MRW Harris Says the Cayman is Bad Because it Sounds Like a Subaru

"FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com" (alphaass) 04/26/2017 at 01:25 • Filed to: New New Top Gear

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Come at me.

Dusty Ventures > FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com 04/26/2017 at 01:31

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I think it goes without saying that I like the sound of a Subaru. A lot. But I do agree with Chris that it sounds wrong coming out of a Porsche

FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com > Dusty Ventures 04/26/2017 at 01:44

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Wrong in a good way! Seriously, though I do get where he is coming from - the flat 6 did sound great and just like a mini 911. That being said, one of my neighbors bought a 718 Boxster S last month that I’ve heard coming and going a few times now and I think it sounds pretty damn good in person.

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com 04/26/2017 at 01:46

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FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com > 415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) 04/26/2017 at 01:51

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Please tell me this is an EG33 in a 914, because this appears to be an EG33 in a 914 and that would be amazeballs.

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com 04/26/2017 at 02:08

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Yeah its common now, sort of. There is a company that converts them and maybe a kit. Just google subaru 914. Better than a 914-6.

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com 04/26/2017 at 03:50

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Harris is on to something here. The world would be a better place if we never had to be subjected to the sound of Subaru exhaust. Subaru exhaust makes me miss the days of raspy fart cans on civics.

BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com 04/26/2017 at 04:42

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Remember, Subarus don’t sound as good as they used to. Pre-variable geometry turbos and massively unequal length headers = really nice characteristic Subaru rumble.

Newer engines not so much unfortunately, although if you stick unequal length headers on a BRZ they sound like they were meant to...

boxrocket > FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com 04/26/2017 at 06:57

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I mean, he’s not wrong... The last decent-sounding stock Subaru I can think of was the “Hawkeye” STI (or was it a bug-eye?).

MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s > AMGtech - now with more recalls! 04/26/2017 at 07:51

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I like it...fight me. Not the obnoxiously loud guys though (every obnoxiously loud guy is annoying though no matter the engine).

FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com > AMGtech - now with more recalls! 04/26/2017 at 08:11

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[gasps audibly]

FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires 04/26/2017 at 08:13

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Indeed. There’s enough demand that several companies are making bolt-on UEL headers. I think that has to be one of the considerations in the decision to keep the EJ25 soldiering on in the STi.

FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com > boxrocket 04/26/2017 at 08:15

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The STi has been using the same motor all the way back to that generation, so they sound similar. I think Subaru has turned down the raucousness a bit through exhaust tuning over the next two generations, though.

Vicente Esteve > FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com 04/26/2017 at 09:40

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It does sound bad indeed.

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s 04/26/2017 at 09:54

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To each his own. Bonkers 8 and 12 cylinder engines usually sound glorious when crazy loud.

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com 04/26/2017 at 09:55

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You asked for it 

MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s > AMGtech - now with more recalls! 04/26/2017 at 10:19

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Mmmm...yes those too. Who am I kidding, as long as the exhaust is done right damn near every engine can sound good. But I do love the rumble of a big NA V8 more than any small turbo engine. I really want to get a truck with Chevy’s 8.1 for my next vehicle.

gawdzillla > FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com 04/26/2017 at 11:37

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counter point : equal length headers sounds better + give more HP

gawdzillla > FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com 04/26/2017 at 11:37

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counter point : equal length headers sounds better + give more HP