Which catback is louder
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Burning Brakes
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Which catback is louder
On a h/c orx car are borla stingers or B&B prt's louder? Which one has a better tone? More drone?
I have the prt's now on my car and am considering going with the stingers. I like the way my car sounds but the neighbors do not share my opinion.
I have the prt's now on my car and am considering going with the stingers. I like the way my car sounds but the neighbors do not share my opinion.
Last edited by Nate B; Dec 4, 2010 at 08:44 PM.
Burning Brakes
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i do know my B & B BULLETS are louder than the Stingers. side by side comparison. what a rumble when idling and at acceleration, forget about it! i have people look over when i hammer it on the highway at 75!!
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Burning Brakes
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I have the prt's right now and have some stingers in my garage I'm thinking about putting on. The prt's sound good to me but my wife and neighbors want it more quiet. I'm wondering if the stingers are more quiet?
Last edited by Nate B; Dec 5, 2010 at 08:39 PM.
Burning Brakes
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131db with my Borla straight pipes.
Sound is subjective though. What you perceive as louder may not actually register a higher decibel reading. I know that Flowmasters "sound" louder than my straight pipes, but mine beat them out in an exhaust competition. (I do like the higher pitch sound of flowmasters though),
I assume that the bullets have a resonator type muffler, if so they will probably sound lower than straight pipes, but not be as loud when measured. I think the bullets would sound very nice with the resonator in them.
I tell ya what though, I removed my cats and that really livened up the sound. My car is wicked loud now lol
*my opinions are based on the types of exhausts on other Vettes in the exhaust competition.
Sound is subjective though. What you perceive as louder may not actually register a higher decibel reading. I know that Flowmasters "sound" louder than my straight pipes, but mine beat them out in an exhaust competition. (I do like the higher pitch sound of flowmasters though),
I assume that the bullets have a resonator type muffler, if so they will probably sound lower than straight pipes, but not be as loud when measured. I think the bullets would sound very nice with the resonator in them.
I tell ya what though, I removed my cats and that really livened up the sound. My car is wicked loud now lol
*my opinions are based on the types of exhausts on other Vettes in the exhaust competition.
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I had SLP loudmouths and the drone was nasty. Took them off and sold them. Put the stock Ti's back on and did the bypass mod until I find the sound I really want. Bypass sounds good if you get a big enough hole in both pipes.
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Burning Brakes
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My car is h/c/I no and no cats, it's really loud at 2k rpms especially when the engine is cold. I had the ti's with the bypass mod before there and the only difference I can tell is that the prt's are a bit deeper. I think I'm going to try the stingers and if I don't like em I'll put the prt's back on.
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What is that you want, really?? I agree with Rambo77. To me the way a muscle car sounds is everything. Installed Borla two tube stingers on mine and it was a bit louder but still not what I was looking for. Then went with Kooks long tube headers, no cats, and kept the Borlas. Now it sounds wicked, but not so much that it upsets the po-po here in JAX. And they CAN be a bit touchy. It does drone right at 1500 rpm but I never drive it at that rpm. Don't like to lug the engine anyway. Good luck!!
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