BP/BL Muffler options

[syphe]

Am looking for a set of aftermarket mufflers for my BP5 GT wagon. I can\'t really find many options in NZ without going custom and was wondering what others have done to theirs.

At this stage I\'m waiting for a set of Ultrex mufflers from Aus to come back in stock, they\'re $310AU plus a bunch for shipping, the other bolt on options I see are TCP quad tips which go for $650AU plus shipping.

I do see STI genome mufflers pop up on trademe every now and then, but from the sounds of it they have quite a raspy hollow sound to them which I\'m not keen on.

Has anyone gone for custom mufflers locally? if so how much did they cost all up and did they bolt on at the Y pipe or welded in?

[GorGasmSpecB]

Pretty much anything on a BP5 is going to sound a bit raspy/tinny due to the engine/exhaust design.

You could wait around for a second hand set of mufflers , get a subtech downpipe and then get a custom centre pipe made.

[allycat]

Check MRT performance(AUS) videos online, get one made up similarly and it will eliminate that Tinny sound..

[DacerX]

i find genomes find, sound good and look cool, done deal i say

[syphe]

even on a BP/BL?

I\'ve not heard the sti\'s in person, so can only go from what I see on youtube, so was leaning towards other options.

I\'ve already got a subtech downpipe in as well as a resonator before the centre pipe, so at the moment it sounds a little bit louder than stock, but keen for just a wee bit more noise from the muffler.

[DacerX]

i have dual genomes on a BL, so i know what they are like

[Guest]

One mans preference is not necessarily anothers.

[ADIKT]

 DacerX said:

i have dual genomes on a BL, so i know what they are like

the turbos sound different from the 3litres though..

[ADIKT]

OP you should ditch the equal length headers and get the proper subbie rumble cranking! would be cool on a bl/bp

[Fastfour]

Could always borrow someone\'s to try them out? What area are you in?

[syphe]

I\'m in CHCH, if anyone has the time to let me be passenger round the block I\'d be keen

I do like the look of the genome\'s, and almost pulled the trigger on some before I got the downpipe, but none have popped up on trademe in the last few months.

[DacerX]

come to the meet on thursday and you can hear them

[paulngui]

Check out the xforce catback on this car. Sounds great I reckon.

[syphe]

sweet I\'ll come by on thursday and check it out.

[KiwiJoe]

Did you get a chance to hear one? What did you think?

[syphe]

DacerX\'s car sounds nice with it, it would definitely do the trick.

It is a 3.0 though so be interesting to hear it on a GT.

Just playing the waiting game for one on trademe or otherwise.

[paulngui]

I\'ve got genomes on my GT. Bound to be videos on youtube too

[syphe]

I assume would sound something like this

probably the best example I could find of them.

[paulngui]

This one sounds exactly like mine

[syphe]

Found these:

http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/car-parts-accessories/subaru/accessories/auction-647095387.htm

anyone know whether they\'d fit a wagon? Would they poke out a bit more or need extending?

[Marky]

My 2c is they look ridiculous on the legacy - it\'s an understated car and having two massive cannons slung under it just wrecks the back end of it unless you\'re going for the street racer look

The quad tips or something similar is more... appropriate I reckon

[Guest]

 Marky said:

My 2c is they look ridiculous on the legacy - it\'s an understated car and having two massive cannons slung under it just wrecks the back end of it unless you\'re going for the street racer look

The quad tips or something similar is more... appropriate I reckon

Like torneo etc. Just why people why.

[sobanoodle]

 Marky']

My 2c is they look ridiculous on the legacy - it\'s an understated car and having two massive cannons slung under it just wrecks the back end of it unless you\'re going for the street racer look

The quad tips or something similar is more... appropriate I reckon

Agree, especially on a sedan... ;D

[quote name='syphe said:

Found these:

url]http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/car-parts-accessories/subaru/accessories/auction-647095387.htm[/url]

anyone know whether they\'d fit a wagon? Would they poke out a bit more or need extending?

Most probably they\'ll be shorter, just like a BE muffler on a BH - sits under a car and looks funny/ugly

[syphe]

Well they look quite good on DacerX\'s sedan, they didn\'t poke out or look out of place. I have seen some with them on which did look ridiculous, maybe mismatching wagon mufflers on sedan? To each their own I guess,

Would be nice to get quad tips, but twice the price over other options is a bit steep when I haven\'t even accounted for shipping.

[paulngui]

Na don\'t get put off by what others think they look like. I wasn\'t a fan of it myself personally till I put them on mine. Didn\'t take long for it to grow on me. IIRC last time I looked on japanparts.com the genomes and the quad tips were the same price, except genomes seem to be about 10x easier to find around here, whether on trademe or on jap import vehicles.