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Old 11-24-2007, 08:13 AM
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thinking about getting one soon. Just wanted to know what you guys thought about them, and how hard/easy they were to install.
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they are good...as long as you dont get a crappy one...sometimes the motors cease up...sometimes they leak...and sometimes you get a good one that works fine

or you can get a good flowing turboback exhaust, and then you dont have to worry about running an open downpipe and being super loud.
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I was looking at quick time performance's EC for the wrx. Is that a good one?
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yep a buddy of mine is a distributor down here if you need em
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I dont like 'em.
You have to tune for them open which hurts the potential performance when they're closed (which is where it'll be most of the time). The other option is to tune for it when its closed (and it will cut when open) which really defeats the purpose of having one in the 1st place.
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I say just get a quiet good flowing catback and live hapily ever after.
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if you do get one, just make sure the cutout is "after" the second o2.
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Originally Posted by lefty2326
thinking about getting one soon. Just wanted to know what you guys thought about them, and how hard/easy they were to install.
I went EWG instead... they do sound cool open at idle tho
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if you are staying with the stock turbo (tdo4) and you want extra torque then it will work. the turbo will spike and fall, but if you go any bigger turbo than it will creep and cut!!!!
it helps in maybe 1st and 2nd

i just use mine to piss off the neighbors at 2am
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00lgt just installed his...i'll have put some feed back on this post
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