Im looking to get an ebay special for my 05 WRX, what would the better style to go with be?

The types with the armoured flexible connection in the middle or the types with the expansion sleeve joint.

getting it remapped soon and getting tight for cash so going down the ebay route for this

 

try get your hands on an newage sti one mate far better than anyone of them 2(heard people have problems with the flexi leaking after a while) . get them second hand for 30 quid ish .

 

Would a 1996 turbo up pipe fit a newage car and act as a decat ?

 

think they are the same just make sure its in good nick as its pretty old now

 

I bought one of those flexi up-pipes on e-bay, and whilst it looked great in the box it didn't line up properly, stud holes were wrong size,the gaskets supplied were rubbish and it blew after 50-60 miles which entailed a LOT of fannying about to get the bugger off again. I did manage to source a genuine plain up-pipe for a tenner from e-bay however and of course this fitted first time and is still running fine, lesson learnt!

 

see when u say a plain up pipe, do u mean like a oem one or one of the straight pipes without any type of joints, really need one but dont wanna spend a fortune

 

What about up pipes with double slip joints, anyone had any trouble/experience with these leaking ?

 

OEM pipe , ie stamped with the Subaru name, comes with little heat shield, no cat inside. Only a tenner from e-bay, just gotta keep looking. I know you can get plain ones for £ 140 but I ain't paying that much for 9" of bent steel pipe!!

 

Go to Harvey Smith and ask him for one of his.

harveysmith1@btinternet.com

 

Thanks for that but it is harveysmith1@btopenworld.com
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