New Subaru WRX Gets ETS Extreme Catback!

Swapping out the Single Exxit Titanium Exhaust on the 2023 Subaru Wrx for a cool crisp ETS Extreme catback. This is the exhaust I have been planning to put on the Subaru WRX. I saw a lot of comments saying that the Single Exit did not look right. And I agree... It looked a little funny.
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[@ericvigna4652]

Ahhh, Tanner, making more work for himself than he should. Gotta love the effort. No one puts more personal blood sweat and tears into their builds than this guy.

[@Smeedia]

Wouldent be fun if everything was easy 😅🔥

[@troyspurvey928]

Honestly your money saving methods by doing shit your self is why I love your channel lol We don’t all got deep pockets

[@maltflesh]

thanks for all your mechanical work, video work and just overall enthusiasm. makes me love my new car even more

[@Active1202]

Just got a 22' Limited WRX and your videos have been very informative and have given me so many ideas I'm glad I ran into your channel. Amazing content.

[@ilj5000]

Love the quick DIY burnt to polished tips tutorial!! Thanks 🔥

[@tysonwagner5195]

That idle is much much better imo, I really dig the throaty sound in the midrange too.

[@Smeedia]

WAY WAY better, sounds more aggressive now 🔥

[@antoineozaneaux6881]

so stylish with the quad stainless and the finishers . really liking the way a dark wheel helps transition into the body cladding . normally not a fan of those but it works well for you . the ride height s sick . and so are you .

[@poojanpatel1567]

Dude the quality of your videos is so amazing! I'm so glad you picked this VB up, I just got mine last month and customizing it at the same time as you is really cool. Looking forward to the new wheels ;)

[@Smeedia]

Eyyy how are you liking it?! And thank you 🥳 what are the plans for yours?!

[@poojanpatel1567]

@@Smeedia Loving it. Doesn't feel as raw as the hatch did, but it has a refinement as a daily driver that i don't think any awd manual car has brand new. Plans are this same catback actually, STI wing, coils, hypergrams, billetworkz shifter, and sport grille.

[@davidking1805]

New subaru owner 2019 wrx love the car. Love the channel and the hard work you put in. Always looking to your channel for advice and inspiration. Keep up the good work hope one day to see more fa20 videos

[@helicopterclam4256]

Hell yeah dude. Got my CBS VB a month ago for Fathers Day (my rationale lol) and I’ve done tints, 20mm spacers, AFD duckbill, and the ETS axleback with stealth tips. ETS resonated midpipe is next and then lip/skirts/diffuser. Love the videos man

[@QactisX]

One tip for using any kind of sandpaper 1000+ grit: use soapy water on the surface when sanding,. It both helps prevent scratching and gives a better polish. Spray bottle with some dawn platinum and water, keep it soaking wet while sanding, it gets real shiny and buttery smooth I like the burnt tip look when the car is blue, but with the light colored exhaust heatshields you got, the polished look is definitely way better.

[@Smeedia]

I'll give it a try next time 🫡 Ion thr second set I tried using thr metal polish with the sand paper, kinda worked 😅

[@FloridaRaisedFarm]

Sounds great! I would love to hear how this set up sounds with an aftermarket J pipe! 👍🏼

[@thesavage4552]

My hero as always. My ss exhaust is exhausted 🥁 Gonna use your method to try and revive it. Those rims on the rx7 are some lovely background by the way. You a champ, always excited for the next vid

[@stunadracingteam5909]

Your the man bud. U take time to reply on everyone's comment. U got me into wrxs I have a 2013 hatch woth 40k miles on it. Hopefully I get alot of life out of her.

[@Smeedia]

I try my best to do so 🫡 glad to hear your enjoying it and hopefully it treats you well 🥳

[@RogueAquariums]

The quad tips look great on your wrx & the sound is great. 👏

[@daveminshull8448]

Cracking vid my friend love the twin pipes especially nice and shiny , just checked the oil on my 2016 sti and the dipstick smells of fuel hope it's nothing bad ,, keep up the good work mate

[@michaelblevins716]

I recently put the invidia N1 dual exit cat back on my 2019 WRX. Love the sound not to loud, not to quiet. Can’t wait to hear it with a J pipe.

[@alexgabriel8661]

I dont know sh!t about mechanics but this dude inspire me to work on my WRX when i get it lol cant wait to get my blue limited one ❤ blessinga bro im looking for all your WRX journey

[@da9pauly]

I agree with you the quad tips is a better look with the polished tips. The ETS sounds good too, I thought with no mufflers that it’d be louder.

[@Smeedia]

Once the cats go bye bye then they get loud AF 😅

[@christopherthompson9642]

I have the HKS high-power on my 2015 STI. Dual singles. Fills out the back end and sounds amazing.

[@ExtremeTurboSystems]

Great job making this video! We appreciate your support! 👍👍👍👍👍👍 #TeamETS

[@Smeedia]

Thank you, appreciate what ya'll keep making for us 🙌

[@ImHClikeSnowbound]

all this new wrx content got me wanting one, subaru should be kickin you some money for all this exposure!!!

[@Smeedia]

I am still a firm believer that SOA doesn't like me 😅

[@Jalapeno0623]

Bro, same here I've been keeping up with all his videos just to be prepared for when I get one later this year 😅

[@ImHClikeSnowbound]

@@Smeedia they should be in your dms, theyre missing out for sure

[@aatifrahman15]

SICK ASS MOD TANNER! I recently bought a vb and have some visual mods otw for it👀 You should give away the single exit exhaust! Love the vids man

[@pharmztko]

I agree that the quad tips look way better and ofcourse sounds way better also. I don’t like burnt tips either so good tutorial on removing 👍. Also props for posting the bog launch at 8:40 😂😂 we’ve all done it

[@Smeedia]

Had to leave it in 😅 and the polished looks just so much classier 🔥🫣

[@superbike155]

@@Smeedia keeps it real, more honest content

[@matthewkennedy5483]

I had a nameless axel back on my 2020 WRX and it looked and sounded great. I love the noise the muffler delete gives!

[@Smeedia]

I totally forgot nameless made exhausts 😅 don't hear from them too much

[@timhortons232]

​@@Smeedia Nameless is top notch sound and quality wise, I find with the Nameless it's more lower pitched in higher rpm's where as the ETS I ran before sounds higher pitched.

[@caimano55]

Sick content as always! Thank you!

[@Smeedia]

🫶🫶🫶

[@befuddledwiz]

Agree 100 percent, I absolutely love the sound of a single exit but it just doesn't look right without a dual/quad on that bumper. And if anyone says they can't tell the difference in sound between a single and dual, you haven't listened close enough 😅

[@Smeedia]

Big facts!

[@DrwningNmySlp]

I have a 21 with a grimmspeed high-flow cat and a remark cat back with 1 resonator and muffler deletes. Perfect volume and intensity imo.

[@brianmanguso4126]

Great video! Might have to make the switch from the r400 on my 2021 now

[@dallasnisbet2362]

When I had my 2016 I was looking at a tomei single exhaust exhaust and on a subaru website there was a peice you could get for the bumper to make it look like there was only a single exit exhaust spot I'd imagine the longer these cars are out the more little stuff will come out

[@breakandrun70]

Sounds really good, Great choice!

[@Smeedia]

Thank you 🥳

[@johnathangillespie2794]

I find that I am the same way. I have a 2011 Legacy that came with a single exit exhaust and it has a block off for the passenger side but I just bought a used set of Nameless 5" Muffled axle back with dual tips

[@jasonkirsten-matrone1017]

It sounds so much nicer but still not as burble-ly on an sti. Never been a huge fan of the 22-23 wrx but what you're doing to it makes 1000% better. Quad look makes these subies sooooo much more handsome. Nice job

[@jacobstephens8447]

Tanner I'm telling you, the AWE Track is one of the best exhausts I have heard on a subaru. At least on the EJ it has such a low aggressive growl with the resonator. I'm gonna keep telling you about it until you try it lol

[@deeyeazy5595]

I’m so glad someone else said it! I’m saving my coins to afford it on my 23. Can’t wait.

[@jacobstephens8447]

@@deeyeazy5595 have a couple in cabin driving clips on my channel. Also just uploaded a short of a cold start

[@Smeedia]

The awe does sound good but I'm being too picky 😅 I hate slip on exhaust tips and the few AWEs I have seen had absolutely terrible welds. My own welds may not be perfect but what I saw on the few I did was hot poop. Could have been a bad batch but kinda swayed me away from them 😅

[@jacobstephens8447]

@Smeedia really? Weird. The one on my STI has beautiful welds. I do agree the slip on fit isn't great but imo worth it for the sound. Give it a try some day!

[@t3ap0t_wr3x]

I ran a AWE track edition on my fa20, it was alright, my single exit from Rae-Motorsports in Rochester, NY sounded 10x better but I’m loving the obnoxiousness of my Hellfire Fab bumper exit 😂

[@JPuReTaLeNt]

I love quad exhaust. I couldn’t imagine swapping mine out for a single exit. Good choice

[@Smeedia]

I like single exits on some cars but this one definitely needed a quad 😅

[@JPuReTaLeNt]

@@Smeedia I’ve always loved the 4 pipes on the wrx but like you said the single coming out the dual bumpers just doesn’t look right

[@mightysurtur752]

FUCK YEAH TANNER! I can't wait for you to keep this exhaust and love it. Once we get the jpipe it's gonna sound like deahzuul!

[@Smeedia]

TheJ pipes make these things SCREAM and shoot some FIRE

[@pwnzama9403]

This man and his comment before the vid lol.

[@ThatWasherNerd]

That sounds SOOOOOO much better!

[@Smeedia]

Way more aggressive now 🔥🫣

[@avipalomares1935]

Love the content mane!

[@Smeedia]

Appreciate the support my man 🫶

[@davidpowell5137]

Just sub'd and noticed you're near Puyallup, I'm in Yelm and I just picked up a '22 VB so when you want to get rid of that exhaust let me know and I'll scoop it up!

[@Smeedia]

I actually have it up for sale if you want it 😅 if your still looking shoot me an email! [e-mail]

[@Johhn672]

The pops is what I’m looking for!

[@Smeedia]

The ETS gives you some good pops!

[@mikalarrington8112]

Sounds good and it looks good 👍🏼 great job

[@Smeedia]

Thank you 🫡🥳

[@kgthegreatone943]

I prefer the polished look over the burnt tips also. It's not a fighter jet.

[@ibeJomes]

WOOOO, Love the VB WRX vids!! I'm just bias cause I have one haha.

[@Smeedia]

Nothing wrong with that 😅

[@xil3ntkha0s]

Exhaust sounds and looks good. I just wish ETS used bigger tips lol

[@giovamd2105]

I got a Borla catback on my 2017 WRX. A lot of people sleep on that one. It's one of the better ones out there IMO.

[@Crazy8ts]

the tradition continues

[@Biotired]

Getting the ETS axle back :) can’t wait

[@Smeedia]

Ohhhhh you'll love it!

[@PatFan1980]

Sounds and looks a lot better ✌🏻

[@Smeedia]

100% 🔥🔥🔥

[@hhaste]

Just found your channel today. Great videos, so far.. what floor stands are those @ 5:41? My driveway isn't really meant to use jackstands on it, those look like a much better option for me. Thanks in advance!

[@chrischarles9218]

I'm thinking about the Cobb cat back myself. I really just want to shed the weight of the factory mufflers and still keep it mild with minimal drone if that is possible.

[@Smeedia]

Tbh the Cobb one seemed too quiet (at least when I had it on my 14 wrx). Great quality but so queit. For what you want it sounds like it might be a solid option. I also just like my stuff stupid loud 😅

[@EdwardSteadfast]

I’m so happy to watch you build a VB😂

[@EdwardSteadfast]

But…. You have to satin black those silver exhaust cut out thingies.

[@Smeedia]

​@EdwardSteadfast but the silver looks good 👀🫣

[@TommyPickIes]

Now youre cookin with greese , sick sounding car

[@LothianValet]

100% sounds and looks better

[@ryanthibault5144]

I saw the discord notification while shopping for exhausts for my sti. What a decision 😂 ets sounds awesome on the wrx

[@Smeedia]

It's a sign to get the ETS 😂

[@ryanthibault5144]

@@Smeediatorn between greddy supreme or remark but I might be looking into ets now😂

[@Smeedia]

​@@ryanthibault5144ETS > Greddy > Remark 🫣

[@ryanthibault5144]

@@Smeedia oh shit😂

[@ryanthibault5144]

@@Smeedia 2300$ for a ETs quiet💀

[@djdigdugg]

I mean, I'll buy the single exhaust :D Agreed on removing that turnt tips for sure!

[@Smeedia]

$600 shipped if ya want it 🫣

[@johnlexus1]

I’ve been looking for a while for a sound that has no drone. Looks like Corsa is very treble(ly) and lack bass. Sounds like something good for me.

[@longdomedia]

This exhaust would be amazing for the STI haha. Quad exhaust tips just sound way better imo, cannon sized single tip does sound great with the ejs though.

[@Smeedia]

The single tips look great on some, but the cars gotta flow with it 🫣🔥

[@CDuff86]

The exhaust cutout shields would look great in World Rally Blue.

[@mikechurchill1071]

Come on baby it’s just the “4 Tips” 😂

[@HeavyMetalWRX]

Dude, I have been having issues with my front endlinks since I installed my Silvers. I have been told that the aftermarket endlinks bolts are literally a hair too small. I still get tons of clunks on the front. I'm going to swap the bolts out when I get back home. Your VB is catching up to me. I heard rumors of Cobb soon. That's when the real fun starts.

[@Smeedia]

As soon as I get an AP I'm going balls to the wall with this thing 😈 Sounds like a fun time 😅 I watched your coilover video. You looked like you were going through hell with that thing 😅

[@HeavyMetalWRX]

@@Smeedia oh I know you will. Which means your car will be making it into one of my sit down videos 😂. Coilovers install wasn't too bad, it was tedious and hot but also my first time. I learned a lot. That's what it's all about.

[@roybrown7717]

hey man, been watching since the beginning and when you got the quick jacks, can you do me a favor and please check your jacks, it sounds off.

[@ozej2043]

The ETS exhaust sounds heaps better and looks better with the outlets filling the rear bumper

[@bryanwarren2578]

Sounds a lot like my '16 STi... deleted resonator and muffler It's dope bro!

[@Smeedia]

Gave it some rumble vibes 😅

[@bryanwarren2578]

@@Smeedia I love the pops and crackles on downshifts... granted, it is a stock exhaust that's been modified, but I don't think it's too loud either

[@unlmitdbeastmode]

Oh very nice. I went with the ETS muffled and resonated.

[@cumhugs]

Same. I think it's a good balance

[@Smeedia]

How much more quite is it in comparison? 👀

[@unlmitdbeastmode]

@Smeedia To be fair they don't sound too different. When cruising around there is a nice quietness to the tone while in the 2000-2500 range while not accelerating. But the tone fills out nicely while accelerating and going through gears. Hearing the non-resonated though...I think that idling or normalized quietness isn't there quite the same. Kind if can't tell as your video didn't have video of you just sitting at the same rpm for a little while.

[@bryanallendorf7064]

The drone on the highway is bad on mine. I'm thinking of getting the resonated midpipe or just selling and getting the AWE that you add mufflers later.

[@ital1anstallion4]

I have the blue tips ETS with their baby mufflers since I got the car. Must have. PErfect. Bro winding up in a parking lot leaving sounds like a high-end beefy Porche.

[@claytonbaker9204]

Have you ever tried a Borla exhaust on any of your cars tanner? One of the best imo!😎

[@leftyo9589]

have Borla on my 19, sounds good without being obnoxious.

[@iambillystanley]

i noticed you didn't use a stock downpipe to catback adapter thingymajig when installing the exhaust. is that adapter not really necessary?

[@jermainepickett9750]

No to the mega man shooter exhaust! ETS sounds noooiiice!

[@joehenderson2648]

When you put the exhaust on the 23 WRX, did you look into Nameless Performance? They are located in Woodland, Washington. I'm trying to find a sound clip but haven't had any luck.

[@testmad9610]

Nice man! Going with an AWE Touring myself. Got an MGM and can't decide on chrome tips or the diamond black tips.

[@testmad9610]

I mighty try and save some $ and go with a Remark first. I'm so torn!!!

[@Smeedia]

Haven't seen the diamond black ones in person before 👀 chrome is always a solid option

[@PlumberWRX]

Sounds best when you drive it

[@lilmike1780]

3:54 the micro scratches are from jumping from 400grit to a scotch bright and the moving to 2k, should have used 600grit and then 1k then 2k. Of course after the rubber finger wheel thingy

[@Smeedia]

I did 400 --> 800 --> 2000 👀 Well the scotch bright was 800 lol

[@leftyo9589]

@@Smeedia 1000, and 1500 in the middle would be the ticket.

[@JStockinger]

Sounds great! Same here. Single muffler looks so odd. Plus, with the angle that the single muffler sits.. Looks bad!

[@bubbabrannan5915]

Thanx Tanner, it does sound good. Plus, aesthetic wise, I see your point. Need a rear difulfuser for my 2014 hatch.wrx. Who do you recommend for a decent price? 👍

[@Smeedia]

Tbh I haven't found any rear diffuseres for the hatched I personally like. I had the verus on mine for a day then took it off because it looked out of place 😅 REALLY good quality just looked off

[@JoshDillon-lm3hw]

Sounds good took me so long to decide what exhaust i wanted way to many to choose from went with the awe touring cause i plan on getting a j pipe when i get it tuned an heard they make it super loud

[@Smeedia]

Tbh and J pipe will make any exhaust stupid loud on these 😅

[@EricEwers]

I also chose the AWE touring, still waiting for it to ship. I was super close to getting ETS though. Either of these brands were the best sounding to me.

[@JoshDillon-lm3hw]

@@EricEwers nice im still waiting too hoping it gets here before my car

[@ranran2218]

Does the ets extreme drone in the vb like it did in your STI?

[@Mole_King]

Thanks so much for showing the polishing process!!! Muffler deletes are life! Love ya dude!❤❤❤

[@ryanoconnor3923]

Hey Tanner! Not to sound like a square (😅), but I noticed that each time you're working under one of your cars that you're almost never wearing any eye protection. Hey, I get it, safety squints are great! But I can't tell you how many times I've been working under one of my cars and a tiny piece of debris falls in my eye. One time I had a tiny piece of rust no bigger than the tip of a pen fall in my eye and had to go to the ophthalmologist to get it removed. They basically took a "medical grade die grinder" (I'll call it) and ground it out of my eye. I'd hate to see the same thing happen to you man! In any case, as always, love the content. Keep it up! 🤙

[@Smeedia]

If its a dirty or old car I typically will, newer cars I tend not to 😅 bad habit as I wear contacts. Getting literally ANYTHING under my contacts feels like Satan's nails so I 100% get it 😅

[@mikechurchill1071]

Very hard to hear the turbo it’s so silent how can we make that sound louder?

[@jorgea0033]

Aeroflowdynamics, I have their axleback and I love it!! It sounds so aggressive!

[@Smeedia]

They sound good 🔥

[@jorgea0033]

@@Smeedia my neighbors are loving it, her window is next to my parking 🤣

[@acidmike3535]

Tanner on the next video you gotta give us and update on the RS

[@Smeedia]

I went over to check on it the other day, I'll try and swing out there on Friday 👀

[@stevenmiller8268]

When's the sti getting done 3 weeks later ?

[@SonikJesus]

Wants a classy-looking exhaust. Also puts ginormous wings on all of his builds. 🙃

[@Smeedia]

ONLY ONE HAS A GINMORMOUS WING 😅

[@kristian50]

does it have any drone at highway speed?

[@FloreaniGarage]

Did you get a tune?

[@bad_puppy_6740]

I noticed that JDM WRX do not have the rear reflector strip above the rear wheel cladding. Since you added JDM parts on the front bumper you can consider removing the red reflectors…..

[@Smeedia]

Already ordered them 🫡 they're on baxk order so they'll show up when they show up 😅

[@dzamg]

Are you gonna paint the plastic around the fenders?

[@Thechaoscrusadors]

Mr. Tanner! Have you ever used glowshift gauges?

[@tylerr3469]

I have the AWE track on my 21 wrx, sounds great

[@Smeedia]

They sound great! 🥳 the AWE seems to be a popular one

[@tylerr3469]

I had a nameless on my 2015 WRX and it sounded good too. I’m a fan of the black tips on the AWE though

[@jval4046]

Bro completely unrelated question but do you know if you can fit an FP zero on stock location w stock intake manifold on a sti? Also love the vids ❤️🙏

[@Smeedia]

You going to need some THICCCCCCC Phenokic spacers but I think so. I'd HIGHLY suggest an AMS

[@xzntzu]

did you take off the catalytic converter when putting this exhaust on?

[@Hooptyroo]

What do you think of the color matched fender moldings?

[@Smeedia]

I like thrm on some cars, not all of thr ones I've seen have pulled them off well 😅

[@markgarcia5387]

Does your car have a tire psi sensor?

[@outcastsociety]

When can we expect more content with Matt? Thought y'all we're going to doing more stuff together. Also going to be doing a single exit on my va with a block off plate. Sick of the r400 even after deleting 2 of six mufflers.

[@Smeedia]

He's got some personal things going on that he is currently taking care of so down the line a bit. The R400 drones SO bad on the freeway 🥲

[@outcastsociety]

@Smeedia awesome excited to see y'all working together more. And yes it does but was on the car when I bought it. Building my own jpipe going with an unequal length header for the rumble not really after a crazy amount of power

[@patrickgarvin2570]

Dat launch doh...........🤢🤮😵‍💫 Sounds worlds better. Nice of Rallysport to hook you up with the hand me down

[@MrGsxrme]

I love ETS but the light load noise is to loud for a daily. I ended up getting the Cobb because the VB is the daily.

[@Smeedia]

I always found the Cobb to be too quiet, at least on my hatch, it felt too quiet 👀

[@sonnyrico]

Sooo.. on the subject of polishing. My wife curbed my new wheel with a black lip. Got any tips for touching that up so its not the first thing you notice when you walk up to the car

[@Smeedia]

Try and find touch up paint of the same shade, then tey using correcting compound to try and blend it 👀

[@snoopyalien24]

Wow, I was in between this one, the Remark, and AWE Track. Made it that much harder 😢

[@Smeedia]

ETS is de way 🫣

[@sohctony]

Unfortunately MAPerformance has my full Perrin intake system on backorder. Intake/box/chargepipe/ but not the tmic which imma wait to install. Still no word from Billetworkz on my enginebay caps. On the plus side though the JDM fuse/coin pocket i odered from SubieSpeed will be in thursday(?)!

[@Smeedia]

Small wins! I feel the pain with part back orders 🥲

[@omialmanza1900]

Wish I had gone with this catback, instead went with the invidia r400. Most my neighbors are retired vets didn't want to piss them off lol. Great vid Tanner it sounds good👍🏼

[@Smeedia]

The R400 is not too bad but that thing drones SO BAD 🥲