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ft_sjo · 08-08-2013, 04:00 AM

The complete exhaust system is considered part of the 'powertrain'. It doesn't sound as if this is the reason they're refusing to warranty the cat, though, which is surprising because i've seen failures in parts of exhaust systems caused by changes elsewhere in it before. Not a cat failure though; usually it's the other way round - removing a cat causes a muffler to fail.

All this is turning into a circus though. I don't think you're approaching all this in the right way. If you genuinely felt you had a case, you'd be speaking to a lawyer. You do live in the land of laywers and i'm sure there's one out there that'll take your case forward on a no-win-no-fee basis.

Kicking up a shit-storm on a forum and pleading poverty is not going to change Subaru's stance, however many goons join the bandwagon.

Why don't you find a qualified engineer to offer a professional opinion and both of you go have a meeting at Subaru to discuss it like gentlemen?

08-08-2013, 04:00 AM	#38
ft_sjo Banned Join Date: Oct 2012 Drives: GT86 Location: The Motherland Posts: 1,398 Thanks: 140 Thanked 473 Times in 271 Posts Mentioned: 22 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	The complete exhaust system is considered part of the 'powertrain'. It doesn't sound as if this is the reason they're refusing to warranty the cat, though, which is surprising because i've seen failures in parts of exhaust systems caused by changes elsewhere in it before. Not a cat failure though; usually it's the other way round - removing a cat causes a muffler to fail. All this is turning into a circus though. I don't think you're approaching all this in the right way. If you genuinely felt you had a case, you'd be speaking to a lawyer. You do live in the land of laywers and i'm sure there's one out there that'll take your case forward on a no-win-no-fee basis. Kicking up a shit-storm on a forum and pleading poverty is not going to change Subaru's stance, however many goons join the bandwagon. Why don't you find a qualified engineer to offer a professional opinion and both of you go have a meeting at Subaru to discuss it like gentlemen? Last edited by ft_sjo; 08-08-2013 at 04:18 AM.