Perrin Exhaust - Subaru Enthusiasts Car Club of the Sierras

renoguy20 · 2005-07-17, 09:47 PM

I just ordered a Perrin cat-back exhaust system for my 05 wrx, anticipating its arrival...

tysonK · 2005-07-17, 09:48 PM

nice exhaust!

Evo Mike · 2005-07-17, 11:16 PM

perrin = RFL hahaha

but great sound

MikeSTI · 2005-07-18, 07:09 AM

Congrats on the purchase!!!!

single tip or twin tip?

renoguy20 · 2005-07-18, 03:37 PM

Single Tip, I paid 655 including shipping, which was cheaper than the with-out shipping price from perrin, so i guess I did allright

MikeSTI · 2005-07-19, 07:50 AM

you will Love It!!!!

sonicsuby · 2005-07-19, 09:20 AM

Ah man your car is going to sound so nice. I miss my Perrin.

Joeyy · 2005-07-19, 01:30 PM

Are you going to put it on yourself ? What else have you done to your wagon ? Thaks for any info you can give.

LetItRev · 2005-07-19, 03:12 PM

Hey Joeyy,

So you really do post on this site. Good to see you on the boards.

P.S. We met on the 4th of July in front of the firehouse.

renoguy20 · 2005-07-19, 05:49 PM

Looks like The Perrin Exhaust will be delivered tomorrow and Yes I plan on installing it myself.
(I have air tools and most specialty tools and a garage)

So far all I have done it an AEM short ram intake (makes a nice sound, but i think it actually hurts performancs [all the hot air]), and put some 5ziegen
17x7 RS6 wheels with Kumho 215 45 17 ASX's, and two fosgate HE2 12's and a pioneer mp3 deck. I also replaced the factory headlight bulbs with sylvania silverstar bulbs. When I bought it the all the windows were tinted except the fronts, and the undercarriage was sprayed with sound deadening material. And of course no WRX is complete without a good radar detector (beltronics 935 express).

Maybe someday Ill try this:
http://www.tmz.com/wrx/build3.htm

My plans for the future are to replace the downpipe (one with a high-flow cat in the mid-pipe) and the uppipe (I have heard that the 05 models up-pipe don't have the guts in their cat so I might not replace that). I also wan't a cobb access port, and some whiteline front and rear sway bars. I also have 2 pairs of Boston 6 1/2 speakers that Im going to try and install. Then I will be happy... I also want a really agressive set of studded tires for my factory rims for the winter.

LetItRev · 2005-07-19, 09:29 PM

Wow...that's a lot of stuffs in the rear of your car. I used to build systems like that. My biggest and baddest featured 2, sometimes 4 18" subs! It was pretty cool watching the screws from the license plate rattle loose.

I too was considering a "Carputer." There's lots of fun stuff you can do with those. I lost interest when I saw I could carry 40 gigs of music on an IPOD or simply record MP3 Discs and play a large amount of music that way.

renoguy20 · 2005-07-21, 04:53 PM

I Just got the Perrin exhaust installed, WOW... It sounds great.
The only difficulties i ran into were that the bolts supplied would not fit through the catalytic converter flange, so I had to bore the flange holes out a little.

renoguy20 · 2005-07-21, 04:55 PM

Yeah, I have to get rid of those 12's and that huge box and get a really efficient 10" ,That box and two 12"s weigh a ton...

MikeSTI · 2005-07-22, 12:04 PM

congrats on the Install!

doubleurx · 2005-07-22, 08:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by renoguy20

Yeah, I have to get rid of those 12's and that huge box and get a really efficient 10" ,That box and two 12"s weigh a ton...

I don't know about that. I've heard the Perrin exhaust. You'll need the 12's to keep up.

renoguy20 · 2005-07-24, 11:55 AM

I agree, the Perrin exhaust is loud, but I like it! This is my first 5spd hearing the rpms really helps out. I did notice the my engine has more vacuum on decelleration and at idle (it used to be @ -.5 now its half between -.5 and -.1 ).
The 3in piping really helps the engine breath.

Joeyy · 2005-08-17, 04:29 PM

Any chance your going to the meet on Thursday? I'm on vacation and will be there and would love to hear your exhaust. Listening around to figure out what I'd like on mine. -Thx

dayofpain · 2005-08-17, 06:54 PM

your wiring scares me....

grats on your new catback!

M3n2c3 · 2005-08-17, 07:00 PM

I'm still trying to decide which exhaust to go with as well. I want something deep without being ricey, buzzy, or too loud. A friend of one of my employees has a Stromung dual-tip on his WRX - sounds nice, and they both recommend it.

dayofpain · 2005-08-17, 09:22 PM

ESPELIR.... its all of those things cept its a bit on loud side, but NOWHERE near turboxs rfl

Also Invidia sounds great, is just like above, cept looks a bit better IMHO and has less thump and is smoother.

nothing will sound ricey till you rock the equal length headers

MikeSTI · 2005-08-18, 08:29 AM

I will be there tonight with my Perrin if you want to listen

Joeyy · 2005-08-18, 09:51 AM

Sweet ! thx-

renoguy20 · 2005-08-21, 12:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dayofpain

your wiring scares me....

grats on your new catback!

Why does my wiring scare you?
I wired it right the first time in my first WRx (03 bugeye), but i yanked it out quickstyle when i traded it in and installed it just as quick... Besides everything is fused.

sperry · 2005-08-21, 12:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by renoguy20

Why does my wiring scare you?
I wired it right the first time in my first WRx (03 bugeye), but i yanked it out quickstyle when i traded it in and installed it just as quick... Besides everything is fused.

Psst! Phil's a professional installer... and a perfectionist. He'd probably find something wrong with your wiring even if it was 10/10.

2005-07-17, 09:47 PM	#1
renoguy20 EJ18 Join Date: May 2005 Location: Reno Posts: 75 Car: 2005, Subaru Impreza WRX Wagon	Perrin Exhaust I just ordered a Perrin cat-back exhaust system for my 05 wrx, anticipating its arrival...

2005-07-17, 09:48 PM	#2
tysonK warehouse SECCS Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: SoCal... Posts: 6,253 Car: 04 Evo 99 Cadillac Class: street de le mod	nice exhaust! __________________ Anjali? Anjali?

2005-07-17, 11:16 PM	#3
Evo Mike EJ251 Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 513	perrin = RFL hahaha but great sound __________________ I Can't Believe My Friends.... Drive WRX's....

2005-07-18, 07:09 AM	#4
MikeSTI EJ205 Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 2,354 Car: 2004 STi Class: TSM I can't complain	Congrats on the purchase!!!! single tip or twin tip? __________________ Cobb Stage 2

2005-07-18, 03:37 PM	#5
renoguy20 EJ18 Join Date: May 2005 Location: Reno Posts: 75 Car: 2005, Subaru Impreza WRX Wagon	Perrin Single Tip, I paid 655 including shipping, which was cheaper than the with-out shipping price from perrin, so i guess I did allright

2005-07-19, 07:50 AM	#6
MikeSTI EJ205 Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 2,354 Car: 2004 STi Class: TSM I can't complain	you will Love It!!!! __________________ Cobb Stage 2

2005-07-19, 09:20 AM	#7
sonicsuby Wagon Ho #2 Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 657	Ah man your car is going to sound so nice. I miss my Perrin.

2005-07-19, 01:30 PM	#8
Joeyy i can has kart? Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: CA Posts: 1,228	Are you going to put it on yourself ? What else have you done to your wagon ? Thaks for any info you can give.

2005-07-19, 03:12 PM	#9
LetItRev R.I.P. Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Reno, Nevada Posts: 501 Car: 2004 WRX	Hey Joeyy, So you really do post on this site. Good to see you on the boards. P.S. We met on the 4th of July in front of the firehouse.

2005-07-19, 05:49 PM	#10
renoguy20 EJ18 Join Date: May 2005 Location: Reno Posts: 75 Car: 2005, Subaru Impreza WRX Wagon	Wagon Mods Looks like The Perrin Exhaust will be delivered tomorrow and Yes I plan on installing it myself. (I have air tools and most specialty tools and a garage) So far all I have done it an AEM short ram intake (makes a nice sound, but i think it actually hurts performancs [all the hot air]), and put some 5ziegen 17x7 RS6 wheels with Kumho 215 45 17 ASX's, and two fosgate HE2 12's and a pioneer mp3 deck. I also replaced the factory headlight bulbs with sylvania silverstar bulbs. When I bought it the all the windows were tinted except the fronts, and the undercarriage was sprayed with sound deadening material. And of course no WRX is complete without a good radar detector (beltronics 935 express). Maybe someday Ill try this: http://www.tmz.com/wrx/build3.htm My plans for the future are to replace the downpipe (one with a high-flow cat in the mid-pipe) and the uppipe (I have heard that the 05 models up-pipe don't have the guts in their cat so I might not replace that). I also wan't a cobb access port, and some whiteline front and rear sway bars. I also have 2 pairs of Boston 6 1/2 speakers that Im going to try and install. Then I will be happy... I also want a really agressive set of studded tires for my factory rims for the winter. Attached Images Last edited by renoguy20; 2005-07-19 at 06:29 PM.

2005-07-19, 09:29 PM	#11
LetItRev R.I.P. Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Reno, Nevada Posts: 501 Car: 2004 WRX	Wow...that's a lot of stuffs in the rear of your car. I used to build systems like that. My biggest and baddest featured 2, sometimes 4 18" subs! It was pretty cool watching the screws from the license plate rattle loose. I too was considering a "Carputer." There's lots of fun stuff you can do with those. I lost interest when I saw I could carry 40 gigs of music on an IPOD or simply record MP3 Discs and play a large amount of music that way.

2005-07-21, 04:53 PM	#12
renoguy20 EJ18 Join Date: May 2005 Location: Reno Posts: 75 Car: 2005, Subaru Impreza WRX Wagon	THE PERRIN IS INSTALLED I Just got the Perrin exhaust installed, WOW... It sounds great. The only difficulties i ran into were that the bolts supplied would not fit through the catalytic converter flange, so I had to bore the flange holes out a little.

2005-07-21, 04:55 PM	#13
renoguy20 EJ18 Join Date: May 2005 Location: Reno Posts: 75 Car: 2005, Subaru Impreza WRX Wagon	Sound in the wagon Yeah, I have to get rid of those 12's and that huge box and get a really efficient 10" ,That box and two 12"s weigh a ton...

2005-07-22, 12:04 PM	#14
MikeSTI EJ205 Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 2,354 Car: 2004 STi Class: TSM I can't complain	congrats on the Install! __________________ Cobb Stage 2

2005-07-24, 11:55 AM	#16
renoguy20 EJ18 Join Date: May 2005 Location: Reno Posts: 75 Car: 2005, Subaru Impreza WRX Wagon	The sound I agree, the Perrin exhaust is loud, but I like it! This is my first 5spd hearing the rpms really helps out. I did notice the my engine has more vacuum on decelleration and at idle (it used to be @ -.5 now its half between -.5 and -.1 ). The 3in piping really helps the engine breath.

2005-08-17, 04:29 PM	#17
Joeyy i can has kart? Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: CA Posts: 1,228	Any chance your going to the meet on Thursday? I'm on vacation and will be there and would love to hear your exhaust. Listening around to figure out what I'd like on mine. -Thx

2005-08-17, 06:54 PM	#18
dayofpain R.I.P. Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: reno, nv Posts: 599 Car: 09 335xi silva	your wiring scares me.... grats on your new catback! __________________ DayOfPain "In order for me to get busy at maximum efficiency, i need a girl with a big 400 ton booty."

2005-08-17, 07:00 PM	#19
M3n2c3 EJ205 Real Name: Jeremiah Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Dayton, NV Posts: 1,888 Car: 2005 Impreza 2.5RS, 2000 Forester L Class: RNP sometimes (see motto) "Kids are ruining autocross."	I'm still trying to decide which exhaust to go with as well. I want something deep without being ricey, buzzy, or too loud. A friend of one of my employees has a Stromung dual-tip on his WRX - sounds nice, and they both recommend it. __________________ Small red text that looks curious at first glance but is ultimately inconsequential

2005-08-17, 09:22 PM	#20
dayofpain R.I.P. Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: reno, nv Posts: 599 Car: 09 335xi silva	ESPELIR.... its all of those things cept its a bit on loud side, but NOWHERE near turboxs rfl Also Invidia sounds great, is just like above, cept looks a bit better IMHO and has less thump and is smoother. nothing will sound ricey till you rock the equal length headers __________________ DayOfPain "In order for me to get busy at maximum efficiency, i need a girl with a big 400 ton booty."

2005-08-18, 08:29 AM	#21
MikeSTI EJ205 Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 2,354 Car: 2004 STi Class: TSM I can't complain	I will be there tonight with my Perrin if you want to listen __________________ Cobb Stage 2

2005-08-18, 09:51 AM	#22
Joeyy i can has kart? Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: CA Posts: 1,228	Sweet ! thx-

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