[06WRCBlueStI]

Hey guys. Well time for the dp. It's gonna be catless, and bellmouth design. I spent a good part of the afternoon researching which to get.

Now i know many people have gone with ebay dp's. I hear good and bad things. Some people say they don't fit, however other people say they fit, but don't give the brand name/ or seller. I read one person's nightmare post about the ets 06 dp sold by ebay seller nissangtrpower not fitting at all and he still had to pay 200 in labor cost to the shop. Crazy. I was thinking about this one: 110 shipped.

eBay Motors: 02-03-04-05-06 IMPREZA WRX STi TURBO DOWNPIPE DOWN PIPE (item 270214903622 end time Mar-01-08 01:20:09 PST)

but the cheap price scares me. But i mean it's just a steel tube, it shouldn't cost alot at all. Why should i pay 250 for the same thing just b/c it was made by invidia or whoever. And also the bellmouth opening is 4 inches, instead of most 3 inch openings. Would that pose a problem with fitment?

Please let me know what you guys think, as i want to purchase b4 friday so the thing ships b4 the weekend.

Thanks

[Szumita]

do yourself a favor and get the invidia catless one. its only 100 more. some ebay ones are ok, some people have issues with it.

i love my invidia exhaust.

[diabloadsit]

I will give you my Turbo XS downpipe if you want. I have bent it though. If you can straighten it back out it will be good. There is about a 1/8 gap from the flange for the DP where it connect to the turbo on the bottom side of the DP. Who knows you might be able to throw all the nuts on it and it pull itself back. I never had the bolt nut on the DP so thats why it pulled so easy.

[diabloadsit]

Just noticed you are in CT. I am in Maine but this weekend I am coming down to Hartford to XX Tuning to get my headers and uppipe on I can bring it down?

[06WRCBlueStI]

Originally Posted by diabloadsit

Just noticed you are in CT. I am in Maine but this weekend I am coming down to Hartford to XX Tuning to get my headers and uppipe on I can bring it down?

Hey thanks for the offer man But i want to go new with this. I was also looking at the titek catless dp from gnv motorsports. He offers free overnight shipping. 250 shipped. If i order it 2marrow it could be here by friday and can have my local shop slap it on for the weekend. Then enjoy all the stage 2 torque i've been missing

Szumita, where can i find the invidia for 210.00? That's not with shipping is it?

[diabloadsit]

You should put it on yourself. Its not that hard. If you have a jack and some stand plus tools its pretty easy and save money on install.

[bbong]

Seriously, I'd keep to named brand parts, they have much better resale value then the no-names and are of better quality, take my word for it.

[all4bspinnin]

i'll sell you my invidia V2 bellmouth, fully heatwrapped for 150 shipped...

[ScubaSmith7599]

Just a steel tube. You should see how much a 81mm mortar costs us. Major moolah for just a steel tube. About the price of an Audi R8.

[diabloadsit]

Yea but you have to look at the steel quality, flange thickness, and other things like this. Its just not pipe. How long is that cheap pipe going to last?

[evo_killa1222]

Originally Posted by all4bspinnin

i'll sell you my invidia V2 bellmouth, fully heatwrapped for 150 shipped...

bro i would buy that RIGHT NOW if i were u thats the best dp u can go with 150 is a steal but if you dont get it u could always go with a megan racing downpipe which is ebay but nice

[treefolk]

the one inside the link you post is the one I am using now, it does fit (perfectly...) and bolt right up to my stock exhaust, so as my Tanabe Medalion Touring Catback, no leak at all. Been using it for more than Half year and it's still in very good condition, I am very happy with this product. for $100 you really can't beat.

But I am going to replace it with Maddad downpipe within few weeks, mainly because the bullmouth you got from this downpipe is not as smooth as the high-quality one, and the build quality is just "fair". So if you have extra cash to spend, get something better

[06WRCBlueStI]

Originally Posted by treefolk

the one inside the link you post is the one I am using now, it does fit (perfectly...) and bolt right up to my stock exhaust, so as my Tanabe Medalion Touring Catback, no leak at all. Been using it for more than Half year and it's still in very good condition, I am very happy with this product. for $100 you really can't beat.

But I am going to replace it with Maddad downpipe within few weeks, mainly because the bullmouth you got from this downpipe is not as smooth as the high-quality one, and the build quality is just "fair". So if you have extra cash to spend, get something better

Thanks for the heads up. But what do you mean the bellmouth just isn't as smooth? You mean the stainless steel finish, or the airflow shape? Elaborate....

[2slow2curious]

Bro do yourself a favor and put a quality part on it.You seem to love your car as much as me and i would only put on namebrand with a good rep.I have the invidia catless b/mouth and love it.
Ps you are getting tuned ?

[2slow2curious]

Oh and with the catless it smells like the paddock on track day every day.
Me likey.