however the 'unequal length unending fart sound' has been quelled. imo this car sounds better than most subarus.

edkwon · 10-08-2009, 12:23 AM

subaru owners who get hung up on the precious 'identity' of the boxer rumble = retards.

Tgui · 10-08-2009, 12:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Whitford

I want to cockslap those r'tards that do the ELH mod.

Blow me.

StriderTB · 10-08-2009, 12:26 AM

Right now I'm hung up on the wheezing squeal coming out of my AC compressor pulley.

fizzin_A · 10-08-2009, 12:36 AM

He must have fixed that misfiring problem that Subaru's are known for....... and I thought OT doesn't do Subaru

tobylazur · 10-08-2009, 12:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by StriderTB

Right now I'm hung up on the wheezing squeal coming out of my AC compressor pulley.

funny, I've got the same thing going on. I love the looks of question and disgust from people walking past my car at cross walks.

snvin · 10-08-2009, 12:49 AM

Identical.
The respective lengths of the headers.
Yes.

Pierrot · 10-08-2009, 12:53 AM

LOL at the idiots who dont understand why go elh

Chunks · 10-08-2009, 01:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by StriderTB

Right now I'm hung up on the wheezing squeal coming out of my AC compressor pulley.

Me too... Mine is more of an intermittent squirrel chirp\death squeel.

escos · 10-08-2009, 01:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mr.Sparkle

Doesn't the Spec C come with ELH?

Only after 2002 MY.

All JDM STIs after 2002 came with elh and twinscroll turbines. I have a 2001 and the boxer sound is embarrassing at this point, almost no one here still runs uelh.

Dolphin Overton · 10-08-2009, 01:37 AM

has nothing to do with headers, it's just the way the pistons have to fire in a boxer engine to keep it balanced. subarus still sound like subarus. same reason a 270 degree crank on a triumph sound like a ducati and 360 degree crank on a triumph sounds like... a triumph.

escos · 10-08-2009, 01:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dolphin Overton

has nothing to do with headers, it's just the way the pistons have to fire in a boxer engine to keep it balanced. subarus still sound like subarus. same reason a 270 degree crank on a triumph sound like a ducati and 360 degree crank on a triumph sounds like... a triumph.

I'm gonna say...no.

hotshot172 · 10-08-2009, 01:51 AM

Everyone is saying headers (pl). Last I checked it was a singular header on a 2.0/2.5.

Pierrot · 10-08-2009, 01:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hotshot172

Everyone is saying headers (pl). Last I checked it was a singular header on a 2.0/2.5.

retards will never understand that, been seeing it for years. and still nothing changes

10-07-2009, 09:49 PM	#82
TFW NASIOC Supporter Member#: 12608 Join Date: Nov 2001 Chapter/Region: NWIC Location: Finn Hill Vehicle: 2006 WRX STI - CGM Cobb Tuning Stage 2	#include <stdio.h> void main(void) { int headerLengthLeft = 0; int headerLengthRight = 0; char exhaustNote[11]; printf("Please enter header lenhth of right side: "); scanf_s(%d, headerLegthRight); fflush( stdin ); printf("Please enter header length of left side: "); scanf_s(%d, headerLegthLeft); fflush( stdin ); if (headerLegthRight == headerLegthLeft) { exhaustNote = "Honduh"; } else { exhaustNote = "Rumbly Subaru"; } Printf("Your exhaust note is that of a %s old chap.", exhaustNote); } Last edited by TFW; 10-07-2009 at 09:58 PM.

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10-07-2009, 07:52 PM	#76
Skylab Scooby Specialist Member#: 4263 Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Blacks Beach, Ca	I put Borla headers on an '01 2.5RS, and someone thought I had a gutted cat. Seriously? It sounded very rumbly. * Registered users of the site do not see these ads.

10-07-2009, 08:00 PM	#77
MrBlue Scooby Newbie Member#: 34978 Join Date: Apr 2003 Chapter/Region: NESIC Location: Red Sox Nation Vehicle: 2006 WRX Gray	Subaru added vtec to their engines.

10-07-2009, 08:02 PM	#78
iiiezekieliii Scooby Specialist Member#: 101624 Join Date: Nov 2005 Chapter/Region: BAIC Location: BERKELEY Vehicle: 2009 STi	Boxowl is unamused with this thread.

10-07-2009, 08:12 PM	#79
bugeye4life Scooby Newbie Member#: 146328 Join Date: Apr 2007 Chapter/Region: Tri-State Location: allentown PA Vehicle: 05 sti 02 wrx	B18 swap maybe?

10-07-2009, 08:17 PM	#80
skywatcher Scooby Newbie Member#: 82470 Join Date: Mar 2005 Chapter/Region: International Vehicle: My God, it's full of stars!	Either way they sound like sonic diarrhea, so go with the one with the highest gains ELH.

10-07-2009, 08:24 PM	#81
dsolis NASIOC Supporter Member#: 121775 Join Date: Aug 2006 Chapter/Region: SCIC Location: Newbury Park, CA Vehicle: 2005 WRX Ltd. VF43'd	equal length breasts...uhh.. headers.

10-07-2009, 10:32 PM	#83
dcrawford Scooby Specialist Member#: 1165 Join Date: Mar 2000 Chapter/Region: BAIC Location: Lafayette, CA Vehicle: 1990 Acura Integra Hobly	My 2000 2.5RS had Borla headers for a while. They sounded f-ing amazing. But those were an early generation design and kept on cracking so I got rid of 'em. I then switched to the MRT headers (equal lenght) and there was a performance boost but the sound was less fun. Now I have an Integra with complete aftermarket exhaust. I think it sounds pretty damn good. God I'm such a ricer

10-07-2009, 11:29 PM	#85
subySerb Scooby Specialist Member#: 155411 Join Date: Jul 2007 Chapter/Region: MWSOC Location: Chicagoland, The Region Vehicle: 07 Impreza Blue	yeah, i forgot about the VTEC

10-08-2009, 12:23 AM	#88
edkwon Scooby Specialist Member#: 453 Join Date: Oct 1999 Location: 小さい { Vehicle: 2007 korean car white	subaru owners who get hung up on the precious 'identity' of the boxer rumble = retards.

10-08-2009, 12:26 AM	#90
StriderTB NASIOC Supporter Member#: 2197 Join Date: Aug 2000 Chapter/Region: Tri-State Location: Poker Coach Extraordinaire! Vehicle: Just SHOVE!	Right now I'm hung up on the wheezing squeal coming out of my AC compressor pulley.

10-08-2009, 12:36 AM	#91
fizzin_A Scooby Newbie Member#: 206751 Join Date: Mar 2009 Chapter/Region: MWSOC Location: i'll be where im at Vehicle: 2007 wrx OBP	He must have fixed that misfiring problem that Subaru's are known for....... and I thought OT doesn't do Subaru

10-08-2009, 12:49 AM	#93
snvin Scooby Specialist Member#: 50578 Join Date: Dec 2003 Chapter/Region: Tri-State Location: -=Mine does not.=- Vehicle: 2008 WRXNobodyWanted -=NJ is Full. Go Home.=-	Identical. The respective lengths of the headers. Yes.

10-08-2009, 12:53 AM	#94
Pierrot Scooby Specialist Member#: 180417 Join Date: May 2008 Location: txic	LOL at the idiots who dont understand why go elh

10-08-2009, 01:37 AM	#97
Dolphin Overton Scooby Specialist Member#: 1925 Join Date: Jul 2000 Chapter/Region: RMIC Location: hands up who wants to die? Vehicle: 91 Jetta GLI - 92 Passat 16v - 07 Speed 3	has nothing to do with headers, it's just the way the pistons have to fire in a boxer engine to keep it balanced. subarus still sound like subarus. same reason a 270 degree crank on a triumph sound like a ducati and 360 degree crank on a triumph sounds like... a triumph.

10-08-2009, 01:51 AM	#99
hotshot172 Scooby Newbie Member#: 85253 Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: okc Vehicle: 04 wrx suby silver	Everyone is saying headers (pl). Last I checked it was a singular header on a 2.0/2.5.