Borla Drone
Race Director
Joined: Dec 2000
Posts: 19,304
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From: San Diego CA
I hear the drone but its not at all what you describe...at least not for me! I have a 6 speed, I hear the drone between about 1500-2000 rpm only. in 6th gear at 55 or 60 mph in the 1200-1400rpm range the car is virtually silent. 70-75mph puts me in the bad range. again its nothing I can't live with, its not bad at all...until you hit a hill, then I try to shift to 5th, in 6th going up hill at 70 is the only situation where the drone is really bad. other than that it isn't much at all. I have stock exhaust manifolds and H pipe. I don't think I want to go with an X pipe on my C5 because I'm afraid it will make it too quiet and more exotic sounding, I like the sound of the stingers.
Although much of the "drone" can be muffled by doing the Frost King mod. Do a search to find the procedure. I believe Evil Twin started it, quite a while back.That being said, I don't have the Frost King mod and the slight drone doesn't bother me. I've had my Borlas for many years, now and wouldn't trade that sound for anything else. And yes, I've heard almost all at various dyno day events.
Safety Car
Joined: Feb 2001
Posts: 3,725
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From: Warrington Pa.
I have a B&B PRT system and I get the dreaded drone, I made a partition and it did cut down some of the drone maybe 30%. I put a blanket in the rear well and it cut down even more. This winter I'm going to try the frost king mod and see if that helps. If not I'll just turn up the radio and smile.
Burning Brakes
Joined: May 2005
Posts: 947
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From: MS
What worked for me was a previously cared for set of Ti's. You still get some sound, but "0" drone! The Borla's were nice around town, but a 6 hour drive on the interstate and a terrible headache (drone-induced) convinced me that the Stingers were not for me.
Burning Brakes
Joined: Mar 2003
Posts: 1,156
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From: Arlington VA
I noticed you have a vert. Maybe that has something to do with it. I have the quad Stingers on a coupe. Ran them with a Magnaflow X-Pipe with stock mandifolds and cats for almost 2 years and no drone at all. Loved them. Once I went to AR headers and hi-flow cats, that is when the drone started for me. I ended up installing some Car Chemistry inserts and that took care of the drone. The Frost King mod also sounds like a good fix. Good Luck with it.
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Racer
Joined: Sep 2007
Posts: 498
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From: Fontana CA
I noticed you have a vert. Maybe that has something to do with it. I have the quad Stingers on a coupe. Ran them with a Magnaflow X-Pipe with stock mandifolds and cats for almost 2 years and no drone at all. Loved them. Once I went to AR headers and hi-flow cats, that is when the drone started for me. I ended up installing some Car Chemistry inserts and that took care of the drone. The Frost King mod also sounds like a good fix. Good Luck with it.
Car Chemistry inserts???
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Burning Brakes
Joined: Mar 2003
Posts: 1,156
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From: Arlington VA
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show...orla+Drone+Fix
Hope this helps you.
Team Owner
Joined: Jul 2004
Posts: 30,045
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From: Danville Virginia
love my stingers long tubes and x-pipe...i don't hear a drone...just a beutifully loud exhaust!
