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Old Dec 24, 2003 | 10:33 AM
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I am trying to determine which system I will be going with. I want a system that will give me a good, deep, throaty sound and more HP. I will also be adding an x pipe and high flow cats, or striaght pipes. I need someone to help me make my dicission. Please help. :chevy
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Old Dec 24, 2003 | 10:52 AM
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The Borla Stingers aredeep sounding. :yesnod: :yesnod:
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Old Dec 24, 2003 | 10:55 AM
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Welcome to the forum (bhvette97). :cheers: :party: :seeya
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Old Dec 24, 2003 | 11:50 AM
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:seeya Welcome to the forum :cheers:

Stingers get my vote :smash: If ya ever want to hear 'em, shoot me an IM. I'm near the Hammond area, 45 min from Baton Rouge :thumbs:

:eek: Ride On :sleep:
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Old Dec 24, 2003 | 12:39 PM
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I have heard th PRT's but, I have never heard the Stingers. I tend to like the look of the PRT's over the stingers, however I am not sure I want to sacrafice looks for sound and HP.
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Old Dec 24, 2003 | 02:40 PM
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Get the Stingers. You won't be disappointed. :cheers:
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Old Dec 24, 2003 | 04:37 PM
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Obviously I am partial to the PRT's :yesnod:
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Old Dec 25, 2003 | 04:27 PM
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I had PTR's now i have stingers, they both sound sweet, i like the stingers better. the prt resonate alot more
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Old Dec 25, 2003 | 06:20 PM
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I went from Stingers to PRT's and noticed the opposite. I have less resonance now with the PRTs. Plus I like the overall sound better.
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Old Dec 25, 2003 | 07:10 PM
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The stingers are definately louder, deeper, and have a lot more resonance. The PRT's look better in my opinion. I do like the sound of the stingers, however. Get the 4 tip, the 2 tip are :U
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Old Dec 25, 2003 | 07:21 PM
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Well, I had a set of stingers installed recently and the right side was a different radial bend from the other resulting in uneven quads. I am still waiting for a responsible response from Borla. Their position is that it's an installation problem although I have had the local expert shop and GM dealer attempt to correctly install the pipes.

They sound great though.
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Old Dec 25, 2003 | 07:29 PM
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I beleive the fit and finish on the PRT's are better than the Borlas. I also heard the borlas install wasn't the best either.

I was in the same boat as you a few months ago. PRT's or Stingers. I heard sound clips of both, and the general opinion was the PRT's won in the sound department. Also the PRT's offer virtually no resonace, but I heard the stingers can drone you to death.

I love my PRT's. It has a nice, deep idle that never really gets annoying. You def wont be disappointed if you go w/ B&B Prt's. :thumbs: :steering:
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Old Dec 25, 2003 | 08:12 PM
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Thanks everyone for the help. I will be going with the PRT's and an x pipe, with the high flow cats. I found out the Borlas would be alot louder than the PRT's with this set up. Thanks everyone for the help. :steering:
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Old Dec 25, 2003 | 08:37 PM
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You can't go wrong with the PRT's. They are a great system. However, I wouldn't expect much of a horsepower gain from any system.

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Old Dec 25, 2003 | 09:11 PM
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Thanks everyone for the help. I will be going with the PRT's and an x pipe, with the high flow cats. I found out the Borlas would be alot louder than the PRT's with this set up. Thanks everyone for the help. :steering:
You might wanna steer clear of the x pipe. I heard it offers very little gains and it really QUITE's the exhaust.
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Old Dec 25, 2003 | 09:13 PM
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Default Re: Borla Stinger vs B&B PRT (JAvery20)

Thanks everyone for the help. I will be going with the PRT's and an x pipe, with the high flow cats. I found out the Borlas would be alot louder than the PRT's with this set up. Thanks everyone for the help. :steering:

You might wanna steer clear of the x pipe. I heard it offers very little gains and it really QUITE's the exhaust.
It will make the exhaust a little QUIETER, and slightly change the tone. But it's mostly for eliminating resonace and popping.
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Old Dec 25, 2003 | 09:17 PM
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Thanks everyone for the help. I will be going with the PRT's and an x pipe, with the high flow cats. I found out the Borlas would be alot louder than the PRT's with this set up. Thanks everyone for the help. :steering:

You might wanna steer clear of the x pipe. I heard it offers very little gains and it really QUITE's the exhaust.It will make the exhaust a little QUIETER, and slightly change the tone. But it's mostly for eliminating resonace and popping.
Aww i love the popping sound on deceleration. Im not sure if it applies to all aftermarket exhausts, but i heard the x pipe really quited down the prt's. Somebody on here prolly has first hand expierence w/ that set up. I only have the prt's w/ stock H pipe. :cheers:
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Old Dec 25, 2003 | 09:20 PM
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Thanks everyone for the help. I will be going with the PRT's and an x pipe, with the high flow cats. I found out the Borlas would be alot louder than the PRT's with this set up. Thanks everyone for the help. :steering:

You might wanna steer clear of the x pipe. I heard it offers very little gains and it really QUITE's the exhaust.It will make the exhaust a little QUIETER, and slightly change the tone. But it's mostly for eliminating resonace and popping.

Aww i love the popping sound on deceleration. Im not sure if it applies to all aftermarket exhausts, but i heard the x pipe really quited down the prt's. Somebody on here prolly has first hand expierence w/ that set up. I only have the prt's w/ stock H pipe. :cheers:
I only have experience with headers, no cats, offroad x-pipe, stock motor and also heads and cam. There was almost no popping and almost 0 resonance before the heads and cam(even with no cats). After heads and cam were installed, there's resonance, but it's bearable for me, and still no popping.
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Old Dec 25, 2003 | 09:41 PM
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Geeze some of you are so biased toward one system or the other. They both sound great, the stingers being a little deeper. As for volume they're about the same. As for quality and install (speaking for the borlas) they're perfect. The pipes, bends, and welds were all perfect on my set. They installed easliy and are alligned perfectly. BTW I love to custom look of the 2-tips, more racey in my opinion...
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Old Dec 26, 2003 | 02:27 PM
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the borlas are loud inside and out.....the x pipe does make a difference. one side of my quad tips didn't fit. i called borla they said they would send them right out. so i'll let you know. all in all the sound is killer! :hurray:
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