Voiding warranty?

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  1. IamUnInc
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    I want to go with a Cobb stage 2+ up-pipe. The problem is that my car is brand new(7500 miles on it) and i dont know if doing anything to it at this point is the best thing. Warranty is my main question though. Will the two exhaust upgrades void my warranty?
     
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    yes they will
     
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    About the only thing you can do to your car that won't void any part of your warranty is a catback exhaust. Anything else you do to your car will void some part of the warranty.

    Russ
     
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    Ok, thanks.
     
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    technically they will void your warranty. However, I've seen local subaru dealer replace a turbo under warranty even with cobb stg2, up and down pipe (no cats).

    You can run stage 2 without a up-pipe or just gut your current one so nobody will know the difference.
     
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    How hard is it to gut a uppipe?
     
    IamUnInc, Apr 21, 2006
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    I have a spare up-pipe if you would be interested in picking it up and attempting to gut it instead of gutting your own up-pipe and having to put your car down for awhile. I am sure a ready DIY around here will be able to chime in on how difficult it is. I dont believe it to be hard, just gotta be patient and be sure to get it all out because if you dont your turbo will go bye bye
     
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    Yeah sure how much are you thinking? Oh and i have an 05 i dont know if it matters though.
     
    IamUnInc, Apr 21, 2006
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    I'd happily part with my stock uppipe for a song if you are interested in trying it. :)
     
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    For a song?
     
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    I am blue dadda dee dadda dooo... is that enough singing.. ha ha
     
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    Magnuson-Moss Warranty Improvement Act
     
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    ^^^ I believe that is a law to stop dealers using the 'You can only go to a dealership or you wont get warranty' sales pitch... so that they can still do their maintenance services at like Meinek, Tires PLus etc etc as long as it is recorded and htey can prove it..
     
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    It protects against that as well as only having the diagnostic tools at the dealer but it also keeps the dealer from voiding warranty on a car for having replacement parts. There have been cases which have set precedence where a dealer has voided the warranty for a car because of the addition of aftermarket parts. IIRC the court ruled that any part that had been changed would not be under warranty though any stock part will remain under warranty. I could see how if you change your turbo it will affect other parts thus voiding warranty for those items such as pistons and rings etc. However that shouldn't mean that if your headlight gets water in it your screwed because your exhaust is aftermarket.
     
    hofit, Apr 28, 2006
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