nandanrp's 2005 OBP - first update in 6 months, some new pictures - Page 35

***Majin*** · 06-23-2006, 09:17 AM

20G + Meth FTW!

La Mer · 06-23-2006, 09:27 AM

ftw

***Insane06STi*** · 06-23-2006, 09:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Majin

20G + Meth FTW!

+ 12234554876543456789876545678902345

munky69 · 06-23-2006, 09:37 AM

that pic is hilarious... i think everyone should rock pittman's sig,funny as hell to scroll down and see it a million times

**nandanrp** · 06-23-2006, 09:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Insane06STi

I smell whitelines coming!

Why not Cobb sways

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Originally Posted by Majin

20G + Meth FTW!

I'll be happy with the stock snail Dr. J, I'll leave the wicked fast craziness to you

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Originally Posted by munky69

that pic is hilarious... i think everyone should rock pittman's sig,funny as hell to scroll down and see it a million times

It's confusing because I use the sigs to tell who posted...everyone rocking the same one makes it harder to read

**nandanrp** · 08-14-2006, 04:52 PM

Damn, it's been nearly two months since this thread saw any life...

Well, I converted most of my major posts into a new IWSTI blog, and I added a table of contents to the first post in this thread.

My new member blog: http://www.iwsti.com/blogs/nandanrp

**jsh139** · 08-14-2006, 05:12 PM

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Originally Posted by nandanrp

and I added a table of contents to the first post in this thread.

Copy cat!

**nandanrp** · 08-14-2006, 06:06 PM

^^^Haha, whatever dude, I was gonna do it but you beat me to it. And then laziness set in

Zach STI · 09-15-2006, 05:32 AM

Wow, nice car.. nothing beats a black car when its clean. A+

How do you like your Cobb Turboback? Loud, quiet? I'm contemplating between that and the Helix Turboback.

**nandanrp** · 09-15-2006, 06:33 AM

Thanks man!

I'm a huge advocate of the Cobb Turboback. My main reason to get it over the Helix is, the Helix might pinch your A/C drain line since the cat is further up the pipe than on the Cobb. Fitment with the Cobb was a non-issue, it fit REALLY well. Of course, if you go catless, I think either would be ok; the advantages with the Cobb DP are the excellent design of the cast bellmouth, and the wideband bung (so you don't have to tap your DP later if you choose to get a wideband O2 sensor). I don't know enough about the Helix, but I can say that you will get a quality piece with the Cobb Turboback.

I really like the sound, too. I needed something that wasn't excessively loud or droney because I do a lot of highway driving. Don't get me wrong, the exhaust isn't super quiet - it's deep and there's a noticable sound difference from stock, but frankly I've gotten used to it now and it sounds practically stock to me! There's no highway drone, which was a big bonus. It is one of the quieter exhausts when compared to the likes of an Invidia N1 or a Blitz Nur Spec, but I am very happy with the sound. Check out Saturn's video of the Cobb TBE, as well as GZA's - both give a decent representation.

The muffler fits better than stock - it tucks up really nicely under the rear bumper cutout and has a nice, subdued look. The tip is basically the same size as stock, and some people want more bling - I personally wanted less cop attention, so it worked out well.

And a few posts from other threads that show how much I like the turboback:

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Originally Posted by nandanrp

If you choose to go catted, the Cobb uses a high quality, metal substrate, high efficiency cat. I have the catted version, and I experience no boost creep.

The fit is excellent; no worries of pinching the A/C drainline, scraping on odd bumps, etc. Cobb's engineering is very well done. People complain that TXS's "biggie" downpipe hangs low and scrapes sometimes...I can't attest to this though.

The Cobb muffler has a nice growl to it, but isn't overly obnoxious. This was important to me, as I do a lot of highway driving. It's deep and you can tell it's there, but there's no drone (people say it's about as loud as the Invidia G200, but the G200 drones...). People can definitely hear me coming though, and it barks when you get on the pedal.

The fit of the muffler was better than stock, in my opinion. It tucks up real nice under the bumper, whereas the stock CBE would hang lower. Also, it's a pretty "sleeper" tip...nicely finished with a mirror polish, but it's not big enough to get much cop attention. An RFL-Ti muffler will definitely get more glances.

Here's some pictures from my install: nandanrp's 2005 OBP - first update in 6 months, some new pictures

Hope that helps

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Originally Posted by nandanrp

I set off a car alarm on a busy Chicago street the other day...and the Cobb turboback is relatively quiet

***Majin*** · 09-15-2006, 06:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Zach STI

Wow, nice car.. nothing beats a black car when its clean. A+

How do you like your Cobb Turboback? Loud, quiet? I'm contemplating between that and the Helix Turboback.

except a PSM car of course...

Cobb TBE FTW!

**nandanrp** · 09-15-2006, 07:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Majin

except a PSM car of course...

Cobb TBE FTW!

PSM looks the same when it's clean or dirty

I've had two silver cars, and two black. Black is teh fast4r.

***Majin*** · 09-15-2006, 07:46 AM

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Originally Posted by nandanrp

PSM looks the same when it's clean or dirty

I've had two silver cars, and two black. Black is teh fast4r.

PSM FTW snigggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggg!!!

**nandanrp** · 09-17-2006, 01:29 PM

Well, I'm a sucker for good deals, so when a used Eclipse AVN-5435 showed up in the classifieds, I ended up jumping on it. I also ordered an Eclipse iPC-106 iPod control unit from Crutchfield. So far, I really like the system...having navigation is really nice, the screen looks great, and I like the sound quality with the iPod. Since mine is a 2005 model HU, it can't control the iPod as well as the 2006 models (it controls the iPod through the Sirius menus, so it can only do forward/next/random play). Basically, you can't fast forward/rewind, and you can't scroll the song lists through the HU. The 2006 model Eclipse units, however, are capable of this (or so they say).

So, some pics:

***520*** · 09-17-2006, 01:39 PM

nice nan!

under your name it should say, has 2 gauges in a 3 gauge pod

06-23-2006, 09:17 AM	#511
*Majin* A.X.D. Car: 2004 STi Location: LI, NY Posts: 12,790 Join Date: Apr 2004 Trader Rating: (2)	20G + Meth FTW! This ad is not endorsed by this member. Please register or login to hide this ad.

09-17-2006, 01:29 PM	#524
nandanrp Indiatr0n in yo IWDPL Car: 05FTW OBP STi Fav Mod: Brum Brum Location: downtown Chicago Posts: 48,830 Join Date: Jun 2004 Trader Rating: (11)	Well, I'm a sucker for good deals, so when a used Eclipse AVN-5435 showed up in the classifieds, I ended up jumping on it. I also ordered an Eclipse iPC-106 iPod control unit from Crutchfield. So far, I really like the system...having navigation is really nice, the screen looks great, and I like the sound quality with the iPod. Since mine is a 2005 model HU, it can't control the iPod as well as the 2006 models (it controls the iPod through the Sirius menus, so it can only do forward/next/random play). Basically, you can't fast forward/rewind, and you can't scroll the song lists through the HU. The 2006 model Eclipse units, however, are capable of this (or so they say). So, some pics: Last edited by nandanrp : 11-24-2007 at 09:26 PM.

09-17-2006, 01:39 PM	#525
*520* STi > EVO... Wait what??? Car: 03 EVO Fav Mod: stock :( Location: Michigan / Saint Louis Posts: 12,397 Join Date: Oct 2005 Trader Rating: (1)	nice nan! under your name it should say, has 2 gauges in a 3 gauge pod This ad is not endorsed by this member. Please register or login to hide this ad.

06-23-2006, 09:27 AM	#512
La Mer NIИja Car: 2006 STI (SGM) Location: US - Southern California Posts: 38,192 Join Date: Jan 2006 Trader Rating: (5)	ftw

06-23-2006, 09:37 AM	#514
munky69 S204 Racer Car: 04 STi, 06 Altima Fav Mod: jailbreak Location: SOsocal Posts: 3,010 Join Date: Aug 2003 Trader Rating: (2)	that pic is hilarious... i think everyone should rock pittman's sig,funny as hell to scroll down and see it a million times

08-14-2006, 04:52 PM	#516
nandanrp Indiatr0n in yo IWDPL Car: 05FTW OBP STi Fav Mod: Brum Brum Location: downtown Chicago Posts: 48,830 Join Date: Jun 2004 Trader Rating: (11)	Damn, it's been nearly two months since this thread saw any life... Well, I converted most of my major posts into a new IWSTI blog, and I added a table of contents to the first post in this thread. My new member blog: http://www.iwsti.com/blogs/nandanrp

08-14-2006, 06:06 PM	#518
nandanrp Indiatr0n in yo IWDPL Car: 05FTW OBP STi Fav Mod: Brum Brum Location: downtown Chicago Posts: 48,830 Join Date: Jun 2004 Trader Rating: (11)	^^^Haha, whatever dude, I was gonna do it but you beat me to it. And then laziness set in

09-15-2006, 05:32 AM	#519
Zach STI Spec C Club Car: 2006 STi Fav Mod: Protune Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 1,094 Join Date: Jul 2006 Trader Rating: (3)	Wow, nice car.. nothing beats a black car when its clean. A+ How do you like your Cobb Turboback? Loud, quiet? I'm contemplating between that and the Helix Turboback.