Borla Mufflers on bone stock 95
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From: The Detroit Tigers! MI
Borla Mufflers on bone stock 95
Hey, everything on my car is stock and I plan on keeping it that way for a couple years but I really need a better sound. My stock mufflers are toooooo quiet. I'm pretty sure I want the Borla Mufflers with the LT1 tips(just like the stainless look) and they are affordable for me. Will this make my vette sound throatery? Can't afford the full exhaust. Mufflers I can do. Are they worth it? Thanks to all.
Drifting
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Originally Posted by the teacher
Will this make my vette sound throatery? Can't afford the full exhaust.
Anywho, im with you. I cant justify spending the the 1k+ on the full system, I only want the sound... at least for now. Im interested in the responses to this one.
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Originally Posted by bluedevil99
The teacher needs an english lesson. throatier? more throaty?
Anywho, im with you. I cant justify spending the the 1k+ on the full system, I only want the sound... at least for now. Im interested in the responses to this one.
Anywho, im with you. I cant justify spending the the 1k+ on the full system, I only want the sound... at least for now. Im interested in the responses to this one.
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Originally Posted by the teacher
Are they worth it?
My car had Borla mufflers on stock exhaust when I got it. OK around town as long as you don't want to talk to your passenger or hear the radio. Horrible noise on the highway.
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St. Jude Donor '15
"In honor of jpee"
Just a question for Vic and 90Z who had/have the Borla mufflers: you ARE talking about just the end mufflers, right? Not the entire, catback system as being the resonating source???
Reason I ask is because on another V8 car, I did have just Borla mufflers at the/under the rear bumper, and they were fine---mellow, slight sound at idle, no resonance at any speed/rpm, nicer sound at part and wide open throttle.
Reason I ask is because on another V8 car, I did have just Borla mufflers at the/under the rear bumper, and they were fine---mellow, slight sound at idle, no resonance at any speed/rpm, nicer sound at part and wide open throttle.
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Dynomax make an LT1 replica complete with LT1 tip that looks factory. They flow very well and have a good tone to them. Interior clips of my 90. Not an LT1, but you get the idea. Mine are a bit louder inside due to the 3" pipes. Not LT1 replicas, but standard dynomax (same internals)
Normal driving
http://media.putfile.com/zrcruising
Exhaust clip
http://media.putfile.com/ZR1-exhaust
Gettin on it a bit
http://media.putfile.com/0316
Normal driving
http://media.putfile.com/zrcruising
Exhaust clip
http://media.putfile.com/ZR1-exhaust
Gettin on it a bit
http://media.putfile.com/0316
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Originally Posted by LT4CompYell
Just a question for Vic and 90Z who had/have the Borla mufflers: you ARE talking about just the end mufflers, right? Not the entire, catback system as being the resonating source???
Reason I ask is because on another V8 car, I did have just Borla mufflers at the/under the rear bumper, and they were fine---mellow, slight sound at idle, no resonance at any speed/rpm, nicer sound at part and wide open throttle.
Reason I ask is because on another V8 car, I did have just Borla mufflers at the/under the rear bumper, and they were fine---mellow, slight sound at idle, no resonance at any speed/rpm, nicer sound at part and wide open throttle.
Do a search for "borla" or "resonance" or "exhaust" you will find tons of information.
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Originally Posted by LT4CompYell
Just a question for Vic and 90Z who had/have the Borla mufflers: you ARE talking about just the end mufflers, right? Not the entire, catback system as being the resonating source???
Reason I ask is because on another V8 car, I did have just Borla mufflers at the/under the rear bumper, and they were fine---mellow, slight sound at idle, no resonance at any speed/rpm, nicer sound at part and wide open throttle.
Reason I ask is because on another V8 car, I did have just Borla mufflers at the/under the rear bumper, and they were fine---mellow, slight sound at idle, no resonance at any speed/rpm, nicer sound at part and wide open throttle.
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St. Jude Donor '15
"In honor of jpee"
Originally Posted by Vis Croceus
What works on another car is not relevant for what works on an LT1 C4.
Do a search for "borla" or "resonance" or "exhaust" you will find tons of information.
Do a search for "borla" or "resonance" or "exhaust" you will find tons of information.
Last edited by AORoads; Aug 16, 2006 at 06:12 PM.
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I had borla mufflers installed on my exhaust with a rear 'X-Pipe'.
They sound GREAT at even low throttle, little rumbly but when you get on them.. whoa.. Nowhere near the loudness of my '85 with open targas and headers, but i was going for the slight rumble but yet controlled roar at WOT. Not annoyingly loud at all. I have a video of it if you want at the dyno on how she sounds.. http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...26073572820064
Another one I edited of me getting on it a bit on the street at night. http://media.putfile.com/Stock-92-LT1-with-Borlas
I have an automatic with 3.45 gears so resonance is very minimal as around 1800-2100rpms it resonates at low throttle. I am rarely at that rpm, so it's perfect.
MUCH better than the stock ones.
They sound GREAT at even low throttle, little rumbly but when you get on them.. whoa.. Nowhere near the loudness of my '85 with open targas and headers, but i was going for the slight rumble but yet controlled roar at WOT. Not annoyingly loud at all. I have a video of it if you want at the dyno on how she sounds.. http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...26073572820064
Another one I edited of me getting on it a bit on the street at night. http://media.putfile.com/Stock-92-LT1-with-Borlas
I have an automatic with 3.45 gears so resonance is very minimal as around 1800-2100rpms it resonates at low throttle. I am rarely at that rpm, so it's perfect.
MUCH better than the stock ones.
Last edited by MrNuke; Aug 16, 2006 at 06:43 PM.
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Originally Posted by ALLT4
Im, english and **** all misspelled, you were kidding right?
And actually, they are not misspelled. They are grammatical errors.
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If you are doing just mufflers, go with Magnaflow
www.hottexhaust.com use "vetteforums" as your coupon code.
www.hottexhaust.com use "vetteforums" as your coupon code.
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Originally Posted by Mr Mojo
If you are doing just mufflers, go with Magnaflow
www.hottexhaust.com use "vetteforums" as your coupon code.
www.hottexhaust.com use "vetteforums" as your coupon code.
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You could buy a set of Flowmaster 40 series and just have your stock LT1 tips welded on. The 40's are loud and have a throaty idle. If those are too much for ya 50 series. You don't have to spend $400.00 on mufflers so you still have LT1 tips. I have the 40 series with headers and it sounds awesome. It drones inside the car 1200-1800 rpm. with the 40 series.