You cant talk with a gun in your mouth ahah. Well thanks not what i was looking for kinda up setting but ohh well. So now the question is, is there a way to make the stock bov louder?
Look up silencer delete " baffle mod", adding a intake will let you hear it more as well but unless you tune for it your better off just slapping on a B.O.V.. Or like I said in another thread get the fake under hood speaker bov that will get you the sound you are after..
ahh i hear ya jhmason but i mean im already being in that attention with my stock 08 and i want everyone to hear it ahah.. i mean im already getting fallowed and flagged down by police.
im already being in that attention with my stock 08 and i want everyone to hear it ahah.. i mean im already getting fallowed and flagged down by police.
ya i know what you mean but ever since i got the car cops run my plates idk if its just a subbie thing were they always look tuned. I mean i haven't got a ticket yet and what are they going to do stop me because my car sounds fast?
someone one said something about a intake you dont need tuned? if that true who makes it ?
If I were you I'd spend my money somewhere else. Like was mentioned earlier in the thread. If you want to spend $300 something on an intake and a such for little to no gains then go ahead, but why not save a bit more and get an AP? From what I've heard Stage 1 is tons of fun. Just my thoughts.
As for loud cars and unwanted cop attention? Having had two very loud vehicles, a 00 Celica GT-S & 05 F350 that were both straight piped, I would much rather be under the radar from now on, maybe I'm just getting old ha
Well i do appreciate it but im not looking for gain i just want sound..i know if i want to do an exhaust system i ave to get it tuned. I just want my subbie to sound badass haha
If you get a cat back exhaust you dont need a tune. And there is nothing short of switching to a blow-thru-setup to solve the issues a vent to atmosphere type of BOV cause. So do you want a performance car that performs well (without "cool" sounds), or one that performs like a turd (but sounds "cool")?
I want my subbie to be more in the middle i want the performance but i also want the cool sounds. I did not know about the cat back not needing a tune.. now is that for every thing thing like upper pipe n what not or?
It's the "midpipe" back.... Most connect to the DP and go all the way back unless you buy an "axle-back".... Which I don't think they make for your ride.
Then again, replacing the intake on the 2008 is supposed to free up quite a bit of power from what I've gathered. Might actually be worth the tune (with a couple other parts).
damn ahah im trying to side step tunes till i have more cash ahaha. i might just have to break down and get a tune then go to town. thx again guys ill try n put up some pics when im done putting my sound system in.
I originally came to Subarus from the world of Hondas and it was difficult for me to drop the urge to buy one little part at a time and not have to do anything else. I get it. These cars are totally different though. Most parts end up being a waste if they don't coordinate with one another and without the ECU programmed for those parts, they're a complete waste of money. Tons of people have BOV's on their WRX even though they give no performance gain and lots of them backfire (afterfire? Whatever). You decide if you want to do one or not. Is it worth $2-300 for a sound when if you saved that, you're half-way to an AccessPort that will allow you to tune for future mods as you go? Your choice. I would save just a bit more, and get something that allows you to add your performance parts as you go. That's just my advice. But if you want to have the sound and don't really care about spending money to make your car more performance oriented, do it. You're just going to have a tough time getting anyone who cares about performance (most people on here) to support you in the decision.
Ouch! But I 100% agree. Please do note that in 99% of the cars running a BOV, the car now runs like crap. And that is one part that can't be tuned for.
Once power is increased up to/around stage three. Than that's when one should start looking at aftermarket Bpv/bov's.
After you do plenty of research and see enough testimonials, you will fully understand where we are coming from.
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