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@@raiderznation well based on where you are located you won't pass visual inspection if you have those headers on, you'll have to install the stock header. Also p0420 can mean your cats are potentially bad, they sell a rear 02 sensor spacer that gets rid of the check engine light but you'll have to remove the spacer across the street from the test shop before getting it done or it'll fail visually. Or go the expensive route and get the cats replaced. Good luck! 👍

@@Cepyy916 Luckily they don't do visual inspections here so I may try and use a spacer. Thanks for the quick response.

You'll probably be ok with getting the cheaper mp808, the only difference between the 2 is the pro has the hot functions menu but the mk808 doesn't.

With your help I got my autel scanner and now have my golf tdi timed also at 56-57 fuel temp was 90 seems to run good now

I know around 2.8 is where you want to be for the most optimal setting, the higher the number the less fuel is sprayed, so if you are looking for more power you should lower the number and run higher boost. But obviously do that at your own risk and too much fuel will cause you to fail smog due to too much smoke out of the tail pipe

Also the higher the number the less torque you make, horsepower isn't affected much when you raise the number

@@Cepyy916 thank you very much for your valuable information! 👏

Finally I adjusted the IQ to 3.2/3.0 MG at 92° and although it lost little in performance it gained more smoothness at idle and even sounds a little better

@@julian8615 That's good news! It should also increase mpg slightly

No, that's why I ended up removing the muffler

@@Cepyy916 ahh okay, ive been wanting to get uel headers for my 98 and have been wondering! Thank you for the quick reply!

I did wrap them, then my power steering line on the rack cracked and soaked the wrap with power steering fluid and caught on fire, it's highly discouraged to wrap subaru headers for that reason

@@Cepyy916 ok thank you!

Did you re-wrap the headers? Or leave them bare?

I'd say yes, if I'm remembering correctly some Skoda Octavia came with the Volkswagen ALH 1.9 TDI. So if your engine bay looks alot like mine it should work

It didn't affect oil temps, and my 2014 subaru impreza wrx headers come that close to the oil filter factory

Not this specific header, you should be able to find one that fits your specific model/ year

Yea, I'm pretty sure it's identical

@@Cepyy916 thank you very much

Nope, but a tune would have definitely improved the torque curve

@@Cepyy916 alright, but I’m strictly going for noise. Would u reckon that it would be safe with out a tube

It'll be fine, I ran mine for over a year maybe even 2 can't remember, but I still have the car and it doesn't feel any worse and I don't have any issues!

Sure go for it.

It's one of the easiest swaps because the exhust/ headers is under and all the bolts are accessible without any issues

@@Cepyy916 perfect. Thanks very much for the fast reply. I’ll comment again if I get around to it in the future.

Sorry for the late reply, no I did not have any issues with heat surprisingly but I'm sure it helps in the winter warms up the oil faster

Then do it at your own risk. You don't want to brake any studs at the engine, then it'll leak exhust and that's a big no no. But if the bolt brakes at the cat, just go to the hardware store and buy a new bolt and nut

@@Cepyy916 cause I order some and I looked at it and where the headers connect those bolts are rusted and idk if I should risk it

@@zacharyharry9997 well buy some pb blaster and over the next week wake up spray the bolts go to work, come home spray the bolts and by the end of the week hopefully the bolts have soaked long enough to come off without a problem, hopefully of course

@@Cepyy916 I have a photo of the bolt idk if you wanted to look at it or if they come off the right way

@@zacharyharry9997 sent the pictures to my email yushkovse@gmail.com

It made no difference, I've tried both ways. What I should have done was widen the holes before installing it because it wasn't fitting properly, the 3 holes on that side weren't drilled equally to the studs. Also thanks! The foam pad made it comfy! 👌

Hmmm, my neighbors are pretty cool so idk, I used my phone and from 5 ft it was reading a max of 88 decibels when revving soooo, legal in california technically.

@@Cepyy916 so from a scale from 1 to 10 and 10 be loudest what would you rate it

@@Zataxx I'd give it a good at most a 4 on cold starts, it's pretty quiet due to the nature of the rumble. It's a deep tone and the sound doesn't echo as much.

I did get a check engine but I think it was because my front 02 sesor wasn't reading accurately. I replaced both o2 sensors and didn't have anymore problems.

@@Cepyy916 for sure cause my gf has a forester and was planning getting headers for it but was wondering if the O2 would go bad or put like a an adapter on the O2 to bypass the Check engine light

What's your budget? And do your stock headers look like my stock headers? If so 1320 sells uel headers that'll fit but is a bit pricey. Says it'll fit EJ251 on a Baja which is pretty identical to my Outback and your Forester www.ebay.com/itm/1320-Performance-Stainless-steel-UEL-Header-IMPREZA-2-5-RS-97-05-GC8-2-5rs-Baja-/392138315523?_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49286

@@Cepyy916 I checked the (does it fit your vehicle) and it says it won’t fit my forester???

@@Cepyy916 dam there about 340 after delivery…. You weren’t kidding

@@cliftonsargent1572 yea, but the Baja is identical to my outback and most likely your forester. The main difference would be how they routed the exhust after the cat which wouldn't matter because you are changing the headers before the cat. So it should fit. I'll look some more tho see if I can find cheaper ones.

@@Cepyy916 I can’t thank you enough

Nope, feels just as slow as before. Just sounds cool now I guess.

@@Cepyy916 its sad! I use ej253 in my impreza gg, but i have manual transmission whith 4.44 gear ratio. Its ride 8 seconds 0-100

What do you mean? I had my saftey squints on

When I got mine I did have a pin hole in one of the welds, I ended up welding the pin hole, but ever since then I haven't had any issues.

I think I paid $100 for the headers and $32 for the glass pack exhaust and another like $20 for the black exhaust tip. I did all the welding myself

@@Cepyy916 what headers are those and how they holding up any sign of heating up

@@bruinsfan8593 I have a link in the description of what headers I used, they lasted a long time and I didn't have any issues, the pipes did get that cool blue heat tint but no warping and no cracks ever formed for me.

@@Cepyy916 how long did they last

@@bruinsfan8593 I had mine on for 2 1/2 to 3 years before I reverted everything back to stock and put the car aside as a backup car.

Go to inferno fabrications they sell a lot of em

The WD-40 was just for visual, im in california so no rust for me, and the headers were only 97 dollars I wasn't gonna put anymore effort making them fit nice, also I didn't purchase new gaskets so I had to use the include ones and they are garbage so that's the point of the red rtv. And yes of course always use a torque wrench. I agree with that.

I'd probably start with sealing up the exhaust leaks, then listening for any leaks or you can use soapy water to see if there are any cracks, clear the codes drive it, if codes come back my next step is checking to make sure the upstream 02 sensor is good and if not replace, if that all fails and the o2 sensor is good, I'd try the stock headers and see if that fixes the issue. Let me know how it goes!

@@Cepyy916 would that red rtv seal the leaks at the block ?

@@Cepyy916 I also forgot to mention I bought new gaskets for the headers once and the light when away for like 2 days and then came and went away and then it stayed since

@@juanaguinaga5733 you can try the red rtv stuff, unless it's really warped then it might not work. Seems like those codes are because of the leaks.

@@Cepyy916 alright I’ll try that out

The best way to figure it out is to google stock 08 outback headers and compare them to stock headers that come on a 2000 outback. Good luck on your search!

Hey bro. I have eBay uel headers for an Impreza rs on my 05' Legacy 2.5i wagon. They weren't perfect, needed to really bend it to get it in place.

Idk, if you are talking about the hole I welded up, it was a small pin hole where they welded the pipe to the the flange, and I put the stock o2 sensor where it belongs on the new headers, but after wrapping the headers with heat wrap the code went away. I also changed the secondary 02 sensor a few weeks after that and no problems ever since. Except evap but it was a cracked hose at the purge valve in the engine bay. Fixed that and no check engine for maybe over half a year now.

Not sure what you mean by cleanable, but for power loss I didn't notice anything, I have a 2000 outback its already slow and heavy.

Eh, I've run them for over a year now and I've monitored everything was normal, I don't see how it would cause knock tbh, let me know tho, im curious

You talking about the red rtv silicone stuff? If so its the Permatex High-Temp Red RTV Silicone Gasket Maker

Ok Thanks

2.5 inch i think, although its the wrong size for my stock exhaust so I had to get a adapter to make it fit lol that was a terrible time but the end result was worth it tbh

any luck? i have an 02 ob sedan

@@J0ECOX I ended up now having a 2002 impreza rs I got a full header back exhaust. It's just the 2.5l and I got a set of no name uel headers that sound amazing. All these na Subarus got the same shit for 2002. So I would think they'd fit on the legacy too

That's a good question, if your stock headers look exactly like mine then I'm pretty sure it'll fit, also look on the website that you decided to buy the uel headers from and see if your vehicle is listed on the compatible list, or you can always contact them and see what they say!

Serg-MediaHD what kind of oil filter do you have on .. ..

@@Da818-SP At the time of making the video I had a genaric wix xp oil filter, I now use oem Subaru oil filters for my car tho. They are about the same price as a generic oil filter so why not just use oem stuff

Serg-MediaHD thanks for this video and the link to get the headers, I just got mine and I also had the same issue as you.. I was wondering did you straight pipe it from the cat back . Like did you Delete the resonator.. .. thanks for the reply’s btw

@@Da818-SP My exhaust setup is, I have the uel headers that go to the stock cats, after the cats i still have my stock resonator after that it goes to an aftermarket muffler and exhaust tip. I did replace the muffler with a cherrybomb muffler and a generic black tip on the end. I had to do all the welding for the muffler and exhaust tip. Thanks for the nice comment by the way!

Eh, if it was turbocharged then I would spend the extra money, but I just wanted the cool subaru sound while I cruise to work and back. Thanks for sharing I'm sure someone should find it helpful! You should upload of video of how it sounds and share the link here!

Serg-MediaHD I probably will eventually. It’s not a wrx or sti. Just a cross trek. Lol. Nothing too special.

Yes I ended up cutting the muffler off and then welding on the cherry bomb.

Serg-MediaHD thanks for responding 👍🏽

do you still have the resonator located after the cats in the straight section before the muffler or did you delete that as well?

Sorry for the late response, it should work, I installed it on an 2000 outback so if your stock headers are the same as mine it should work!

@@Cepyy916 any issues with the header and the oil filter? It is highly recommended to wrap the headers right?

@@jimrossabrena7955 I did end up wrapping the headers to keep the heat away from the oil filter, but while I was off roading one of my power steering lines got loose and dripped power steering fluid on the wrapped exhust and caught on fire, had to use coolant to put the fire out. So be careful with the wrap.

Jason Dabestani my 2006 outback has the catalytic converter in the headers. So this would not work for me, I think it’s the same for your Impreza.

I didnt specify before, but this is a legacy outback. With a 2006 Impreza ej20 with custom catalytic converters.

Thanks for sharing, I guess

What do you mean? I need more details to point you in the right direction

Serg-MediaHD Well, I would like to make my subaru what parts do you need and where did you buy them?

@@adonishernandez6131 If you look in the description of the video you'll find a link to everything I used, headers, muffler, and exhaust tip I used. I did all the welding myself so if you dont have a wender I'd take it to a muffler shop and see what kind of mufflers they have. But the headers are just straight bolt on.

@@Cepyy916 hey the link to the exhaust tip goes to the cherrry bomb amazon link. can you tell me what exhaust tip you are using?

@@MikeLitty69 Check this out at Amazon.com DC Sports EX-1012B Black Muffler Tip www.amazon.com/dp/B00GMNL8LO/ref=cm_sw_r_other_apap_ynUDhR8qmy76T