I'm with ya Tanner! I bought a creeper about 10+ years ago and it just sits in my garage collecting dust. When you work on rusty cars in the midwest, almost every nut and bolt is a struggle. Try putting all of your force into rusty fasteners and not push yourself all over the place on the creeper thus losing your effectiveness. Put your feet down as much as you want, you're still rolling all over the place. I'm with the other guy.. Cardboard is the best. That, or lift 😅
I love those wheels. They really help tie in the curves and notches of the '23 WRX. *PS* I spray PB Blaster on a whole day before removing exhaust stuff. And since I've done that... not a single broken bolt that still had recognizable threads. Upon re-installation I like to use a mix of super high temp grease and anti-seize. Snug em up good, fire up the car and warm it up, and than re-check each fastener that is under heat stress areas.
@@Smeedia Rotary engine make more than enough heat to seize up various exhaust bolts/studs. As well as my years of working on american V8s (the horror stories of header and X/H pipe bolts is endless) and the midwest with it's salt an corrosion, you may have to PB blast once a day for a week to make sure it's creeped as far as it can go, but it works. This has been my SOP for exhaust for at least 15 years now. Night before, spray it on, just before working on it, give another quick spray, should pop loose.
I don't think i saw your last J-pipe install vid that you did for VA chassis' WRX, but seeing so much smoke, removed parts, and the possibilty of having to spend about $50 just for studs makes me wildly appreciate the previous owner of my '17 WRX for installing it before me...
My fa20 with 100k was a piece of cake. I used a torch and pb blaster and mine wasnt bad at all. I also made sure i used a 6 point socket on my ratchet. And also replace those stock studs and nuts with the grimmspeed ones.
The secret is to loosen the bolts is when the engine very hot. So use heat gloves. Olmost every exhaust bolts strips on all cars when the engine is cold.😊
Completely get how you feel. In the process of replacing my oil pan on my 04 wrx. I went to loosen the engine mount bolt to be able to jack up the engine to get the 4 bolts in the back of the oil pan. And I rounded the passenger side engine mount nut, so I completely get the frustration LOL
I'm def gonna get this professionally installed on mine. I don't have auto jacks nor trust myself to not break something spectacularly. Should sound amazing with the UEL headers and MBRP catback though.
@Smeedia it's exactly how I want to keep mine too. Nothing too over the top. Just want to keep it simple but tastefully so. It has grown on me over the year that I've had mine too
I have a 2018 fa20 and I just recently swapped my catless for my catted one and one of the grimspeed titanium studs did exactly what yours did. Had to drill the stud out and completely rethread the turbo. I think the culprit to this is no flex pipe from the turbo to the hard mount exhaust hanger. Vibrations and scraping the ground I think just wrecks the threads in some cases.
I can confirm that on my fiancés 2016 wrx the gesi does indeed throw a P0420. I don’t have one, but when I worked at a performance shop we put O2 extenders to offset the gas reading when putting a high flow cat on a car
@@Smeedia that might be what it’s called but basically some of them just push the o2 sensor further from the actual exhaust flow, and some of them also have a little “filter” or baffle type of deal. Or some of them like the one I had on my old civic was a 21 mm socket with an o2 bung welded to it 😂
I just got into my first car crash ever this past weekend (not at fault) and considering my car is completely discontinued, (2019 Elantra GT) and my frame is bent I will find out later this week if it is totaled. I have been looking into a WRX for some time now and this truly convinced me that this will be my next car if it is totalled or when I eventually run this car into the ground from daily use if its not.
I'm sorry to here but glad that your alright! Hopefully insurance dosent take too long for ya. If they do total it out, the new WRXs are fantastic options for a fun daily 🔥
@@Smeedia I honestly did not expect a write back! Thank you for showing your concern aswell no one was injured and I think it would be very nice since I also live in New England at the moment.
No funny bro you really swayed my decision into getting this car and i couldnt be happier with it cant wait to actually start modifying it the right way deff taking all the notes i can on your build haha sick car
I can't remember who make it & I think I got mine off a Cornwell Truck but someone makes a die kit in both SAE & Metric that has a hinged die that you can spread apart and install at the base of the stud where the good threads are, use the removal tool it comes with which is much like the tool for a die amd back the tool off from good threads to the damaged threads. It does a really nice job at cleaning the threads and you don't need to worry about cross threading.. Look into it, its not a tool truck brand and I'm sure u can find elsewhere..
😂lol FA's stk turbo bolts strip easy. I remember my cobb J pipe took 4 days (waiting for new gasket) and hunting the right bolt took a suprising effort. Great video Tanner you brought back memories 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
My problem with the VA in my little bit of dabbling, is the plastic pop in screws they use for the under panel splash guards… they strip NON STOP and break. I just had to go buy some so I can keep the trim on the car lol
Hey man I also have the AWE touring on my 22 vb. Does yours leak water at the slip fit connections from condensation and sut as well? Mine has left a black stain over a few months from warming it up at one slip fit but the others are clear water drops. Also on a cold start I can feel air from the slip fit closest to the intermediate pipe. I’ve tightened them down now twice and being tight enough isn’t that issue and I’ve rotated them 45 degrees like awe said and yet still a slight leak.
My bottom stud was cross threaded in the turbo and nut was stuck luckily i was as to get pliers on the stud to hold backup and get the nut off. I had to stack a few washers when i put a new nut back on not ideal but it'll work fine just ugly lol. I also cut the top bracket piece in half because i couldn't get it off it's still supporting just two pieces now
I enjoy this content. Looking forward to seeing your cars on Josh's new dyno. Would be really cool to see you do some rollers with Devin if you ever get the chance. Like next to the type r
Tanner, its cool watching you make the 2022 plus WRX look and feel a lot better. It gives me some hope that once I am ready to return to the Subaru platform, I have some options. I don't regret getting rid of the 21 STI for the Hellcat but once I move up to WA, I will need AWD again. I have been thinking about an older STI, 04-05. I know you know those all too well or for a little more, I can get the new WRX. Options are good. Anyway, I can't wait to see what else you do with it.
How are you enjoying the hellcat? 🔥 If you're okay with having to repair an older one, I'd say get the GD. But at this point, they ALL need some serious love now 😩
@@Smeedia I am enjoying it. Hard to get any traction. The adjustable suspension is cool. I can go from medium stiffness to hard as fu&k and way too bouncy for anything other than a track. lol. Its way different than the STI. I do miss the handling and traction the WRX's and STI's have. Overall the Hellcat has way too much power but its a comfortable boat. :) Thanks for the info. When it comes time, and I am in WA, I will look into the GD.
Another great video ! You had me laughing at all the evil things that go wrong with the removal process of the OEM pipe .. scallywag , I want names, etc .. 😂
Damn you’re entertaining. And I’m in love with your STI. Not sure it’s worth a DP for my vb after all that work lol. What type of gains did you get with a tune?
If those are Gen 1 GESI Ecof cats they aren’t efficient enough. You’ll need the Gen 2 HO Ecof cats if you want no lights. I’ve recently bought some Ecof cats for my supercharged pipe, from what I can tell they flow a lot more and I don’t get the cat inefficiency codes like I got decatted. Plus I don’t have to worry about overheating and blowing out the stock cats.
@@Smeedia According to ETS's website, it uses GEN2 UHO cats. AFAIK, the GEN2 cats (400 CPSI) are EPA compliant for 2017 and newer, while the GEN1 cats (300 CPSI) are EPA compliant for 2016 and earlier.
For the “it’s not ‘crazy’ loud” comment… we need a segment where you poll your neighbours at the end of each video. Thumbs up if it’s not too loud, chasing you with a broom if it is 😂
I have a Cobb GESI cat on my ‘07, and it has never thrown a code. Granted, I heard someone say my tuner still can circumvent codes, but I’ve had no issues
Just bought a 2023 WRX. I really like the car but would be thrilled with about 320 HP. It’s putting out 12.7 pounds of boost. I wonder how much HP 16 pounds of boost would add?
Tanner with your knowledge and experience from your fans...whats the best j pipe for the FA to get rid of the CAT CEL? Or do people use defowlwers to help them? Im on my 2nd jpipe from MAPerformance and i still get it. The guy swore it would get rid of the light, and it didn't? Any advice homie?
Sweeeeeeeet. Maybe you can point me somewhere to find a good catback exhaust for my wifes 19 ascent that wont break the bank and possibly be able to persuade her to let me do it, granted it wont be the same as my tomie on my 07 wrx but it needs some life
Is it normal to have a bit more steam/vapor coming out of your exhaust when you go high flow catted downpipe/j-pipe on these cars? My 2015 STI likes to puff a little when its cold and im sitting in traffic for a bit. 0 coolant drop at all.
Cutting the bracket causes it to be non-functional by allowing the bracket to rotate if the turbo sags. There’s a reason Subaru designed the bracket that way, and it’s really not that hard to reinstall it.
@@Smeedia it was due for an oil change , valve covers started leaking a bit , I noticed it but didn’t take take of it right away or didn’t think to add more oil, I got a little too comfortable and let it slip over my head , engine was healthy prior to this
I live in the city and couldn’t stand driving a manual and can’t afford two cars at once so I traded my ‘11 wrx for a ‘21 GTI DSG. I love this car so much, but miss the WRX 😢
Hm... I dropped the headers, turbo and Jpipe all at once. So .... Easy on the fa20/FA24 vs just Jpipe. I honestly think that's how Subaru installs it. I also did new headers and cleaned my oil pickup tube though, let me tell you there was RTV like all the other videos.
I feel like I should probably drop mine 😅 I didn't want to lose coolant or oil. If I end up dropping the manifold, I feel like it would be the best time to swap headers.
@@Smeedia looks like you live in where I live I have some parts coming and I don’t know who to go to for installs. I live in puyallup. I would install my self but I don’t have time. If you could point me in the right direction that would be great.
not gonna lie i sold my 18 wrx last year and got PAID and now im thinking about getting a VB and damn do they make power a lot easier than the VA's. im still not digging the interior but these cars tend to grow on us don't they?
Please get a creeper Tanner, my back hurts watching you
I have one but I absolutely hate using them 😅
I found if you adjust the headrest on them to elevate the neck and head that’s the key.
Cardboard is the best
I'm with ya Tanner! I bought a creeper about 10+ years ago and it just sits in my garage collecting dust. When you work on rusty cars in the midwest, almost every nut and bolt is a struggle. Try putting all of your force into rusty fasteners and not push yourself all over the place on the creeper thus losing your effectiveness. Put your feet down as much as you want, you're still rolling all over the place. I'm with the other guy.. Cardboard is the best. That, or lift 😅
i find that an infant crib mattress works great and is comfy :)
I love those wheels. They really help tie in the curves and notches of the '23 WRX.
*PS* I spray PB Blaster on a whole day before removing exhaust stuff. And since I've done that... not a single broken bolt that still had recognizable threads. Upon re-installation I like to use a mix of super high temp grease and anti-seize. Snug em up good, fire up the car and warm it up, and than re-check each fastener that is under heat stress areas.
That's not a bad idea, I ONLY ever have this problem on FA engines for some reason. Assuming that they get significantly hotter 😅
@@Smeedia Rotary engine make more than enough heat to seize up various exhaust bolts/studs. As well as my years of working on american V8s (the horror stories of header and X/H pipe bolts is endless) and the midwest with it's salt an corrosion, you may have to PB blast once a day for a week to make sure it's creeped as far as it can go, but it works. This has been my SOP for exhaust for at least 15 years now. Night before, spray it on, just before working on it, give another quick spray, should pop loose.
I agree, spraying warm bolts with PB Blaster or your lubricant of choice really helps.
what wheels are in the VB? asking for a friend
So happy to see VB's hitting 350 wheel on 93 with stock downpipe. No turbo studs for me this time.😅
Tbh it's impressive af the numbers they be making 🔥
I don't think i saw your last J-pipe install vid that you did for VA chassis' WRX, but seeing so much smoke, removed parts, and the possibilty of having to spend about $50 just for studs makes me wildly appreciate the previous owner of my '17 WRX for installing it before me...
If they swapped studs before you that's definitely a win 🙌
I just want to point out that your audio is spot on the -14 LUFS. 100% w/ content loudness at 0.0dB. Well done, sir ;-)
Eyyy, thank you 🫡 trying to get better with audio control 🙏
Your 23 WRX looks sick! Of course it grew on you. It looks so much better than a stock one. Having said that, EJ 4 LYFE!!🙃
I will alqays prefer my EJs 🔥
My fa20 with 100k was a piece of cake. I used a torch and pb blaster and mine wasnt bad at all. I also made sure i used a 6 point socket on my ratchet. And also replace those stock studs and nuts with the grimmspeed ones.
I decided to full send with a half inch impact, we see how well that worked 😂
Trying so hard to hold off on this upgrade, killin me 😅 w video!!!
Always appreciated my man's 🫡🙌
*scrolling youtube 20 mins ago* "huh I wonder where Tanner is?"
*coming back*
"Yay, he's not dead from the hour long engine build!"
Juggling shooting 2 videos right now to play catch up 😅🫡
The secret is to loosen the bolts is when the engine very hot. So use heat gloves. Olmost every exhaust bolts strips on all cars when the engine is cold.😊
They were warm but not hot, I'll tey torching thrm next time 😅
Completely get how you feel. In the process of replacing my oil pan on my 04 wrx. I went to loosen the engine mount bolt to be able to jack up the engine to get the 4 bolts in the back of the oil pan. And I rounded the passenger side engine mount nut, so I completely get the frustration LOL
Ooooooof, on thr bright side its a bit easier to access to get an extractor Socket on 😅
I'm def gonna get this professionally installed on mine. I don't have auto jacks nor trust myself to not break something spectacularly. Should sound amazing with the UEL headers and MBRP catback though.
if you're having issues with the post cat o2 sensor. get a defouler/ o2 spacer to reduce the amount of gas going to your cat sensor. should fix it.
Going to try that if the code pops up 🫡🤝 so far so good
I can't wait to start doing these to my 22 wrx. Love what you've done to yours
Trying to keep is somewhat simple and clean, the VBs have definitely grown on me 👌🔥
@Smeedia it's exactly how I want to keep mine too. Nothing too over the top. Just want to keep it simple but tastefully so. It has grown on me over the year that I've had mine too
Sounds great! Hope it doesn't drone your ears off. Love to see how badass your VB has become!
So far it's not bad at all 🙌
New video. Hell yeah. After the new exhaust, she purrs 😊
🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌
The Miami Bluebaru is looking God mannnnnn.😊
Dude I love it 🙌🙌🙌🙌
I have a 2018 fa20 and I just recently swapped my catless for my catted one and one of the grimspeed titanium studs did exactly what yours did. Had to drill the stud out and completely rethread the turbo. I think the culprit to this is no flex pipe from the turbo to the hard mount exhaust hanger. Vibrations and scraping the ground I think just wrecks the threads in some cases.
Ohhhh that definitely could be a factor, I've always figured the turbos get WAY hotter on the FAs so it just screws everything
I can confirm that on my fiancés 2016 wrx the gesi does indeed throw a P0420. I don’t have one, but when I worked at a performance shop we put O2 extenders to offset the gas reading when putting a high flow cat on a car
Like an O2 Fowler?
@@Smeedia that might be what it’s called but basically some of them just push the o2 sensor further from the actual exhaust flow, and some of them also have a little “filter” or baffle type of deal. Or some of them like the one I had on my old civic was a 21 mm socket with an o2 bung welded to it 😂
Those GESI cats are the Gen 1 cats which are not the best. You can call and have sales communicate what core they are using.
@@jivanroberts3500I believe the term you’re looking for is a defouler right?
@@ValkenDnB probably lmao. There’s 1000 named for everything when it comes to shop talk
I just got into my first car crash ever this past weekend (not at fault) and considering my car is completely discontinued, (2019 Elantra GT) and my frame is bent I will find out later this week if it is totaled. I have been looking into a WRX for some time now and this truly convinced me that this will be my next car if it is totalled or when I eventually run this car into the ground from daily use if its not.
I'm sorry to here but glad that your alright! Hopefully insurance dosent take too long for ya. If they do total it out, the new WRXs are fantastic options for a fun daily 🔥
@@Smeedia I honestly did not expect a write back! Thank you for showing your concern aswell no one was injured and I think it would be very nice since I also live in New England at the moment.
No funny bro you really swayed my decision into getting this car and i couldnt be happier with it cant wait to actually start modifying it the right way deff taking all the notes i can on your build haha sick car
My guy tanner is done with cars he building planes now 🛩🛩🛩
How hard could a plane be to make 👀👀👀
This install doesn't seem like it's for the fient of heart.. Nice work as always!
It's alqays a toss up. Either going to come off easy. Or be a total PIA 🤣
I can't remember who make it & I think I got mine off a Cornwell Truck but someone makes a die kit in both SAE & Metric that has a hinged die that you can spread apart and install at the base of the stud where the good threads are, use the removal tool it comes with which is much like the tool for a die amd back the tool off from good threads to the damaged threads. It does a really nice job at cleaning the threads and you don't need to worry about cross threading.. Look into it, its not a tool truck brand and I'm sure u can find elsewhere..
If I can find that I am 100% picking it up, quality tap and dye kits are worth it to have around 🙌
😂lol FA's stk turbo bolts strip easy. I remember my cobb J pipe took 4 days (waiting for new gasket) and hunting the right bolt took a suprising effort. Great video Tanner you brought back memories 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
Dude, the J pipe installs are ALWAYS a battle 😅
My problem with the VA in my little bit of dabbling, is the plastic pop in screws they use for the under panel splash guards… they strip NON STOP and break. I just had to go buy some so I can keep the trim on the car lol
Tbh all subaru undertrays are the same way 😅
Engineer < Smeedia every time
🫡🫡🫡🫡
It’s crazy that I’ve been watching you for over two years now ! Can’t wait for you to come to Utah and meet you!
Hey man I also have the AWE touring on my 22 vb. Does yours leak water at the slip fit connections from condensation and sut as well? Mine has left a black stain over a few months from warming it up at one slip fit but the others are clear water drops. Also on a cold start I can feel air from the slip fit closest to the intermediate pipe. I’ve tightened them down now twice and being tight enough isn’t that issue and I’ve rotated them 45 degrees like awe said and yet still a slight leak.
My bottom stud was cross threaded in the turbo and nut was stuck luckily i was as to get pliers on the stud to hold backup and get the nut off. I had to stack a few washers when i put a new nut back on not ideal but it'll work fine just ugly lol. I also cut the top bracket piece in half because i couldn't get it off it's still supporting just two pieces now
Can’t wait to see what you do on the FA24 platform bro!
I enjoy this content. Looking forward to seeing your cars on Josh's new dyno. Would be really cool to see you do some rollers with Devin if you ever get the chance. Like next to the type r
Totally down if he is 🙌 it's going to end up being back to back to back dyno videos with the STI, WRX, and RX7 😅
@Smeedia I can't wait, bro! You've been killing it lately.
Tanner, its cool watching you make the 2022 plus WRX look and feel a lot better. It gives me some hope that once I am ready to return to the Subaru platform, I have some options. I don't regret getting rid of the 21 STI for the Hellcat but once I move up to WA, I will need AWD again. I have been thinking about an older STI, 04-05. I know you know those all too well or for a little more, I can get the new WRX. Options are good. Anyway, I can't wait to see what else you do with it.
How are you enjoying the hellcat? 🔥
If you're okay with having to repair an older one, I'd say get the GD. But at this point, they ALL need some serious love now 😩
@@Smeedia I am enjoying it. Hard to get any traction. The adjustable suspension is cool. I can go from medium stiffness to hard as fu&k and way too bouncy for anything other than a track. lol. Its way different than the STI. I do miss the handling and traction the WRX's and STI's have. Overall the Hellcat has way too much power but its a comfortable boat. :) Thanks for the info. When it comes time, and I am in WA, I will look into the GD.
Just saying some ez30 would make my day
One day that dream will come true Ben lol
Side note...never forgoten I hope matt is doing okay
He's doing better, I wish he was around more but my man be working 24/7 now
SKEET SKEET BANG BANG!!!!
MOTHA FUCKA GANG GANGGGGGG
Another great video ! You had me laughing at all the evil things that go wrong with the removal process of the OEM pipe .. scallywag , I want names, etc .. 😂
Next time try heating the exhaust nuts up with a torch. Usually makes it a lot easier to get off.
I debated it, but the upper 2 are close to that water line I did not want to risk it. The torch at the house can be a little.... spicey sometimes 😅
Damn you’re entertaining. And I’m in love with your STI.
Not sure it’s worth a DP for my vb after all that work lol.
What type of gains did you get with a tune?
It sounds like the love child of an evo and a equal length header ej haha
Lmao I cannot unhear it now 😂
This video makes me want to pay someone to do mine. I'm far from this point with my 22 VB, but I already don't want to do it lol.
That bracket was probably one piece for assembly and manufacturing purposes.
Truth 😫
If those are Gen 1 GESI Ecof cats they aren’t efficient enough. You’ll need the Gen 2 HO Ecof cats if you want no lights. I’ve recently bought some Ecof cats for my supercharged pipe, from what I can tell they flow a lot more and I don’t get the cat inefficiency codes like I got decatted. Plus I don’t have to worry about overheating and blowing out the stock cats.
I'd have to email ETS to find out. Tbh I'm not sure what GESI they use 👀
@@Smeedia According to ETS's website, it uses GEN2 UHO cats. AFAIK, the GEN2 cats (400 CPSI) are EPA compliant for 2017 and newer, while the GEN1 cats (300 CPSI) are EPA compliant for 2016 and earlier.
For the “it’s not ‘crazy’ loud” comment… we need a segment where you poll your neighbours at the end of each video. Thumbs up if it’s not too loud, chasing you with a broom if it is 😂
Looking forward to seeing you sti trans swap it
Already got one lined up for it 🙌🙌🙌
Beautiful wrx.
THE COLD START REVS
What spoiler is that on ur 23 wrx? Thanks! Great vids !
Went to pull the back half of the j-pipe off mine and the stud broke... 🤦♂️ I feel the pain you were talking about
I haven’t had that issue yet with the turbo studs. Two down pipes over 40k
You sir are a lucky duck
Gotta use the trifecta. Heat then hammer taps then PB blaster. Easy day.
How are you doing these mods without tuning
Completely staying out of boost, I have. Base tune but I stay 100% out of boost
I have a Cobb GESI cat on my ‘07, and it has never thrown a code.
Granted, I heard someone say my tuner still can circumvent codes, but I’ve had no issues
EJs are much more tolerant from what I've seen for the P0420 stuff than the FAs are 👀
neat.@@Smeedia
I didn't touch my jpipe for this exact reason. Those bolts are super frustrating! I'm okay with 350whp in an fa20
I do not blame you at all 😅 FA20s are worse, they got 4 bolts 😅
What mods you have for 350?
🔥 for yo Wire!!🔥🔥👌🏾
My local subie pro shop bailed me out on this one, lol stripped and broke the studs 😂
🙌🏽🥳🥳😮💨😮💨!! Ty ty for the great vida
If they ever do a good redesign on the rear bumper, i might look into the VB chassis.
I'm hoping they will at some point 😅
This along with the tail lights. Otherwise this is coming together nicely. ...those tail lights, why Subaru, WHY??!!!!
Just bought a 2023 WRX. I really like the car but would be thrilled with about 320 HP. It’s putting out 12.7 pounds of boost. I wonder how much HP 16 pounds of boost would add?
Good video. Do you think those shitty OEM headers are sufficient enough for that aftermarket JPipe??
Tannnnnerrrr can you make a how to make X amount of horsepower video for GD chassis?
Going to be same same for thr STI video I already made 👀
I imagine your neighbors are cool because you will make a lot of noise. 😂
They're all pretty chill 😅
Mine are too. Cold starts are fun early in the morning. 😂
Love the content on this VB. Just wondering how much would it cost to get 380-400hp out of this car?
ETS intake, COBB AP, and a protune on e30 will give you 400hp/410tq
@@joshstane5926 what about all that on 93?
@jameskocks4734 supposedly 360/400. I've seen that once, thebother times I've seen dyno sheets have shown 350-360/360
Hey tanner, any future plans to put UEL headers on the 22 wrx?
Defouler for the O2
Ordered 🤝
Sick, love the content. Keep inspiring all of us!
What are your thoughts about swapping a Cobb SF with the GrimmSpeed intake without tuning ?
Personally I'm not a huge fan of the grimmspeed 👀 if your swapping I would suggest a returned though
FA24 is da Fewcha
FEWWWWCHA
Tanner with your knowledge and experience from your fans...whats the best j pipe for the FA to get rid of the CAT CEL? Or do people use defowlwers to help them? Im on my 2nd jpipe from MAPerformance and i still get it. The guy swore it would get rid of the light, and it didn't? Any advice homie?
Defowler, every single J pipe will pretty much throw the code
@@Smeedia thanks for the info man
Have rev4 map jpipe on my 19 and never thrown a code. Either I’m lucky or you’re not
I have the map j-pipe code comes and goes I herd the ets is the best chance at keeping the code away but even that is a long shot
Have you thought about making a black heater for the sti??
Sweeeeeeeet. Maybe you can point me somewhere to find a good catback exhaust for my wifes 19 ascent that wont break the bank and possibly be able to persuade her to let me do it, granted it wont be the same as my tomie on my 07 wrx but it needs some life
Whats the budget we are working with here 👀
Dude. I know we’re Subaruing.. but as a fellow beardsman… yer beards lookin good bro, Keep it shaped🤙🏼
Eyyyy, thank you 🙌 thing can get a big rowdy sometimes 😅 been looking for a new beard wax to try. The wax I use now is WAY too greasey
Will having a brz/gr86 manifold clear up for space in ur bay? Since the manifold will go directly straight to the intercooler?
Technically speaking yes, but I don't think we need to clear up much space at the moment 😅
what wheels do you have? I really like them.
Work emotion D9Rs 🫡
@@Smeediathank you kind sir.
Subaru: Spends millions developing exhaust that passes emissions.
Car people: Nuh uh
😂 it technically passes local emmisions laws lol
Tanner! Curious...Would ya ever delve into like an off roadie subie??
Coming up next year 👀 have an overland build coming
Yesssss 😍😍😍
I've been wanting to either get a vb or some off roadie type. I caaaaaaant wait!!!
It’s weird that the fa24 with downpipe has barely audible turbo noises unlike the fa20, you put a downpipe and turbo is loud.
Had an Invidia catless jpipe put on my wrx. They stripped 3 of the 4 threads, said that happens to em all😢
It happens all too frequently 😭
Is it normal to have a bit more steam/vapor coming out of your exhaust when you go high flow catted downpipe/j-pipe on these cars? My 2015 STI likes to puff a little when its cold and im sitting in traffic for a bit. 0 coolant drop at all.
Not uncommon at all 🤝🙏
I'm watching this laughing my ass off cause I just went through this on my wife's '18 WRX. The worst experience.
Straight up not a good time 😂
Yay new video. 💉💊
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J pipe need tune ?
Is it okay that we don't need the tune?
I sold my subbie 😅.
But picked up a C63 😊
AMG?! Either way Congratulations! The C63s are 🔥
@@Smeedia Thanks. There’s nothing like a subbie though.
what the inside of the cat look like?
Alot of honeycomb
No check engine?? I didn’t get one with there ets j pipe
Do far have not gotten one 👀
your issue with the J-Pipe is my issue doing any mods. Its a skill issue for me tho lmao
It happens to all of us 😅 the more you deal with the crap the more solutions you'll come up with 👀
So far I've learned to PB blast every bolt, no matter what@@Smeedia
Bro what happened to your other garage?
Check engine light?
None as if yet 👀
Cutting the bracket causes it to be non-functional by allowing the bracket to rotate if the turbo sags.
There’s a reason Subaru designed the bracket that way, and it’s really not that hard to reinstall it.
With how tight the J pipe nuts are there is no way they'll be able to rotate
Did it throw the po420 code??
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TOMMMMMM!!!!!
Will the j pipe void warranty?
100% yes
So a fa20 j pipe is easier to install 😅 I thought that was a worst and never had that much trouble to remove 4 nuts
Dude the FA20 & FA24 J pipes are the absolue WORST 😂
Does it throw a CEL?
What OEM turbo model does the FA24 run?
I'm not 100 % sure on model, but I know it's a Garrett
@@Smeedia ah OK. Would be curious to know if they are running the same one as previous, the stock FA20 came with the Garrett MGT2259S.
Sad news , I accidentally starved of oil my daily Impreza 2010 , knock knock came the piston😢
😫😫😫 how you starve it?!
@@Smeedia it was due for an oil change , valve covers started leaking a bit , I noticed it but didn’t take take of it right away or didn’t think to add more oil, I got a little too comfortable and let it slip over my head , engine was healthy prior to this
First yes 🎉
Early biiiiiird you get the worms!!!
@@Smeedia 🦅
Tanner… I love your vids but please stop making me want to get a VB…
JOIN US 😩
I live in the city and couldn’t stand driving a manual and can’t afford two cars at once so I traded my ‘11 wrx for a ‘21 GTI DSG. I love this car so much, but miss the WRX 😢
Tbh the GTIs are a BLAST, I love our 16 GTI, also a DSG 🔥
Hm... I dropped the headers, turbo and Jpipe all at once. So .... Easy on the fa20/FA24 vs just Jpipe. I honestly think that's how Subaru installs it. I also did new headers and cleaned my oil pickup tube though, let me tell you there was RTV like all the other videos.
I feel like I should probably drop mine 😅 I didn't want to lose coolant or oil. If I end up dropping the manifold, I feel like it would be the best time to swap headers.
Yo I DM on Instagram about your vb turbo inlet. I’m interested also was wondering If you do installs as well?
Unfortunately do not have that up, and sometimes yes I do 🙏
@@Smeedia looks like you live in where I live I have some parts coming and I don’t know who to go to for installs. I live in puyallup. I would install my self but I don’t have time. If you could point me in the right direction that would be great.
@@fromfattofit206 shoot me an email 👌
Tannerwrx525@gmail.com
@@Smeedia will do.
not gonna lie i sold my 18 wrx last year and got PAID and now im thinking about getting a VB and damn do they make power a lot easier than the VA's. im still not digging the interior but these cars tend to grow on us don't they?
DAMMIT 3rd
Still early birddddddd doe 🙌👀