I've been doing research on Cat Backs for my 2024 WRX for months and finally decided to purchase the Revel Medallion Touring-S. I'm trying to stay somewhat economical and stick with an OEM+ build. The Revel ticks both boxes. Let's start with price. I don't believe there's a Cat Back out there that can compete with this Revel at this price level. Next, shipping. I ordered it around 3PM on a Friday and it showed up at my door 48 hours later. I was blown away! To be honest, based on other reviews out there I was worried about packaging and damage. The box did have a hole in it and was a bit scrapped up. The protective material inside seemed to have no order to it. It just kind of sat up against the various sections of piping. I was happy there was no damage. If there was, I know Subimods would address it. In inspecting the welds and overall built quality, I'd say it's not top of line, nor did I expect it to be, but it is built very well. Installation was done by a reputable muffler shop, and I was told fitment was great. They were done in 30 minutes. One muffler however hung about 1/4 inch lower than the other. This was easily remedied using a hose clamp around the rubber hanger to force it up. Now the most important topic, sound. It provides pretty much what I expected and mostly wanted, OEM+. I'd say on a volume level, if the OEM exhaust on a 1-10 scale is a 1, the Revel notches it up to a 3. I'll admit, I would not mind another notch or 2 but then again, it's nice driving around town and not having something overly loud. The tone is what sets it apart more from OEM. The Revel has a much deeper tone to it and IMO sounds great. This exhaust is very tame with day-to-day driving. With the increase in volume and deeper tone, it has more of a presence than OEM without being obnoxious or unbearable in the cabin and adds to the overall pleasure of driving the car. If you get on the throttle and punch it above 4,000 RPM, it gives off a throatier sound and makes itself a bit more pronounced. Downshifts are nice. I have yet to hear any pops through some say it will. Not something I really care about anyway. Finally, looks. The upgrade from 3" to 3 1/2" tips is nice and I like it better than the 4" most aftermarkets kits come with. I think 4" looks to large on this car but that's just me but it did play into my purchasing decision. The stainless steel looks great and of course the larger piping, resonator and smaller mufflers are all pluses. My biggest reservation before ordering this was how low the mufflers seemed to hang and expose themselves when looking at the car from the rear. While this is somewhat true, I wouldn't say it's that bad but if I could change one thing, I would raise them up about another 1/4 inch or so. I may try this with the hose clamp trick or different rubber hangers in the future. Not only would this hide more of the mufflers but also bring the tips into the bumper cavity a little bit more. I'm being picky here now though. In short, I don't regret my decision at all. If you're looking for something just a bit loader and deeper toned than OEM, there are handful of good options out there but for the price this Revel Medallion is hard to beat.
