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Old May 17, 2006 | 09:27 AM
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im wondering how much of a difference there is between just swapping out cat back system with the borla stinger set up, ive seen a video but it was of a Z06 and i beleive it had longtubes, but not 100% on that, any way, if any one has a set of these on a pretty stock exh cars (manifolds to the cat being stock) how does it sound?
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Old May 17, 2006 | 09:38 AM
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Sounds like a deep, throaty, V8 growl is supposed to sound....

It is deeper and less trumpet like than the Corsa and not as barking loud as the B&B's


BUT that is my opinion.... the sound and the look are very subjective...

follow this link to hear some differences

http://www.ls1sounds.com/

Rich
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Old May 17, 2006 | 09:49 AM
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...absolutely incredible! I've heard many types, but this one comes closest to my old 68's sound.
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Here is a clip for you. I put the Borla Stingers on with stock everything else. It takes a minute to load.

http://media.putfile.com/C5-Borla-Stinger-Cat-Back
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Old May 17, 2006 | 04:08 PM
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They sound great man, BUT.....

get the tubes....
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Old May 17, 2006 | 04:12 PM
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if you like the sound of borlas, you'll love the sound of your borlas with longtubes....
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man ya that does sound pretty good for stock, thanks for all the input guys
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Old May 17, 2006 | 06:17 PM
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if you like the sound of borlas, you'll love the sound of your borlas with longtubes....
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Big difference in sound. Get some, you'll love yourself for it.
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Here ya go...Stingers with LTs. This is just a small clip, with a rev to 3800rpm. It gets much nastier... This will give ya an idea at idle.

Stingers with LTs

I need to go out and get a better, longer clip to higher rpm, but I've got little kids sleeping five houses down... :-) I'll try to get something else sometime soon.

Last edited by BAD_TCR; May 17, 2006 at 08:41 PM.
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Big difference in sound. Get some, you'll love yourself for it.


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Originally Posted by BAD_TCR
Here ya go...Stingers with LTs. This is just a small clip, with a rev to 3800rpm. It gets much nastier... This will give ya an idea at idle.

Stingers with LTs

I need to go out and get a better, longer clip to higher rpm, but I've got little kids sleeping five houses down... :-) I'll try to get something else sometime soon.

What's up Chris?
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STINGERS are HOT!
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big difference between stock and the stingers, be careful once you start modding your exhaust you can't stop! I got stingers and liked them so much that I got TPIS LT's
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Originally Posted by rws.1
Sounds like a deep, throaty, V8 growl is supposed to sound....

It is deeper and less trumpet like than the Corsa and not as barking loud as the B&B's


BUT that is my opinion.... the sound and the look are very subjective...

follow this link to hear some differences

http://www.ls1sounds.com/

Rich
an excellent description. I love my Stingers (quad ovals). Reminds me of my 65 GTO.
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Old May 17, 2006 | 09:52 PM
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Here is a little comparison video I did when I swapped out a stock '04 exhaust (on a 2000) for the Borla Stingers. Car is otherwise stock.

Not great, but it will give you an idea.

Click Here for the Vid.
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