biscuit wrote:Apologies if I'm not posting correctly or if I should create a new thread. I also have a 2004 Outback 3.0R Premium 5AT as the Outback club seemed to be mostly overseas posters. But the Outback and Liberty are essentially the same car excepting ride height/suspension/interior.
This thread came up when I was searching for exhaust mods and tuners. I have just ordered Raptor EZ30 headers and it seems the Xforce cat back system is OK but will there be too much drone. Some posts suggest a new high flow centre cat, maybe plus another muffler/silencer? Where can I buy all this gear and get the Raptor headers fitted as they require welding? Any good exhaust shops on the NSW Central Coast - Gosford? The very helpful chap from Raptor recommended a tuner on the Central Coast too. Any ideas there including Sydney metro.
So with an automatic transmission and a louder open exhaust, it will be difficult to get a decent sound without drone. I have only done a catback exhaust so far, with the 6 speed manual there isnt that much drone and you really only hear it under load/ acceleration. What the usual go in terms of exhaust is to get the headers and replace the 2 front cats with high flow cats and remove the last one (assuming the gen 2 outbacks have the 3rd cat). From the headers back, i would get custom fabricated pieces.
In terms of tuning while i have had no experience myself, i can recommend The Rumble shack at Wetherill Park. They have tuned a few of my mates WRXs.