Anyone defeat borla drone???????
Le Mans Master
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From: Blue Ridge Georgia
I have Borla Stinger and like them. My last car was a 383 stroker with the Flowmaster American Thunder exhaust. Now that was loud, the Borlas are no where that loud. I love the sound on acceleration and the drone really goes away above 65 mph. Mines not a DD and the longest drive I have been on was 3 hours and I had no problems. But to each his own, I like the deep rumbling sound.
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From: johnstown pa
I have Borla Stinger and like them. My last car was a 383 stroker with the Flowmaster American Thunder exhaust. Now that was loud, the Borlas are no where that loud. I love the sound on acceleration and the drone really goes away above 65 mph. Mines not a DD and the longest drive I have been on was 3 hours and I had no problems. But to each his own, I like the deep rumbling sound.
Burning Brakes
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From: LaPorte Indiana
i know im going to catch hell for this but what is drone? 
i have an 01 6 speed with borla stinger cat back nothing else and it sounds amazing
sounds good at cruising and at WOT has that deep aggressive american muscle sound not that hight pitched sound. if you want i can pm you my youtube videos of what it sounds like also i have a buddy with a head and cam c5 with longtubes catted xpipe doing a sound comparision with borla stingers vs GHL Bullets and i hate to say this but nothing can touch the sound of his car with GHL Bullets
i have an 01 6 speed with borla stinger cat back nothing else and it sounds amazing
sounds good at cruising and at WOT has that deep aggressive american muscle sound not that hight pitched sound. if you want i can pm you my youtube videos of what it sounds like also i have a buddy with a head and cam c5 with longtubes catted xpipe doing a sound comparision with borla stingers vs GHL Bullets and i hate to say this but nothing can touch the sound of his car with GHL Bullets
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From: Pasco WA
i know im going to catch hell for this but what is drone?
i have an 01 6 speed with borla stinger cat back nothing else and it sounds amazing sounds good at cruising and at WOT has that deep aggressive american muscle sound not that hight pitched sound. if you want i can pm you my youtube videos of what it sounds like also i have a buddy with a head and cam c5 with longtubes catted xpipe doing a sound comparision with borla stingers vs GHL Bullets and i hate to say this but nothing can touch the sound of his car with GHL Bullets
i have an 01 6 speed with borla stinger cat back nothing else and it sounds amazing
sounds good at cruising and at WOT has that deep aggressive american muscle sound not that hight pitched sound. if you want i can pm you my youtube videos of what it sounds like also i have a buddy with a head and cam c5 with longtubes catted xpipe doing a sound comparision with borla stingers vs GHL Bullets and i hate to say this but nothing can touch the sound of his car with GHL BulletsPart of the difference in the sound of your buddie's car, is the fact that it's a H/C modified motor. This will increase/change the sound quite a bit. As far as the drone goes, I did Stingers when the rest of my system was stock. That seems like a long time ago.
Anyway, the "drone" is a resonance around 1500-1800 rpms, that on my car, at least, vibrated the plastic tub in the trunk area. This caused a light moaning sound, especially under load, at low RPMs. This is what I call "the drone". In my experience, adding a partition didn't help much.
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Joined: Jan 2004
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From: Wylie TX --> Less is More, except under the hood !
GHL Bullets. Deep sound, and no drone.
I have intake/heads/cam/LG Pro's+cats/GHL Bullets.
I have a sound partition in my Z06...
I tried
1.) B&B Bullets (Drone so bad my door panels were vibrating
)
2.) Corsa Touring (Too high pitched/not loud enough at idle)
3.) Z06 Ti's (Too quiet overall)
4.) GHL Bullets... Just right...
GHL Bullets are by far the best sounding exhaust I have heard.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-g...-in-stock.html
Toque
Toque
I have intake/heads/cam/LG Pro's+cats/GHL Bullets.
I have a sound partition in my Z06...
I tried
1.) B&B Bullets (Drone so bad my door panels were vibrating
)2.) Corsa Touring (Too high pitched/not loud enough at idle)
3.) Z06 Ti's (Too quiet overall)
4.) GHL Bullets... Just right...
GHL Bullets are by far the best sounding exhaust I have heard.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-g...-in-stock.html
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Toque
Burning Brakes
Joined: Sep 2010
Posts: 901
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From: LaPorte Indiana
GHL Bullets. Deep sound, and no drone.
I have intake/heads/cam/LG Pro's+cats/GHL Bullets.
I have a sound partition in my Z06...
I tried
1.) B&B Bullets (Drone so bad my door panels were vibrating)
2.) Corsa Touring (Too high pitched/not loud enough at idle)
3.) Z06 Ti's (Too quiet overall)
4.) GHL Bullets... Just right...
GHL Bullets are by far the best sounding exhaust I have heard.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-g...-in-stock.html
Toque
Toque
I have intake/heads/cam/LG Pro's+cats/GHL Bullets.
I have a sound partition in my Z06...
I tried
1.) B&B Bullets (Drone so bad my door panels were vibrating
)2.) Corsa Touring (Too high pitched/not loud enough at idle)
3.) Z06 Ti's (Too quiet overall)
4.) GHL Bullets... Just right...
GHL Bullets are by far the best sounding exhaust I have heard.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-g...-in-stock.html
Toque
Toque
Tech Contributor
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From: Wylie TX --> Less is More, except under the hood !
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From: Central NJ
My 99 in my sig....
I had the borla stingers and had to get rid of them do to drone. I tired different things like a x-pipe, rear cab sound insualtion, etc, but got sick of getting headaches.....I then got the GHL Bullets. They do sound great like the borlas, but do have LESS drone that is tolerable. If you want completely no drone then go with the stock TI systems or Corsa if you something not too loud.......
Good luck.......I would say take the risk and get the GHLs....
I had the borla stingers and had to get rid of them do to drone. I tired different things like a x-pipe, rear cab sound insualtion, etc, but got sick of getting headaches.....I then got the GHL Bullets. They do sound great like the borlas, but do have LESS drone that is tolerable. If you want completely no drone then go with the stock TI systems or Corsa if you something not too loud.......
Good luck.......I would say take the risk and get the GHLs....
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From: johnstown pa
My 99 in my sig....
I had the borla stingers and had to get rid of them do to drone. I tired different things like a x-pipe, rear cab sound insualtion, etc, but got sick of getting headaches.....I then got the GHL Bullets. They do sound great like the borlas, but do have LESS drone that is tolerable. If you want completely no drone then go with the stock TI systems or Corsa if you something not too loud.......
Good luck.......I would say take the risk and get the GHLs....
I had the borla stingers and had to get rid of them do to drone. I tired different things like a x-pipe, rear cab sound insualtion, etc, but got sick of getting headaches.....I then got the GHL Bullets. They do sound great like the borlas, but do have LESS drone that is tolerable. If you want completely no drone then go with the stock TI systems or Corsa if you something not too loud.......
Good luck.......I would say take the risk and get the GHLs....
