Buying a used turbo back exhaust tomorrow from an 06 STI

"JeffFurbs" (jefffurbs) 05/26/2014 at 20:49 • Filed to: None

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So I have finally had enough of my catalytic converter issues. A few months after buying an 04 WRX wagon I found that my check engine light came on. I had brought my car to an exhaust place to put on a stock STI muffler that the seller gave me with the car. I liked the single tip look over the dual tip that the regular WRX's come with so I swapped it. When I brought it in the guys at the shop told me I had an exhaust leak most likely coming from the CAT. After talked with my friends dad he said he'd take a look and could probably weld it up and keep me on the road without having to replace it. We couldn't get the CAT unbolted from the mid pipe (i think) because it had rusted together. On top of that the exhaust shop welded the sti muffler on for the same rust reasons. I knew that the CAT would be an issue sooner or later so I didn't care that they welded it on. So we found out the crack was on top of the CAT and unless we could get it unbolted we weren't welding it.

My friend's dad told me about some "tape" sort of material he had used to seal an exhaust leak of his own. We tried it out and I got probably 9-10 months of solid life out of my exhaust. Well just recently the CEL came back on for exhaust issues. I'm tired of dealing with the crack in the CAT and I happened to stumble upon a full turbo back exhaust from an 06 STI on craigslist this morning. For $250 I am hoping to solve my problems and get a smidgen more sound out of my car. I am not asking for it to wake the neighbors but I want to hear it a tiny bit.

I felt it was an opportunity I couldn't pass up. The exhaust has 40k on it and comes with a working CAT which is what I need. Seems to make way more sense than upgrading to aftermarket as my budget will not allow. I also know I will not have this car forever so it seems like a win win. Anyone else do something similar? Plus I could get up to 8 extra HP bro! ...Sarcasm on the exclamation point

Arben72 > JeffFurbs 05/26/2014 at 20:54

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Nothing beats oem upgrades. I'm probably going to need a new exhaust soon as I don't like exhaust where I can fit my foot in through the tip. But I do love the spool time from my 18g, and boxer rumble on a saab is awsome.

JeffFurbs > Arben72 05/26/2014 at 20:57

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You know I like the look of the STI exhaust but damn you are right about the foot in the tip thing. I feel very flat brimmed bro status with it. Especially when the power doesn't match the look.

Boxer rumble is glorious! I just need to hear mine first haha

Arben72 > JeffFurbs 05/26/2014 at 21:22

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The sti size is perfect. My saab has a hard core fart can installed right now. At least it sounds good, and I can justify it by the power.

JeffFurbs > Arben72 05/26/2014 at 21:25

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9-2 aero? Ah the good old fart can. Least you have the power to back it up. There's nothing that makes me shake my head more than a civic with a coffee can and stock everything else

Arben72 > JeffFurbs 05/26/2014 at 21:49

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This is how it was when I bought it. First thing I did was remove the stickers.

JeffFurbs > Arben72 05/26/2014 at 21:52

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Nice! haha i had to remove the STI badge from mine