I was thinking about changing the exhaust system for quite a while. Original exhaust set up of the 2.0L Forester XT SG5 is very quiet and I see it as a robbery to deprive driver from the potential great sound boxer engine is capable of.
Spending hours on youtube, talking to other people I was looking for perfect set up when exhaust sound is pronounced enough and not too loud to wake up neighbours in the middle of the night.
In the end I decided to go with Hayward & Scott
Centre pipe
FORESTER NEW AGE BACKBOX IN 2.5"
Before:
After:
Overall, I'm very happy with the look and sound. Next step is a remap.