PvtJoker21

I found some used Borla Quad Tip Stingers for sale on Craigslist for $650, looks like a good deal. Is there a down side to buying them used? They look very nice from what i can see in the pic. Is there anything i should look for before i go to buy them?

racebum

not at all. those things last nearly forever. 304 stainless is extremely corrosion resistant

i would prefer used over new all day with borla, cost being why

PvtJoker21

Thanks! I think im gonna pull the trigger on these and buy them.

VinnyT

I would offer $500 cash and see where they come in....

Bluesteve1

yea ask to get them for $500. I got my used Borla Stingers Dual Tips for $480 shipped

NukeC5

Ive bought 3 exhaust systems used on CL for different vehicles. Great way to go.

ipuig

They have an unbearable drone at highway speeds.

zeevette

My first catback was two-tip Stingers that I bought on the forum for $350. You just shine them up, and bolt 'em on.

Patches

To the point where I had to swap them out for a different catback. Stingers sound great but, on some setups, the drone is just ridiculous. I have intake/heads/cam/headers and 6-speed so, for a while I would just try and shift out of the rpm range where the drone lived. It made the car undriveable for more than 30 minutes - I would literally get nauseated - so I swapped in a set of Ti's and, finally, GHL Bullets which have virtually no drone.

QCVette

It seems like there are several different systems that are called Stingers. I have seen the straight through no muffler system called stingers and I have seen a couple of versions of the "S" type that have a muffler called stingers.

They are very different.

I have some of the "S" type that have a mufflers (140038) and although they are much louder than stock I don't notice much drone at highway speeds while cruising. If I push on the gas they get louder.

VinnyT

OR do what I did and just buy the Borla straight pipes for $355 shipped new. I think they sound great and the drone is not bad, IMO. I have an A4 w/ 3.15 gears.

PvtJoker21

So should i wait to get the X pipe before I install everything? how much is it to install an X pipe from a mechanic?

sean.b

the exhaust note actually changes ever so slightly as they go from brand new - used. if anything, assuming no beating has been done, its almost better used. you get the final sound, lower price, etc.

Bill McCassey

The way I see it is that my stingers are now used and I could not be more happy.

Toque

Similar situation here....

B&B Bullets drone like a mad dog... (Sold)
Friends Borla Stingers droned badly as well... (Did not bother trying).
Stock Ti's.... too quiet. (Sold)
Corsa Touring... too quiet at idle.. no drone (good thing)... nice sound at WOT.... high pitched though. (Sold)

GHL Bullets... Just right ! No drone, Deep sounding, wicked how it brings out the sound of my cam iat idle...

Toque