Exhaust for a 02 RS

Excuse the Newbie-ness

I have been looking online for an exhaust sytem for my car. They seem to make ones for older RS (pre 02) and for WRX/STI. I also saw that most of the WRX/STI ones need something reversed to work on the RS.

Can someone shed some light on this for me or point me to one that will work on my ride. I like the borla catback but still new to the suby world.

Thanks for your help.

MNDUDE

 

of course there is fuji, local exhaust and tranny removal expert. his car scares dragsters away.

 

i was looking into this same thing. from what ive heard, you will want headers for to get the power out of the exhaust, just a catback alone wont make as much of a difference.

borla headers are pretty much thrown around as some of the best headers.

cobb has some amazing stuff, i have a cold air intake from them, although they are definitely more expensive (top of the line tho). I've also heard good things about borla catbacks...

if you do end up making a descision, share what you found. right now i just put new 17s and rims ( found amazing tires for 99$ and rims for 75 on tire rack ^_^ )on my rs along with a wing, other than that i have a cold air intake (cobb)... next project im thinking is sway bars... more important for the track than an exhaust... but its definitely on my list of things to do. got ~1000 in the piggy bank to blow on my car so im just thinkin up ideas

 

Borla's sound the best, not the best flow available. But if you want higher flow you have to sacrifice the boxer sound and get equal length TWE or COBBS. I also heard the borlas tend to crack.

 

an equal lenght header like the TWE or cobb will give you better numbers, but i have heard the borlas weigh less, and sound better.

a cat back will give you some minor gains but alot of it depends on the pipe sizing and what else you have done. i wouldnt expect a palpable diffrence form a catback.

FYI: Fuji makes headers too.

 

correction...fuji HAS made headers, the single port 2.2 kind...a 2.5 or any dual port motor would be hard to do

 

arnt the new NA 2.5s single port?

 

I have a 2.5 inch midpipe from the catalytic converter back to an axleback. Sounds loud, but flows great.

Its relatively cheap and very effective, and the fitment is 100% perfect. Of course, I pt it on when there weren't any exhausts available for the car, as it was a first shipment GD chassis car.

 

no 2.5 litre is single port

 

mine is

 

im sorry, it isnt, are you sure you know what we are talking about? edit: i just went outside and looked under 2 04 RSs and one 05...all dual port

 

how bout the 02 03?

 

all dual port SOHC or DOHC doesnt matter, dual port

 

so the correct route for 2.5l headers then is to do the x-member swap and use wrx header, and the exhuast that goes w/ them hhehehehe

 

i guess i was confused as to what u were talking about.. i was thinking the SOHC were all single port but i guess i'm wrong GG