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Old Jun 15, 2009 | 02:50 PM
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When you look at the borla stingers with that coffee can type muffler how does such a smaller looking exhaust allow more exhaust out then the much larger looking stock exhaust ?????
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The Borla is just a straight pipe with holes in it surrounded by fiberglass whereas the stock muffler has chambers that restrict the the exhaust flow and noise.
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Borla and Z06 Ti;

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To the point,,pipe diameter,,and flow path. Borla,,full 2 1/2",,straight through flow. The stock muffler is deceiving. Only the inner half serves as the flow part of the muffler,,the outer half is a big resonance chamber. The stock also reduces pipe diameter as it gets inside the muffler,,and has a VERY convoluted flow path. After seeing a pic of the inside(Patches posted one a couple of weeks ago) it's a wonder these cars run as well as they do with stock mufflers!!
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