GC8 Exhaust onto a foz?

Hey guys, Looking at putting one of the GC8 wrx exhaust kits off trademe onto the deforester and wanna know if anyone has tried this at all?

I know that the GC8 exhaust would have to be lengthened but other than that what else needs changing? Will the mounts be in the same place etc?

Any help appreciated

Pm NT_A_FOZ, he did foz -> gc8.

i remember looking at it like WDF because it hang out the back to much.

Unsure where it needed to be shortened but it must have all mounted up as he had it on the car & driving.

gc8 rear section will need longer hangers but won't need to be lengthened (at least the last 3 gc8 exhausts i've put on my car havent) may need to be aligned slightly if you want is straight. would be better to get one made for your foz IMO.

You already have the downpipe done don't you? if not you gotta watch gc8 siamese downpipes hitting the steering.

Nah my exhaust is all standard at the mo other than the fart cannon, doesnt just whacking the GC8 siamese downpipe with a hammer sort out that problem pretty quickly though?

yeah but kinda defeats the purpose, for the price of a gc8 system off trade me you could get one made, wouldn't be all shiney and stuff but would be all good, i'll be selling my system soon hopefully.

Really? cost's an assload everywhere I've looked. Might just go for the shiney option for now and will get a decent downpipe later on. All chances are it'll still be better than stock

link of what your looking at please ???

 matdaymon']

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=248039225 this in particular basically for its cheap price. I know you get what you pay etc but it'd do me for what I'm after at the moment

Sorry matt have searched hard through my old viewed section in tardme....cannot find the forester ones i looked at :'(

Just ask the guy what they measure out at,then if they only need a small peice added,you will be sweet.

It will not cost you much to do it. [quote name='nztintin said:

What are you getting tintin? going 3 inch?

Might just get the full rage 2.5" turbo back system from Driven Performance... Extra $200 but guaranteed quality and a hell of alot easier to fit after talking craig a 3" downpipe may be a tad hard to fit without a HUGE ASS HAMMER...

http://www.drivenperformance.co.nz/scripts/prodView.asp?idproduct=900

Here's the system

downpipe and midsection are teh same as gc8 ..

Rear muffler has the same hangers but you;l have to shorten or lenghten it slightly otherwise itl sit to far under or stick to far out depending which way your going..

2.5inch siamese with a small ding from the hammer will still be 1000x better than the shitty factory one...

Youl understand when you get the facotry one off and look at it..

Id buy a premade kit will definatly be cheaper than getting one custom made tyhats $$$ like anyhting custom

nt-a-foz is so tight with money you can hear him squeak when he walks ha ha ;D

I am pretty sure it is lengthen for the foz

haha smart arse....no point spending stupid money on something you can do for cheaper haha

i think your right will

I put my r downpipe and midsection on the foz and went on fine and then got tintins old factoyr muffler as i was keeping the aftermarket one on the r..

 nt_a_foz said:

haha smart arse....no point spending stupid money on something you can do for cheaper haha

i think your right will

I put my r downpipe and midsection on the foz and went on fine and then got tintins old factoyr muffler as i was keeping the aftermarket one on the r..

Yes the down pipe i got from you was straight bolt up and 1000 times better than the factory poo,s pipe.

I think its about 12 inches or 30cm needed to extend the pipe for clearense at the rear.

like i said before i havent extended the rear section on the last 3 rear mufflers i've had on the foz, had to extend the mid section to meet the downpipe tho. my muffler does sit in from the bumper a little but any further back and it would foul on the tow bar. havent burnt my bumper yet and i've been told i shoot flames semi regulary :-[

the reas n you had to extend the middle cuase you put on with a factory bit haha...

So if you got a full downpipe and midsection with rear muffler youd only have to extend the miuffler cause the front wil match haha

yes extend it,where it cannot really be seen,near the rear muffler.

Nztintin yes those bangs from the back of your foz,had me looking around my foz wondering "WTF" was wrong with mine.Onboost bbq at one tree hill.

the downpipe i bought was shorter than the factory one and thats why i had to extend the front, i say if he buys a full system it WON"T NEED to be extended at all, it may need to be aligned to point straight but will work without extending, hangers and steering universal mod and it will bolt on!

if he was to put a gc8 full system on itl need extending though...thats what he talkign bout lol

And if its a GC8 system it will still hit the steering universal.

 boostin said:

And if its a GC8 system it will still hit the steering universal.

That's fixed by a couple of whacks with a hammer from what I've been told. Even then it would still flow better than one with my shitty old catalytic converter ...

Pretty much I'm going to go with the second link, 3" is way to OTT for my needs and wont have much chance in fitting around the steering universal + cheaper to weld should it need extending etc

Fingers crossed I can make up my mind in a mature manor without doing anything without thinking (though that usually works :)