You can really tell how much happier the EJ is when you are driving around in this video seems so much more smooth and Rev happy. I am still going to hold onto my UEL with my life lol
You are absolutely right. The motor just revs so much free and smoother. Nothing right with saying UEL! It's a hard sound to get rid of. I am a fan of both setups.
Chris, I love the sound of the car both idle and in motion. That's exactly what I'm looking for and don't want to upset the neighbours :). Thank you for the amazing content. My magnetite grey 2021 STI will be arriving in October, 100%. It's the soonest it can arrive to Ottawa, Canada. Long wait, but I'll wait longer for the color I really want. I'll continue following your content during the wait and start ordering things now once I map out my plan/goals.
@@landonjohnson9521 I got my STI early, Sept. 30th, and have 850 km on it. Ready for the 1st oil change soon. I noticed that 2nd gear in particular and the shift felt a little stiff and have to keep my hand down on it for a second. Until around 600 km ( 370 miles) everything feels butter smooth now. Congrats on the STI! A lot of fun.
@@Autofreakgarage im torn between hks legamax and cobb…. Help please, just got my sti 2 months ago. Hks and cobb both sound good and both not that loud. Also I noticed, do you guys ever get that clicking feel or sound when pressing clutch?
I’ve never experienced the hks, so I can’t comment on it. However, the Cobb is a great choice. Enjoyed my time with it. Never experienced that noise before on mine.
Your reasons for liking the Cobb exhaust are very similar to mine for getting the Invidia Q300. I'm 49 and love to drive... but I also appreciate a wee bit of... comfort? I mean, sure - the STi isn't a luxury car by any stretch, but I didn't want to do anything that made it unenjoyable. In fact, I was *thinking* about trading the STi for an Outback Wilderness until I got the Q300. Just hearing the deep burble brings a smile to my face. No need to justify your choice to anyone but yourself. Nice vid!
I have heard both exhaust and you are right the Cobb titanium exhaust looks and sounds incredible. The AWE touring exhaust sounds better in my opinion. It's the same exhaust that's on the subie speed wrx. A great video brother. Stay safe.
I have the stainless version and im loving it. Not to loud and not to quiet aswell,it screams when you floor it but jusr cruising it’s quiet and won’t attract to much attention specially cops
Just discovered your channel today while looking through STI reviews. I’m going through school at the moment, but for the past year or so I’ve been absolutely obsessed with STI’s and the “car community” overall. Your videos are so informational, true, helpful, and relaxed. If I ever plan on getting an STI/get one I’ll totally be watching every video of yours lol. Have a good one man.
I am on the same quest as you! Had my fun w/ single exit and EWG on my FA wrx and now trying to look for a quad tip option, so torn between invidia r400, cobb stainless and awe touring. Looking forward to this exhaust series! Keep it up brotha!
@@kelvinbrito9302 you got it on a FA? and yeh its one of the exhaust i'm considering, only thing holding me back is the drone that seems to come up often within FB discussion groups.
I really appreciate that you're trying different exhausts. Super helpful. I plan to go EQL headers down the line just like you and Smeedia! I plan to get the ETS Extreme exhaust coupled with the resonated midpipe. Im hoping it sounds great 🤞
I cant wait to hear about the awe. My first exhaust was the cobb stainless catback. I thought the same thing about my cobb exhaust. Now i have invidia r400s and love them . But thats me . Awe touring is the one i debated on . Love the car and thanks for the maintenance video you have taught me bunch. Im going for the spark plugs this weekend. Just finished your video💪👍
I have this exhaust and love it... made to well. Plus i think of it as a gentlemen's exhaust. nice tone deep and not too loud. i have kids so didnt want any drone and or another obnoxiously loud raspiness other brand exhaust.
I'm glad you say ARE'anges (fruit). I'm from Delaware originally, and everyone makes fun of the way I say that here in Colorado haha. Again, I appreciate that great content and the suggestions on modifications for Subarus. Getting close for a purchase.
Really been enjoying these exhaust videos , I recently had picked up ets extreme w/ invidia catless dp and killer b elh and had the same issue too loud and too much drone just switched over to Cobb ss catback 0 drone a little too quiet but prefer over last set up. Looking forward to the awe
Hi, great video! I was looking into steering wheels, saw yours on this video. Would you consider doing a review on the alcantara steering wheel you have? Looks great! Your whole setup looks great! Thanks in advance.
Couple things as I’m also an exhaust nutbag. I have had 2 AWE catbacks with one being for a 435 years ago and it was just ok. Then I got one for the Supra last year and it came in dented in like 3 pieces and I actually just returned it as tte first exhaust had packing issues also. Another thing is it’s kind of ugly, the welds and the pipe and doesn’t look too good after some miles on it. Lastly it’s funny seeing the R400 in so many comments. It’s like the most traded catback on Nasioc for being too loud and or extreme drone. I have no idea what I’m gonna get, maybe some JDM brand or OG like TurboXS.
I wouldn’t call it a gentleman’s exhaust, it’s a legal street exhaust, many others are just drawing more and more attention in a society with zero tolerance for our type of cars, for track many setups are great, but if we want to keep these cars around, have them on the street for longer, then we need to grow up a bit, I feel many esp in the youtube community are hurting our future with having cars like ours on the road at all.. Just my pov, don’t ruin it for everyone, use a cat, do it right if it’s a daily and a street car. easy. Love the Cobb and KB header combo, myself. 🤙
Not the route I want to go with this car. The high flow gesi cats flow nearly as well as catless these days. Not worth it to go catless on these cars unless you are going for massive power.
@@Autofreakgarage not for performance, for sound. I ran a catted DP for awhile because they’re relatively the same performance wise. I got a catless for shits and giggles and my god it sounds so good. Sounds like a turbo diesel down low.
I like the sound of the Cobb. I think it's perfect for my taste. I did hear it on the WRX and it sounds a bit different as it should. I was considering the R400 but I might look into this one. Curious how the SS would sound vs the Titanium. Appreciate the feedback. I like that growl when you get on it and left off. Sounds sweet.
I like it a lot too. Even more now than I did when I first installed in. Should be interesting to see what I think of the awe. I can’t comment on the stainless version, but I would imagine it produces a bit deeper tone due to the material. I’ve heard some say they compare it to the OEM spt exhaust option.
@@Autofreakgarage I am interested to see what you think of the AWE too. It should have a deeper sound than the Cobb. After hearing one about a month ago, it was at the top of my list for an exhaust. Funny enough, Cobb wasn't until I heard it on your car. Lol. What I like about the Cobb exhaust is it has a sport tuned sound if that makes sense. It purrs and growls when you want it.
@@Autofreakgarage I've seen sound check videos on some of these setups and there's definitely a different result between the STI and the WRX. Why is that if their fairly similar builds?
@@brandonhedges719 WRX has a 2.0 and the STI is a 2.5. WRX has equal length header stock, STI has unequal stock. Other thing can effect the sound like DP / Jpipe, cats or no cats.
It’s great 👍 that you have the spare cash 💰 to have an exhaust sound off or dual. It is nifty and fun 🤩 and kind of cool 😎. Please do not take this the observation the wrong way but your pursuit of so called exhaust note perfection requires a lot more what can I say. Have you seen the engineering story on the 2010-2012 limited edition Lexus V10 LFA. Alas, perfection for you is not perfection for me, perfection for me is not perfection for you. That however is the beauty of diversity of taste in life and when modifying one’s Subaru. I will be cheering 📣 for you. I also think 🤔 the Cobb Titanium suits your mod style I really do.
Haha it crossed my mind, but everyone has a tomei. It’s the “TH-camr wrx/sti” staple. I don’t think I could offer anymore input than everyone else has already. It’s very nice, but just not the look or sound I’m after.
@@Autofreakgarage thank you so much. I was reading on Facebook and they been saying it’s a must and I’m very new to sti. And I wanted to be on the safe side since I have been a Honda fan for the longest. Is there anyway you can make a video on to fill up the Cobb Coolant Tank? Like how know determine if it’s good enough and not too much being pour in without over fill? I hope I make sense. I’m Sorry if I asked so many questions.
Nothing wrong with that! Exhaust sounds are very, very subjective. I always say one persons quiet can be another persons loud. Since coming from one of the loudest setups you can get to this cobb, I felt I had a good opinion on the matter. Hoping to expand my knowledge and opinion even more with the AWE touring and anything else I may try.
My exhaust isn’t that loud and I can hear random rattles coming from the dash/driver door (2018 WRX 7k miles). If your Subaru doesn’t have a dash rattle consider yourself lucky lol
@@Autofreakgarage I've kinda gotten used to it but wish I could narrow it down and get rid of them which is hard to diagnose when it only happens while car is in motion
How would u think the Cobb ti exhaust will sound with a big turbo rotated setup? I have a tomei rn and it sounds so bad with rotated setup but then the Cobb ti exhaust seems to give off a “canny rasp” in the higher revs
@@andrewm8598 the exhaust on his car isn’t the Cobb ti exhaust. The varis hyper blue on his channel with the Cobb ti exhaust isn’t rotated either. Going big turbo rotated makes ur car x2 louder
@@Autofreakgarage hmmm I wonder if like a vibrant ti resonator in the midpipe can fix that 🤔 I just can’t seem to find the perfect combo on my rotated setup that’s not too loud but also sounds good
@@Autofreakgarage thanks for the response, I'm really trying to figure this out because I don't want to waste like 1k on an exhaust if it won't pass the inspection noise test. Any info would be very appreciated.
They are made of two different materials and stainless resonates differently than titanium. In that in mind, I expect the awe to be a tad louder than the Cobb. Of course, I will reporting my findings once I get some time on the awe.
When I went EL header I thought I didn’t like my cat back any more. After changing it twice I realized what I knew deep down from the beginning. The EL had to go. It’s what makes a Subaru.. a Subaru.
Clean and Simple are the best way for this classic car!
Keep it clean, keep it simple ! You are literally one of the best brother ! I Hope you find the right exhaust.
You can really tell how much happier the EJ is when you are driving around in this video seems so much more smooth and Rev happy. I am still going to hold onto my UEL with my life lol
You are absolutely right. The motor just revs so much free and smoother. Nothing right with saying UEL! It's a hard sound to get rid of. I am a fan of both setups.
Chris, I love the sound of the car both idle and in motion. That's exactly what I'm looking for and don't want to upset the neighbours :). Thank you for the amazing content. My magnetite grey 2021 STI will be arriving in October, 100%. It's the soonest it can arrive to Ottawa, Canada. Long wait, but I'll wait longer for the color I really want. I'll continue following your content during the wait and start ordering things now once I map out my plan/goals.
It'll be worth the wait! Thanks for the support and congrats on your new STI!
I just passed the break in period on my 21 MGM STI
@@landonjohnson9521 I got my STI early, Sept. 30th, and have 850 km on it. Ready for the 1st oil change soon. I noticed that 2nd gear in particular and the shift felt a little stiff and have to keep my hand down on it for a second. Until around 600 km ( 370 miles) everything feels butter smooth now. Congrats on the STI! A lot of fun.
@@Autofreakgarage im torn between hks legamax and cobb…. Help please, just got my sti 2 months ago. Hks and cobb both sound good and both not that loud. Also I noticed, do you guys ever get that clicking feel or sound when pressing clutch?
I’ve never experienced the hks, so I can’t comment on it. However, the Cobb is a great choice. Enjoyed my time with it.
Never experienced that noise before on mine.
Your reasons for liking the Cobb exhaust are very similar to mine for getting the Invidia Q300. I'm 49 and love to drive... but I also appreciate a wee bit of... comfort? I mean, sure - the STi isn't a luxury car by any stretch, but I didn't want to do anything that made it unenjoyable. In fact, I was *thinking* about trading the STi for an Outback Wilderness until I got the Q300. Just hearing the deep burble brings a smile to my face. No need to justify your choice to anyone but yourself. Nice vid!
Us old farts can appreciate the subtle gentleman options out there haha. Glad you kept the STI!
I have heard both exhaust and you are right the Cobb titanium exhaust looks and sounds incredible. The AWE touring exhaust sounds better in my opinion. It's the same exhaust that's on the subie speed wrx. A great video brother. Stay safe.
I like the way you explained everything, especially when you talked about the Tomei. Probably going with the titanium Cobb exhaust, thanks brother
I have the stainless version and im loving it. Not to loud and not to quiet aswell,it screams when you floor it but jusr cruising it’s quiet and won’t attract to much attention specially cops
I can't wait to hear the AWE on this setup!
I've been wanting to get the AWE, I'm glad you'll be checking it out.
Your setup sounds great btw.
Just discovered your channel today while looking through STI reviews. I’m going through school at the moment, but for the past year or so I’ve been absolutely obsessed with STI’s and the “car community” overall.
Your videos are so informational, true, helpful, and relaxed. If I ever plan on getting an STI/get one I’ll totally be watching every video of yours lol. Have a good one man.
Thanks for the support! Any questions along the way, let me know.
Sounds great! Can feel the rumble through the sub hooked up to my PC!
I like the gentleman sound my self ! Leave the load noise for the young bucks !! 😂
I am on the same quest as you! Had my fun w/ single exit and EWG on my FA wrx and now trying to look for a quad tip option, so torn between invidia r400, cobb stainless and awe touring. Looking forward to this exhaust series! Keep it up brotha!
Can’t go wrong with the r400. It’s loud when you want it to be but quiet when you need it so be.
@@kelvinbrito9302 you got it on a FA? and yeh its one of the exhaust i'm considering, only thing holding me back is the drone that seems to come up often within FB discussion groups.
I literally sent back the r400 this morning because of all the drone comments I saw online. Planning on the one of the Cobb exhausts.
I really appreciate that you're trying different exhausts. Super helpful. I plan to go EQL headers down the line just like you and Smeedia! I plan to get the ETS Extreme exhaust coupled with the resonated midpipe. Im hoping it sounds great 🤞
Glad to help anywhere I can!
I cant wait to hear about the awe. My first exhaust was the cobb stainless catback. I thought the same thing about my cobb exhaust. Now i have invidia r400s and love them . But thats me . Awe touring is the one i debated on . Love the car and thanks for the maintenance video you have taught me bunch. Im going for the spark plugs this weekend. Just finished your video💪👍
your car is something different man I love it
You either have the most understanding wife in the world or you have all these parts shipped to your neighbors house😂
Haha I get this a lot. She’s extremely understanding and has know me for a very long time. She know what she was getting into haha.
I love it. You spend the money so we don't have too.🤘
Man, I love this setup.
I have this exhaust and love it... made to well. Plus i think of it as a gentlemen's exhaust. nice tone deep and not too loud. i have kids so didnt want any drone and or another obnoxiously loud raspiness other brand exhaust.
Beautifully explained. Loud is not always better lol. And quick question what radar detector you running? Look forward tit he AWE comparisons
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Sounds great man. I'm heading to summit racing tomorrow to pick up the borla S Type. My personal favorite
The one I have on my 2018. Love it. Not to load when driving around. But when you drop the hammer it sounds awesome.
I'm glad you say ARE'anges (fruit). I'm from Delaware originally, and everyone makes fun of the way I say that here in Colorado haha. Again, I appreciate that great content and the suggestions on modifications for Subarus. Getting close for a purchase.
Really been enjoying these exhaust videos , I recently had picked up ets extreme w/ invidia catless dp and killer b elh and had the same issue too loud and too much drone just switched over to Cobb ss catback 0 drone a little too quiet but prefer over last set up. Looking forward to the awe
Hi, great video! I was looking into steering wheels, saw yours on this video. Would you consider doing a review on the alcantara steering wheel you have? Looks great! Your whole setup looks great! Thanks in advance.
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@@Autofreakgarage Got it! Thanks for the link! Definitely looks great!
Couple things as I’m also an exhaust nutbag. I have had 2 AWE catbacks with one being for a 435 years ago and it was just ok. Then I got one for the Supra last year and it came in dented in like 3 pieces and I actually just returned it as tte first exhaust had packing issues also. Another thing is it’s kind of ugly, the welds and the pipe and doesn’t look too good after some miles on it.
Lastly it’s funny seeing the R400 in so many comments. It’s like the most traded catback on Nasioc for being too loud and or extreme drone. I have no idea what I’m gonna get, maybe some JDM brand or OG like TurboXS.
I wouldn’t call it a gentleman’s exhaust, it’s a legal street exhaust, many others are just drawing more and more attention in a society with zero tolerance for our type of cars, for track many setups are great, but if we want to keep these cars around, have them on the street for longer, then we need to grow up a bit, I feel many esp in the youtube community are hurting our future with having cars like ours on the road at all..
Just my pov, don’t ruin it for everyone, use a cat, do it right if it’s a daily and a street car. easy.
Love the Cobb and KB header combo, myself. 🤙
Should try invidia N1 with catless. Sounds beautiful on mine. Not sure if you have emissions but brings some of the rumble back since you’re ELH
Not the route I want to go with this car. The high flow gesi cats flow nearly as well as catless these days. Not worth it to go catless on these cars unless you are going for massive power.
@@Autofreakgarage not for performance, for sound. I ran a catted DP for awhile because they’re relatively the same performance wise. I got a catless for shits and giggles and my god it sounds so good. Sounds like a turbo diesel down low.
Sounds so good!!
a quiet sti is a rare sti
I like the sound of the Cobb. I think it's perfect for my taste. I did hear it on the WRX and it sounds a bit different as it should. I was considering the R400 but I might look into this one. Curious how the SS would sound vs the Titanium. Appreciate the feedback. I like that growl when you get on it and left off. Sounds sweet.
I like it a lot too. Even more now than I did when I first installed in. Should be interesting to see what I think of the awe.
I can’t comment on the stainless version, but I would imagine it produces a bit deeper tone due to the material. I’ve heard some say they compare it to the OEM spt exhaust option.
@@Autofreakgarage I am interested to see what you think of the AWE too. It should have a deeper sound than the Cobb. After hearing one about a month ago, it was at the top of my list for an exhaust. Funny enough, Cobb wasn't until I heard it on your car. Lol. What I like about the Cobb exhaust is it has a sport tuned sound if that makes sense. It purrs and growls when you want it.
@@Autofreakgarage I've seen sound check videos on some of these setups and there's definitely a different result between the STI and the WRX. Why is that if their fairly similar builds?
Two different motors
@@brandonhedges719 WRX has a 2.0 and the STI is a 2.5. WRX has equal length header stock, STI has unequal stock. Other thing can effect the sound like DP / Jpipe, cats or no cats.
I would just drive a Civic Type R, given equal length headers.. more headaches (literally and aurally) trying to find a deeper exhaust
Id love to compare the q300 with this. I need the "gentleman exhaust"
The q300 is probably very close in overall decibels. I would imagine it being a bit deeper due to stainless and a bit larger mufflers.
Sound beautiful 😍
It’s great 👍 that you have the spare
cash 💰 to have an exhaust sound off or dual. It is nifty and fun 🤩 and kind of cool 😎.
Please do not take this the observation the wrong way but your pursuit of so called exhaust note perfection requires a lot more what can I say. Have you seen the engineering story on the 2010-2012 limited edition Lexus V10 LFA.
Alas, perfection for you is not perfection for me, perfection for me is not perfection for you. That however is the beauty of diversity of taste in life and when modifying one’s Subaru. I will be cheering 📣 for you. I also think 🤔 the Cobb Titanium suits your mod style I really do.
You should try the tomei just for the love of science 😆
Haha it crossed my mind, but everyone has a tomei. It’s the “TH-camr wrx/sti” staple. I don’t think I could offer anymore input than everyone else has already. It’s very nice, but just not the look or sound I’m after.
Sounds really good!! I still want you to put a tomei on it tho😂😂
Haha I’ve gotten so many requests to do it.
Have the invidia r400 cross your mind, it would be interesting to see your thoughts or your opinion on that exhaust.
Yes that was one I wanted to try, but we shall see what I think of the awe first.
Out of curiosity, since the upgrade, have you seen a difference in gas mileage with the bigger injectors? Or is it around the same?
A bit less just because I am on the throttle more. But, it's honestly around the same. Haven't noticed a big change.
@@Autofreakgarage nice good to know!! Thanks man!
Do you need to get the car tuned once the catback is installed? Love it a lot .
Changing just the catback does not require a tune.
@@Autofreakgarage thank you so much. I was reading on Facebook and they been saying it’s a must and I’m very new to sti. And I wanted to be on the safe side since I have been a Honda fan for the longest. Is there anyway you can make a video on to fill up the Cobb Coolant Tank? Like how know determine if it’s good enough and not too much being pour in without over fill? I hope I make sense. I’m Sorry if I asked so many questions.
Chris, what is them most reliable car battery for a WRX/STI ?
I haven’t explored battery options yet. Still on the stock one and haven’t had any issues.
Good luck on your quest. AWE touring was loud to me when new. After 750-1000 miles it definitely quieted down. (Stock headers, Cobb catted DP)
Nothing wrong with that! Exhaust sounds are very, very subjective. I always say one persons quiet can be another persons loud. Since coming from one of the loudest setups you can get to this cobb, I felt I had a good opinion on the matter. Hoping to expand my knowledge and opinion even more with the AWE touring and anything else I may try.
My exhaust isn’t that loud and I can hear random rattles coming from the dash/driver door (2018 WRX 7k miles). If your Subaru doesn’t have a dash rattle consider yourself lucky lol
I’m lucky haha. This car rattles less than my 70k M3.
@@Autofreakgarage I've kinda gotten used to it but wish I could narrow it down and get rid of them which is hard to diagnose when it only happens while car is in motion
I’d be interested in either one let me know
How would u think the Cobb ti exhaust will sound with a big turbo rotated setup? I have a tomei rn and it sounds so bad with rotated setup but then the Cobb ti exhaust seems to give off a “canny rasp” in the higher revs
My wrx channel has that video. Tomei was superrrr loud and raspy and the Cobb was quiet still
@@andrewm8598 the exhaust on his car isn’t the Cobb ti exhaust. The varis hyper blue on his channel with the Cobb ti exhaust isn’t rotated either. Going big turbo rotated makes ur car x2 louder
Flawless in here has a rotated setup and tried the Cobb ti and it droned a lot for him. So much he sold it.
@@Autofreakgarage hmmm I wonder if like a vibrant ti resonator in the midpipe can fix that 🤔 I just can’t seem to find the perfect combo on my rotated setup that’s not too loud but also sounds good
Subibros has the awe exhaust instock
Try the q300 heard its great
anyone know the decibel this thing gets to at 3/4 RPMs? want this but I don't want tog et fined, I live in MA
I would need a decibel reader to get that information for you. I’ll see what I can come up with.
@@Autofreakgarage thanks for the response, I'm really trying to figure this out because I don't want to waste like 1k on an exhaust if it won't pass the inspection noise test. Any info would be very appreciated.
What site did you purchase it from
Is the AWE exhaust supposed to be a louder exhaust than the Cobb?
They are made of two different materials and stainless resonates differently than titanium. In that in mind, I expect the awe to be a tad louder than the Cobb. Of course, I will reporting my findings once I get some time on the awe.
Awesome can't wait to hear the difference between the two!
Have you tried the invidia q300? How does it compare for drone on the highway?
The q300 is very quiet. Drone compared to what? It does drone a tad.
The q300 is very quiet. Drone compared to what? It does drone a tad.
@@Autofreakgarage drone compared to the cobb titanium?
Q300 definitely drones more than the Cobb ti.
@@Autofreakgarage Okay, I drive on the free way a lot and I hate drone, do you think the Cobb Ti is the way to go?
Have you considered the Greddy RS Race?!
I haven’t looked into that one yet
@@Autofreakgarage im gonna PM u on IG! Lol
Is this the 3” exhaust
I wanna go stage 3 but don’t want a loud exhaust
You can run a stock exhaust if you went to go up in power. You don’t need a catback to go stage 3.
Wich brand carbon do you have on your steering wheel controllers
Olm
what head unit do you have? just got a 2018 STI
Idoing. Link is in description for it.
When I went EL header I thought I didn’t like my cat back any more. After changing it twice I realized what I knew deep down from the beginning. The EL had to go. It’s what makes a Subaru.. a Subaru.
where did you find that rear window spoiler at?
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@@Autofreakgarage thank you so much will complete my rear!!
Agree
Hey Scoobs, I'm about to order an idoing HUnit does it have SiriusXm?
It does not support xm
I'd buy that from you
I have it up for sale currently so if you are interested. Message me on Instagram.
First! 😁