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May 6, 2005 | 11:22 AM

viper8u2

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Borla Stingers On

Woohooo, got my stingers on yesterday. I purchased the 2 tips. I was planning on doing it myself but needed to go and purchase a different jack and new jackstands, which I will still do.

I decided to call around and get pricing for shops to do it. I found a place that did it for $38 dollars and some change, yes thats right. Once place wanted $350 and was even a corvette specialty shop! WTF, I said I have the exhaust, you dont have to make one, they understood and was still that much.

Anyways, first impressions, I like the sound alot, smell the machine oil.

How long until they are "broken" in. They seem quieter than others that I have heard and zero drone cruising in 5th and 6th on the freeway which is what I wanted.

(2001 coupe mn6)

So its been a good week, got the blackwing, hood seal and borlas installed this week.

Do you guys wax your tips? (exhaust)

thanks
Mike

May 6, 2005 | 11:31 AM

FrankTank

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Congrats on the stingers, they are

Good thing you checked around on the price of installation. Some shops think just because it's a vette than can charge more= corvette tax. Sht for 350.00 you should be able to get Longtube headers installed

They will probably break in and get a tad louder after 100 miles or so. Good thing you have a 6 speed so you can adjust if you get drone..most get drone at about 1500 rpms.

Don't know about waxing the tips, I am sure some do.

Last edited by FrankTank; May 6, 2005 at 11:33 AM.

May 6, 2005 | 11:57 AM

HIVLCTY

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Congrats! I bought mine about 1.5 years ago from a Corvette forum GP and I love them. I have an A4 and they drone sometimes, but I can live with it. I had a specialty vette place install them and the price was $100.00. A little more than I wanted to pay, but I had them on faster then me doing them. I will be lowering and painting the calipers within the next two weeks.

May 6, 2005 | 12:01 PM

DaBoz

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I got a quote of $300 or so when shopping for an install... I said thank you and hung up the phone! Got it done for $65 at a muffler shop.

May 6, 2005 | 12:02 PM

Vetteran

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As I seem to recall (when I had Stingers on), they get a little louder
after you run them a while. Put headers on, that will wake them and the
car up!

May 6, 2005 | 12:06 PM

Z06-JIM

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Congrats on the install!

May 6, 2005 | 12:45 PM

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Congrats. I don't put wax on the tips of my aftermarket exhaust - I just use some Mother's Mag Polish on them.

May 6, 2005 | 12:54 PM

nwdanner

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I have the quad Borla Stingers on my car. I absolutely LOVED them (read: no drone) up until I put headers and high-flow cats on the car. Now I have drone at ~1500rpm when a slight load is placed on the engine. Other than that the sound with LTs is awesome