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08-09-2004, 08:57 PM
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so i just put my flowmaster axle back on the car. that shiet sounds alright. so anyways we gonna chill on wed or thurs or what?
08-10-2004, 03:07 AM
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what made you decide on flowmasters, oh btw this is the last week for tracks on wednesday, so i'm definately there, as well as prolly several ohter subies...i'll be in the blue wrb wagon.
08-10-2004, 05:48 PM
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i bought the flowmaster on ebay cuz some jerk was selling it for 50 bucks when he parted out his scooby. it only had a couple thousand miles (california miles) on it so i thought id pick it up. it still looks new tho. track for sure. we gonna meet at the park in kapolei still right?
09-08-2004, 12:01 PM
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Same reason I bought mine... cause I got it for $70 shipped to LA!!!!!
It's in very good shape, and has the S/S exhaust tip.
I like the sound, and easy install.. but I think it is rubbing on something since it
makes a clanging sound from time to time at low rpms.. or when off the throttle.
Anyone hear it or is it just the rubber hangers need to be repositioned?
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It's in very good shape, and has the S/S exhaust tip.
I like the sound, and easy install.. but I think it is rubbing on something since it
makes a clanging sound from time to time at low rpms.. or when off the throttle.
Anyone hear it or is it just the rubber hangers need to be repositioned?
Thx,
Patrick
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09-08-2004, 12:55 PM
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Originally Posted by sakebomb
i bought the flowmaster on ebay cuz some jerk was selling it for 50 bucks when he parted out his scooby...
just a thought. i've never heard flowmasters on a subaru.
i'd like to hear em sometime.
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09-08-2004, 01:51 PM
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Originally Posted by gdogg
i wonder if that jerk posts on i-club?
just a thought. i've never heard flowmasters on a subaru.
i'd like to hear em sometime.
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just a thought. i've never heard flowmasters on a subaru.
i'd like to hear em sometime.
aloha from the summit of Mauna Kea
yo greg, you still no mo axle back? gotta love that sound...
09-08-2004, 07:08 PM
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The Flowmasters sound pretty good, but their internal design of the muffler is not a great match for a turbo car. It's a chambered design instead of a straight through design, and that hurts performance on turbo cars compared to most straight-through designs.
It was so inexpensive to buy, I would have tried it out too perhaps. Do yourself a favor, and get a quality turbo-back exhaust with a straight through type of muffler once you can justify the costs. Hell, you could likely sell the flowmaster for what you paid for it.
It was so inexpensive to buy, I would have tried it out too perhaps. Do yourself a favor, and get a quality turbo-back exhaust with a straight through type of muffler once you can justify the costs. Hell, you could likely sell the flowmaster for what you paid for it.
09-08-2004, 07:25 PM
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I just added the flowmaster with S/S single tip, and like the sound.
Bought it off ebay for $70 shipped.
Most cat back systems don't make that much power, so is it worth it to upgrade to something costing $500 or more if you only gain 1-2 hp?
I would guess the FM exhaust makes about 3-4 hp over stock... more?
If a straight thru design will yield 10hp over stock, and help spool, then $500 is worth it I guess..
So far, like the FM.
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Bought it off ebay for $70 shipped.
Most cat back systems don't make that much power, so is it worth it to upgrade to something costing $500 or more if you only gain 1-2 hp?
I would guess the FM exhaust makes about 3-4 hp over stock... more?
If a straight thru design will yield 10hp over stock, and help spool, then $500 is worth it I guess..
So far, like the FM.
Patrick
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