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Need Help w/ Exhaust choice ? - 7/22/2006 1:22:54 PM    D327 Posts: 84 Joined: 7/22/2006 Status: offline I have a stock 2004 C5 coupe auto. Looking for quiet inside and deep performance sound when you step on the gas. so far torn between Magnaflow and Borla cat back system w/ Xpipe. Thank you for any advise members can give me. D327 new member Post #: 1

RE: Need Help w/ Exhaust choice ? - 7/22/2006 2:33:47 PM    tankerpilot01 Posts: 159 Joined: 9/1/2005 Status: offline I have the Borla on my 2002 Z06 and love it! Deep/throaty sound and you will get noticed at WOT. I also have LG Longtube headers, no cats and x-pipe, so with just the cat back and/or x-pipe it would be, I would think a little more quiet, but still sound great when you get on it. I hope to have a movie clip in the next couple weeks of what mine sounds like, but you would be happy with the Borla. Kevin (in reply to D327) Post #: 2

RE: Need Help w/ Exhaust choice ? - 7/23/2006 1:47:54 AM    Dave01 Posts: 670 Joined: 9/24/2005 Status: offline ...another vote for Borla Stingers..... _____________________________ 2001 MN6 Coupe, all options Halltech Stinger-R intake w/cold air mod - see www.conceptualpolymer.com (Corvette Corner) BPP shifter w/glass elegance shift knob Borla Stinger quad round exhaust Goodyear GSD3s (in reply to D327) Post #: 3

RE: Need Help w/ Exhaust choice ? - 7/23/2006 3:30:26 AM    broadus1225   Posts: 7 Joined: 7/2/2006 Status: offline i would go with the borla system. i have it on my 98 coupe and i love the sound at idle and wide open. I can creep through my neighborhood and not wake a soul or i can drop the hammer and turn heads like you wouldnt believe. _____________________________ My lugnuts have more torque than your ford makes. (in reply to Dave01) Post #: 4

RE: Need Help w/ Exhaust choice ? - 7/24/2006 1:11:24 AM    PAY2PLAY Posts: 1533 Joined: 10/2/2005 Status: offline I have the Borla Stingers on my car and I love them...I have a sound clip of my exhaust under the picture in my signature, check it out. _____________________________ '98 6 Speed Coupe (SOLD Oct. 07) '99 Lexus RX300 (wifes) '02 Lexus GS300 Sport Design (daily driver) [link=http://media.putfile.com/Exhaust-Clip81]Exhaust Sound Clip[/ (in reply to broadus1225) Post #: 5

RE: Need Help w/ Exhaust choice ? - 7/29/2006 12:53:28 PM    D327 Posts: 84 Joined: 7/22/2006 Status: offline Thank you for your help guys. My Vette is a weekend driver.I have family an hour drive from me and some weekends, may drive more. ???? How do you like the Borla on long drives. Thanks again for your help. (in reply to PAY2PLAY) Post #: 6

RE: Need Help w/ Exhaust choice ? - 7/29/2006 4:31:13 PM    Dave01 Posts: 670 Joined: 9/24/2005 Status: offline I guess that depends upon your gearing and cruise speed. If you cruise at about 1600 rpms, there is a drone. It doesn't bother me, personally but some find it irritating. It's certainly not loud enough to prevent a conversation between two people. Driving a vert with the top down on the highway would be worse, IMO. Do you know any C5/Borla owner who lives nearby? Maybe a local Corvette Club member can let you experience the "sound", first-hand. Another option is remote-operated cutouts - bypass the mufflers when you feel like enjoying a Nascar-like experience and stock-quiet when you go on a trip. _____________________________ 2001 MN6 Coupe, all options Halltech Stinger-R intake w/cold air mod - see www.conceptualpolymer.com (Corvette Corner) BPP shifter w/glass elegance shift knob Borla Stinger quad round exhaust Goodyear GSD3s (in reply to D327) Post #: 7

RE: Need Help w/ Exhaust choice ? - 8/15/2006 3:34:42 PM    vetterz06   Posts: 17 Joined: 8/15/2006 Status: offline I searched high and low to find the perfect sound. It is the Borla Quad Stinger. It is absolutely music when you step on it and it sounds demonic at idle. I have it on a 2002 Z06. I have a Billy Boat system on a 2000 Convertible. It has the most god awful droan to it. Sounds good when you run hard but if it was not a drop top, it would be unbearable. (in reply to D327) Post #: 8

RE: Need Help w/ Exhaust choice ? - 8/17/2006 10:13:18 PM    rjensen Posts: 760 Joined: 6/14/2006 Status: offline Hey, D327 - Sorry, I didn't reply to your last email. I hit the delete key too fast. But as I told you, I have the Borla Dual 7.5" pipes and love them. Deep and throaty and they absolutely growl when you turn the key. I think they look real hot, too, but then, maybe that is just the female perspective. Good luck with your decision. RJ (in reply to vetterz06) Post #: 9

RE: Need Help w/ Exhaust choice ? - 8/18/2006 7:37:23 AM    mech259 Posts: 1759 Joined: 1/22/2006 From: Lumberton, Texas Status: offline I just finished installing a set of Bassani headers and mufflers on an 02 LS1 for a customer, along with a clutch (Ouch), and the Bassani system sounds magnifico!! The clutch sure was a pain, though! LOL!! _____________________________ L.B. ASE Master Certified L1 Emissions Certified 1986 C4 1969 RS Z28 Camaro 1970 Chevelle SS 396 (under construction) (in reply to D327) Post #: 10

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