Ditto for me too! Drone can be annoying ever so often in traffic...but, I try not to stay in traffic for long..zoooommm!
Borla Stingers
Racer
Joined: Jul 2006
Posts: 348
Likes: 3
From: Toronto Ontario
You ran straight with or without the catalytic convertors in???
I had with cat's on my C4 sounded great, and was thinking about doing the C5 that way.
Look forward to hearing from you
Race Director
Joined: Dec 2000
Posts: 19,304
Likes: 85
From: San Diego CA
It sure is interesting how personal tastes on this subject vary....
I bought Borla Stingers and had them for 3000 miles on my car. I couldn't wait to get rid of them. They were too loud for me and worse of all, the drone drove me crazy. I got Corsa pace Cars, no drone at all, and I'm extremely happy. Corsa Pace Cars get loud when I want them loud... when I'm down hard on the gas peddle. At WOT, I think Corsa Pace Car is as loud as Borla, but only at that time. To say it more exactly, they start sounding off above 2200 RPM and get louder from there. Corsa Pace Car also have an exotic note. If you like a deep muscle sound, Corsa Pace Car may not be for you.
As a data point, I sold my Borla Stingers on the Forum for $600 with 3K miles on them. A $200 penalty for trying them out.
I bought Borla Stingers and had them for 3000 miles on my car. I couldn't wait to get rid of them. They were too loud for me and worse of all, the drone drove me crazy. I got Corsa pace Cars, no drone at all, and I'm extremely happy. Corsa Pace Cars get loud when I want them loud... when I'm down hard on the gas peddle. At WOT, I think Corsa Pace Car is as loud as Borla, but only at that time. To say it more exactly, they start sounding off above 2200 RPM and get louder from there. Corsa Pace Car also have an exotic note. If you like a deep muscle sound, Corsa Pace Car may not be for you.
As a data point, I sold my Borla Stingers on the Forum for $600 with 3K miles on them. A $200 penalty for trying them out.
Thread Starter
Race Director
Joined: Jan 2007
Posts: 12,019
Likes: 0
From: Houston Tx
Corvette Stories
The Best of Corvette for Corvette Enthusiasts
Top 10 Most Expensive Corvettes Ever Sold on Bring A Trailer
Brett Foote
10 Things Every Corvette Owner Needs (2026 Edition)
Michael S. Palmer
8 Most "Only Corvette Owners Understand" Quirks and Problems
Pouria Savadkouei
10 Reasons the C6 Z06 is Still A Performance Benchmark After 20 Years
Joe Kucinski
How Much Horsepower Every Corvette Engine "LOST" in 1972
Joe Kucinski
Top 10 DOs and DON'Ts for Protecting Your Convertible Top!
Michael S. Palmer
Top 10 Most Explosive Corvettes Ever Made: Power-to-Weight Ratio Ranked!
Joe Kucinski
150 hp to 1,250 hp: Every Corvette Generation Compared by the Specs That Matter
Joe Kucinski
8 Coolest Corvette Pace Cars (and Replicas) of All Time
Verdad Gallardo
Instructor
Joined: Feb 2007
Posts: 248
Likes: 0
From: AZ
I have Borla Stingers on my 03 and B&B Bullets on my 05. Bullets definitely much louder! As has been said many times on this forum, it's a matter of personal preference.
Melting Slicks
Joined: Aug 2003
Posts: 2,786
Likes: 7
From: Iowa
you may want to give them some time. many exhaust systems will get louder over the course of a few weeks or months. I'm not sure why, but it could be due to protective coatings on the interior pieces which burn off. I thought it was strange when I first heard of it, but many do get louder. Borla's instructions even say that you can expect them to smoke some for a while as it burns off the oily residue which is on the inside of the pipes when the come from the factory.
I love my Borla Stingers for their note. Volume wise I consider them quite tame. My SHO's exhaust is much louder.
I love my Borla Stingers for their note. Volume wise I consider them quite tame. My SHO's exhaust is much louder.
Racer
Joined: Jul 2006
Posts: 348
Likes: 3
From: Toronto Ontario
you may want to give them some time. many exhaust systems will get louder over the course of a few weeks or months. I'm not sure why, but it could be due to protective coatings on the interior pieces which burn off. I thought it was strange when I first heard of it, but many do get louder. Borla's instructions even say that you can expect them to smoke some for a while as it burns off the oily residue which is on the inside of the pipes when the come from the factory.
I love my Borla Stingers for their note. Volume wise I consider them quite tame. My SHO's exhaust is much louder.
I love my Borla Stingers for their note. Volume wise I consider them quite tame. My SHO's exhaust is much louder.
Maybe I should run straight pipe as well (Borla makes some, 1/2 the price of Stingers) or I can have my exhuast guy make up a custom T304SS set for even less.
Thread Starter
Race Director
Joined: Jan 2007
Posts: 12,019
Likes: 0
From: Houston Tx
I was very dissapointed with the stingers. When I got them I was expecting for it to give the car a real American V8 muscle car sound...... MEHH!!
Burning Brakes
Joined: Jun 2004
Posts: 1,083
Likes: 0
From: I'm not quite middle aged and I only own one gold chain! San Jose CA
I have the B&B PRT's on my 98 and they are quite loud. Not too bad at idle, although I am not crazy about how they sound at idle, but when you stand on the loud pedal...WOW! I do get a lot of compliments on how my car sounds. I think headers would help tune the sound at idle and that is what it needs. All I need is a little more money and all my problems are solved.