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Old Jun 22, 2005 | 01:26 PM
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While in Myrtle Beach last week I talked to a Vette owner and he had Borla Stingers on his car. My question is does Borla make this exhaust and what are the performance gains if any?

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Old Jun 22, 2005 | 01:36 PM
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While in Myrtle Beach last week I talked to a Vette owner and he had Borla Stingers on his car. My question is does Borla make this exhaust and what are the performance gains if any?

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Yes, Borla makes them. Stinger is just a nickname and they come in 2 or 4 tip configs.

http://www.borla.com/applications/lo...olet/Corvette/

They are flow through in design, and not really a "muffler", so it does flow much better than the stock exhaust.
Performance: Borla claimed they were good for 12 hp, but I'd guess it is closer to half that.

To me, they sound great on an otherwise stock exhaust set-up. But, add long tube headers, off road x-pipe, and/or a cam and they are L O U D!!

This is all a matter of personal preference, but I grew up loving the loud rumble of a V8 and still do, but my set up was too much. I wound up trading my Borla 2 tip Stingers for the Z06 Titanium exhaust.
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Old Jun 22, 2005 | 02:53 PM
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You bet they make them BUT!!! put them on for the looks and the sound, NOT!!!! the HP gain unless you put them mate them with a bunch of other mods.
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Old Jun 22, 2005 | 03:24 PM
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You bet they make them BUT!!! put them on for the looks and the sound, NOT!!!! the HP gain unless you put them mate them with a bunch of other mods.
I agree. A while back, Lingenfelter installed the Stingers on a turbocharged C5 and gained more than 30 HP over the stock cat-back. In other words, the higher the HP up front, the bigger the gains to the rear wheels if you install Stingers. I bought mine for the sound, but also to be assured that if I DO get a supercharger, my exhaust won't be the weak link in the system.
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I just bought the quad rounds last week and they're awesome. I used a company called 21st Century Exhaust in Boynton Beach, FL. Best price that I could find anywhere $717.00
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You bet they make them BUT!!! put them on for the looks and the sound, NOT!!!! the HP gain unless you put them mate them with a bunch of other mods.

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