V11 Exhaust - sound

[KonKon]

I've been looking at V11/12 Sti's and so far none of my test drives sounded good, they all seem to sound sharp and lack the traditional Subaru rumble. And no I'm not buying based on sound, I just want to understand where I can end up and hopefully find a car with some of the mods done already.

 

I first drove an NZ new 2011 with a titanium system that was painfully sharp, and that fell through as the guy sold it after agreeing on a price (deposit paid) - another story. But it did have some of the rumble, I've since driven 3 JDM ones with cat-backs, but they all sounded crisp like any other brand JDM import, no rumble at all. Can you get the rumble back with a new exhaust or it is the joy of the equal length headers?  My end goal is a weekend car, down pipe, full exhaust and a basic remap and suspension if need be (famous last words). Anyway I hope to get a good rumble - I really love the rumble - but without a sharp sound on top. Thoughts, recommendations please.

 

 

Edited July 11, 2017 by KonKon
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[boon]

Equal length = almost no burble/rumble. You can get a bit of cackle/coarseness out of them with a kinda boring exhaust; my experience has been that the nicer the exhaust the shittier it sounds. A Straight 2.5" mild steel tube will get you the closest to "I'm driving a Group N rally car" as you're likely to get.

[Guest]

@PBMS now offer a 3" catless dp check their fb page. Previously rather hard to come by.