Where to get a middle section exhaust for my impreza turbo?

That's not true for Classic Impreza turbo's - the Euro spec cars have a cat in the mid section too - I used to use my stock mid section (with cat) for the emissions test over in Switzerland (passes fine - you just need to get it nice and warm first!). Japanese imports do not (and the spare mid I have hanging in my garage is the last part of the PPP I initially fitted to my car when I bought it - they provided a JDM decat centre to replace the stock Euro catted one).

I did have to go and check though to make sure I wasn't mistaken (getting old!) - and interesting to note that in 2005ish my car was ~380HP with a full decat, and 350 with a stock catted centre! I had forgotten how restrictive these things are...even when they are further away from the turbo!

Richard
 
Hiya Richard - keep an eye on Donedeal for the mid section, they crop up there and some of the breakers would be worth a call. I had the rotten section in mine replaced by an exhaust fabricator in the end.

I'd well believe 30bhp would be lost when running a standard mid section when running high boost - a bit like sprint running and breathing through a straw :D

oh and +1 for the Euro cars having a cat in the centre section - the above post saying otherwise is incorrect.
 
There is no cat in the middle section on UK/Euro classics as Dave has already said its a resonator, when I had my classic it passed the test twice with just the downpipe and 3" straight through blitz nur spec r.
 
Euro spec mid-section (with cat at the top);

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The cat at the top of it (crappy iPhone pictures);
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JDM cars have the same oval shape where the cat is in a Euro car, but a straight through pipe is welded in instead of a cat (I'll take a piccuie of that later when I get a chance).

The Euro centre cat is enough to pass a Swiss emissions test, I assume an Irish one too. You just need to ensure it is warm before it is tested. However, a downpipe cat is the best way to pass emissions tests.

Richard
 
I have a very standard UK Car and the centre section is defo the original and it has a cat in it. I know because I've had an exhaust specialist take it off to see how he could repair it. I've also got a spare centre section and the honeycomb cat is plain to see. And FWIW the Haynes enthusiast guide also says the euro has a middle cat section ....

555-scooby perhaps yours was aftermarket?
 
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