so i just got back from getting a custom exhaust fabbed up and then had to go find someone to install my crank pulley.

let me just say that i was getting tired of my car sounding like a motorcycle at idle, too bumpy, sounded like i had some serious cams in there or something, but it was fun when WOT

so i went to Rainbow Mufflers and talked to the guys there and after looking at the options they set to work on getting a 2.25 inch catback exhaust on to my car.

It took no more than 45 minutes for them to remove my old exhaust, bend piping, weld on a muffler and get it all sealed and ready to drive. dude even threw in a free exhaust tip for me, I'll take pics in a minute.

I took a movie of the exhaust with no muffler and then another one with the muffler, but my cam sucks and the audio is blown. however you can still see the difference on the speedometer

i drove the car from Rainbow Mufflers, on belcher and east Bay, to Joe Knows Auto's, next to Cottman transmission on belcher between bay and ulmerton.

all i can say is, its nice to run into mechanics that take pride in their work.
i show up and not a single person is in the front office, the boss, Joe, had run to the bank, and all the employees were working on customers cars, so walk out to the garage and ask for some help, asking it they could replace my crank pulley

great guys there, the younger guy that worked on my car drove a 96 sti and boasted that it had 500+hp, so i felt my car was in good hands. worst case scenario is that he just really wished he owned a subaru. THEN i come to find out that the guy who owns the place used to work at a subaru dealership and was a subaru certified mechanic. this made me feel a little bit better still.

they had my crank pulley swapped out within an hour and only charged me 70 bucks. without asking they also checked and topped off all of my fluids. that last bit is what made me decide that this place was worth coming back to. I was very, very satisfied with how the pulley works, nice quicker revvs.

anybody know of a stock wrx that wants to go for a run? i need to know where i stand, butt-dyno is prejudice

 

<<<< semi stock

 

i'm may be a newb, but i'm not a tard

 

so, you are bringing it to the track? Should I put you down as a definate for Thursday?

 

LMFAO

 

<<<super stock .

 

I used to live down that way and had work done by both.
+1 for Rainbow. Been ther more than a few times to have o2 bungs welded
-1 for Cottman. Used to live in an apartment nearby and had to use them when my 700R4 went out (no garage FTL). Needless to say the 1st "rebuild" failed in less than a month. Their 2nd attempt lasted a little over a year before it starting exhibiting the 1st signs of slipping (how convienent with a 12mo 12k mile warranty).

 

as far as the track goes, unless they accept credit card i'm gonna have to hold off, i've got 3 dollars to my name untill friday (payday)

on a side note, SAFC2 will be delivered on friday, so hopefully by monday i'll have EVERYTHING hooked up (nitrous)

yeah, the guys at Rainbow told me to stay away from Cottman, but the place literally right next door was a diamond in the rough, i'll definately be going back

 

So is the exhaust mandrel bent???? or did they just crush bend it?????

And did they do the exhaust or was it done by someone else and they just install it????

slightly confused by your post....(don't worry it happens often)

 

Same experiance here.

Used to live on East Bay and I would take my mustang to Rainbow all the time. The guys were great and did some of the best work I ever saw.

Had to goto that Cottman once when my Legacy's transmission failed. Worst experiance ever. Had teh car back to them 5 times and it still wasnt right. The first time when they called and said the car was fine it was still sitting where I had parked it, when I got in it had teh same problem. Went in and told the guy he said "oops sorry got you confused with another customer, we havent done your car yet".

- Mike