Borla Straight Pipes...
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Racer
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From: Pembroke Pines FL
Borla Straight Pipes...
has anyone heard or even tried the Borla straight pipes? they have no muffler at all...its just two pipes that replace the stock muffler...and i dont know which to choose....the stingers or the straight pipes...
i looove that monster sound!!!!
i looove that monster sound!!!!
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From: Newberry FL
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St. Jude Donor '07
I had the BORLA STRAIGHT pipes with stock exhaust, I have had the XR-1 racing system and I have had the straight pipes with LT Headers and no cats.
STRAIGHT PIPES on a stock car...nice beefy sound at idle and aggressive at WOT.
XR-1 Racing System...Sounds like a jet, nice sound at idle, esspecially with a cam and very nice at WOT, but you will get resonance (SP?).
STRAIGHT PIPES on a heads and cam car with LT Headers and not cats...VERY AGGRESSIVE at idle and INSANE at WOT!
STRAIGHT PIPES on a stock car...nice beefy sound at idle and aggressive at WOT.
XR-1 Racing System...Sounds like a jet, nice sound at idle, esspecially with a cam and very nice at WOT, but you will get resonance (SP?).
STRAIGHT PIPES on a heads and cam car with LT Headers and not cats...VERY AGGRESSIVE at idle and INSANE at WOT!
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From: Newberry FL
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St. Jude Donor '07
Originally Posted by CorvetteGirl-NM
When I got my car it had straight pipes....Don't know if they were Borla...... VERY aggressive but too much popping on deceleration....
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From: Newberry FL
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St. Jude Donor '07
Originally Posted by CorvetteGirl-NM
MPH1972 - any idea what they were?
Borlas have the BORLA etched on the top of the pipe, so that would be the dead give-away on whether they are BORLAs of not.
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Racer
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From: Pembroke Pines FL
awesome...love those dual tips!!
do you know if straight pipes add horsepower? cuz ive read some posts of people saying that some exhaust systems made them lose horsepower....that would NOT be cool!!
do you know if straight pipes add horsepower? cuz ive read some posts of people saying that some exhaust systems made them lose horsepower....that would NOT be cool!!
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Single pipes w/o no mufflers but also no adjustment. Half the Vettes I see have misaligned tips which looks cheapo IMO.
I had the Borla straights on for a while with LGPro longtubes and x-pipe no cats and it was just TOO loud. We are talking "hide your women and children" ear piercing.
Swapped it out for a Z06 and then of course that was TOO quiet heh. Got the Borla stingers but haven't had a chance to install them yet. The mufflers are bitty though, but should help keep things civil. Its in two pieces which should give you a little room for adjustment.
I had the Borla straights on for a while with LGPro longtubes and x-pipe no cats and it was just TOO loud. We are talking "hide your women and children" ear piercing.
Swapped it out for a Z06 and then of course that was TOO quiet heh. Got the Borla stingers but haven't had a chance to install them yet. The mufflers are bitty though, but should help keep things civil. Its in two pieces which should give you a little room for adjustment.
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From: Newberry FL
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St. Jude Donor '07
Originally Posted by Ducman69
Single pipes w/o no mufflers but also no adjustment. Half the Vettes I see have misaligned tips which looks cheapo IMO.
I had the Borla straights on for a while with LGPro longtubes and x-pipe no cats and it was just TOO loud. We are talking "hide your women and children" ear piercing.
Swapped it out for a Z06 and then of course that was TOO quiet heh. Got the Borla stingers but haven't had a chance to install them yet. The mufflers are bitty though, but should help keep things civil. Its in two pieces which should give you a little room for adjustment.
I had the Borla straights on for a while with LGPro longtubes and x-pipe no cats and it was just TOO loud. We are talking "hide your women and children" ear piercing.
Swapped it out for a Z06 and then of course that was TOO quiet heh. Got the Borla stingers but haven't had a chance to install them yet. The mufflers are bitty though, but should help keep things civil. Its in two pieces which should give you a little room for adjustment.
Burning Brakes
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From: Kansas City MO
I have the borla straight pipes. They are loud at idle, pretty loud when cruising, and very loud at wot. They sound kind of rough and raspy. I have gotten many complements on the sound, but I have also had just as many people say they hate it. Honestly, I think I would rather have the stingers. I'll hopefully have enough money saved up to switch them out this summer sometime.
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From: Leon Iowa
St. Jude Donor '06-'07-'08-'09
Originally Posted by LS1 Monsta
has anyone heard or even tried the Borla straight pipes? they have no muffler at all...its just two pipes that replace the stock muffler...and i dont know which to choose....the stingers or the straight pipes...
i looove that monster sound!!!!
i looove that monster sound!!!!
