So how about stock catback with EWG setup?

 

I'd love to go with an EWG! But that's something that I plan on doing after I've had the car for a while.

I've already been though 2 exhausts. I have a downpipe so that adds more noise. The q300 I had was too deep, too much drone no matter what. I currently have the Cobb and its overall louder than q300 but less deep but will still drone at certain rpm. It's still annoying to me.

I'm going to swap out the car back for stock and see how loud that is with the dp. Mind you the 2015 stock unit is much louder than the older models.

Yeah I remember how much of a difference the downpipe made on my WRX. And I've heard from other people the same thing you're saying about the Q300 drone. I'm definitely gonna stay away from it after hearing from you too, and having first hand experience of the N1 drone.

See post #20 from Toivonen

Recommended Exhaust

This helped a lot, thanks! I'd love to buy a used exhaust instead of new but it's hard to find the ones I want.


And after hearing you guys say the muffler deletes aren't too loud with the stock DP I'm thinking the Nameless 5" or ETS with mufflers won't be too bad. From the videos it sounds like they're not too loud till you get on it. Does anyone on here have the ETS with the mufflers? I really like how it sounds and the videos that ETS has make it seem like it's not super loud.

Thanks for the help everyone :tup:

 

Depends on what your personal level of too loud is but the Corsa is very tame when cruising and gets loud when you stomp on it.

 

I've already been though 2 exhausts. I have a downpipe so that adds more noise. The q300 I had was too deep, too much drone no matter what. I currently have the Cobb and its overall louder than q300 but less deep but will still drone at certain rpm. It's still annoying to me.

I'm going to swap out the car back for stock and see how loud that is with the dp. Mind you the 2015 stock unit is much louder than the older models.

 

See post #20 from Toivonen

Recommended Exhaust

 

I am running the Nameless muffler deletes and for my preference they are perfect. Nice grumble at idle but not too loud, has a deep rumble with mild to medium acceleration but again imo not too loud, it gets loud and nasty wot....the best of all worlds for me.

 

Yea, the muffler deletes are perfect. So many people love the way it sounds. Obviously if you had a downpipe, it'll be a bit too loud. But, if you plan on staying near stock, they're a great option.

 

My personal hierarchy, from my experience.

stock>spt>invidia q300/perrin>invidia n1>cobb>corsa>tomei>nameless

This doesn't account for drone, just exterior noise.

SPT
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSI9DUHkFQA

Invidia Q300
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gGR836qYN4

Perrin
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjb87yKoar4

Invidia N1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gGR836qYN4

Cobb
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0cW14oKYzM

Corsa
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSw5W0IGlsk

Tomei
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0eW_Ky3-0EI

Nameless (Can be tamed depending on options, but can be optioned to be the loudest as well)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sAViekdPQI

 

FWIW, I believe the SPT exhaust video is from a 2015 WRX.

 

I hate to say it, but any aftermarket exhaust is going to draw attention from cops at WOT. Even the so called "quieter" ones like Q300 are noticeable from down the street or around the block. Personally, i went with full nameless tbe with 5'' mufflers and lets just say my friends know when im nearby.

 

:lol: yeah I know at WOT they're all going to draw attention from the cops. I'm just looking for one that isn't going to get me a ticket when I'm driving around normally. I'm really tempted to get the nameless 5", I just hope it's a few notches down from the N1 with a DP. Plus the quality of the Nameless looks awesome.

 

https://youtu.be/aqygom832rY

My exhaust, currently... will probably change. This to me is a bit too loud, especially on highway and longer trips.

If you're just driving slow in town and not hitting throttle much, it's ok.

Cobb catback with Grimmspeed catted DP

 

^^ ok, so it's louder b/c of the midpipe included in the catback?

You had downpipe for both setups?

 

with the mid pipe yeah it wouldve made it more loud. Acts similar to a straight pipe at that point. Though im not sure how loud N1 compared to a full nameless deletes is

 

personally...


not a fan of invidia.. n1 or q300

Cobb is great. not too loud or too quiet.

i was going to buy a tomei titanium expreme but i ended up going for the nameless CBE.
i like the dual exit better. That tomei exhaust is loud AF.

Like someone else stated in here the nameless set up is perfect and balanced. my 3.5" staggered muffler delete CBE started off brutal till it broke in. Normal crusing is quiet but noticable. Spirited driving it gets loud and aggressive. and a mash on the pedal to WOT it roars!

my fav mod. i get alot of compliments every where i go

 

I have the Cobb TBE and I have to say that every day is a bit different. When I am by myself, I love it most days. It doesn't drone too much and isn't obnoxiously loud. However, on cold starts its rather loud right away and most people comment on it being really loud.

Also, once you have passengers and you are taking a bit easy it seems to actually be louder at the lower RPM's than if you were to just normally drive it.

Overall, I am happy with it but it is slightly too loud for me. I even tried to dynamat my trunk floor and top shelf to hopefully help a bit with the in cabin noise level and my sub. Well, it only marginally helped on the exhaust (almost not at all) but did help my sub...

 

Tomei comes with a silencer. That exhaust is pure sex

 

Becareful, a downpipe really adds much volume. Enough that Cobb is loud to bother on highway drives. Going to swap back to stock mufflers and see how it is.

 

What one person thinks sounds great another may think sounds awful....

You will have to listen yourself as in my opinion what somebody else thinks is irrelevant!

 

^This. Briee has said numerous times about how the Cobb + catted DP is too loud; me I have almost the same setup (I have the turbo-back Cobb exhaust, his DP is GrimmSpeed) and I think it's great. I regularly drive on the highway and I'm never bothered at any rev range, and I think it sounds great cruising or open throttle... but opinions on exhaust sounds are very subjective.

And online videos most of the time don't accurately represent the true sound in person. The video on Cobb's website is pretty accurate though, but that's only for the turbo-back.

 

Do not get the Tomei if u don't want attention. Even with a stock downpipe, this thing is pretty loud. It doesn't drone and sounds great from inside the car but it's damn loud when u hear it from the outside.

I do not have any info regarding usdm made exhaust but you can get a JASMA certified jdm made exhaust and you will get docile tone when cruising and great sound when wot like HKS or the Blitz.

 

Do not get the Tomei if u don't want attention. Even with a stock downpipe, this thing is pretty loud. It doesn't drone and sounds great from inside the car but it's damn loud when u hear it from the outside.

I do not have any info regarding usdm made exhaust but you can get a JASMA certified jdm made exhaust and you will get docile tone when cruising and great sound when wot like HKS or the Blitz.

agreed. Tomei is basically a straight pipe.

 

If only decibals were available, it would help determine how loud per le exhaust!

i drove my friends mercedes muff delete..Sounds great WOT, slight drone on cruise, but then when im hungover...its obnoxious yet being sensitive to all the noise lols.

 

I just installed my ETS catback with mufflers and resonator and posted this on another thread. It's not the best video in terms of audio quality but it's all I've got right now.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7szFejf7Rmc

 

I really like the sound of that exhaust! Have you had any others to compare it to? Just wondering how loud it is in person cause it doesn't sound too loud in the video.

 

I'm getting the Cora installed this afternoon. I can't wait to hear it. Only heard it on YouTube lol

 

Make videos and fly bys!

 

Subaru performance exhaust IMO carries an excellent tone and increases the decibel level just enough to enjoy but not be annoying.

 

At around 2.5k to 3k rpm when cruising on low throttle, the Tomei sounds like crap when ambient temperature is hot. Just an observation from my car.

 

the range inbetween is nothing... lol




my neighbor has a 14 sti with a tomei cbe and a GS down pipe.. i can hear the warm up exactly one block down.

 

lol "CRAP"

I'm about to go onto my 4th iteration, HKS Legamax premium, picking it up next week.

It's decent price and apparently these type of JDM exhaust are gone through some DB testing "JASMA" and shouldn't be too loud. Unlike the U.S. counterparts which don't go through any testing at all.

It also has a resonance chamber as well to reduce drone.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o02AxNTJtMI

 

Ya. The Tomei sound like "crap" at those rpm and I mean literally "crap crap crap....". It sounded extremely dry but other than that, it sounds amazing.

Good choice on the HKS. They sound really good like the Blitz.

 

The flutter idle startup lol. Ya that's some noisy shit