thinkin about buyin a borla cat back...i heard it sounds amazing!!...whats ur thoughts? gettin really good deal on them. Let me hear ur thoughts

 

well its def a great system,but imo highly over priced. so i guess it depends on how great a deal ur getting.

i'm a firm believer in that u shouldn't settle. so if i really wanted a borla i wouldn't compromise.
so i say go for it. but u have to give us a sound clip when its on.

i have been told how to basicallybuild a c/b ending up with a magnaflow system for under 320. bucks.

here is a sound clip. the car is allitle modified but it will give u a good idea of what it will sound like. let me know if u like and i'll tell u more.
not trying to impose what i like on u,but just giving u something else to think about.
jay.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wi40rYz2lPU

 

my biggest complaint with it is it is not a true cb it ties into your intermediate pipe,,,,so you need to keep part of your old system or get more pipe,,,,,I had stainlessworks make up a pipe to go from my cat to the borla cb = more $,,,,3in all the way now though,,,,
the fit seems to hinge on the length of the intermediate pipe as this either pulls or pushes the right side tailpipe..the system is rock solid once it's on an I have never seen quality like this before not your ordinary pipe ,,,I would assume some of the other high $ stainless system are similar but I do not know personally
I don't have a sound clip

 

well i am buying it used only 500-1000 miles on it and the guy said it has an empty cat hooked up...i would think he has it all worked out and together. but thanks for the reply! Does it sound good or no?? watch the youtube video above...the guy said it would sound similar. Is that what it sounds like?

 

thats a very good match on the sound yes I would agree,,,,,I love the low rumble I get cruising down the highway mines only going threw the mufler (right side fully block) an it's just right for me,,,,,,

 

sweet thanks

 

A Borla doesnt sound anything like that Magnaflow. Nowhere near it..and if thats upcapped...HA! wait till you hear the Borla uncapped. Totally different sound

Theres a vid of a guy with a Borla/305 on here somewhere and he's running the half plate and that puppy is way louder than that Magna.
I personally run the Borla on my car fully open and its...WELL LETS JUST SAY, KEEP YOUR FOOT OFF IT WHEN GOING BY THE MAN! or he's gonna be right on you.

I had one stop a half a car behind me at a light right at my exhaust and if my friend wouldnt have been behind me Im sure he was going to pull me over. Thats why I putted outta the light.


I wouldnt change it for anything though.

 

sweeeeeeeet!!!!! do you know where that guy is with the 305 cuz thats wat i have...only if i get the wat i am planning to i'm gunna have headers too =D

 

Im looking for it now...I'll post it when I find it.

 

here ya go! Its a 350 but you get the idea. THat sounds nothing like that Magna!
1988 L98 Iroc-Z:SLP headers + Borla cat-back.Sound Clip

and heres the thread its located on.
https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/exha...ighlight=borla

 

heres mine on a 305 results speek for themselves. It's realy not as loud as people make it out to be though, thats with the fully open plate headers and y pipe + 3in catback.

http://s3.photobucket.com/albums/y71...urrent=008.flv

 

well it might have to do with the whole exhaust setup to be loud.
Mine is 1 3/4 long tubes, 3"ORY, no cat, and no plate. I got the 4th gen version too and I think the tips may have something to do with it but I dont know bout that as I havent compared. THe round 3rd gen tips look like crap.
I can tell you what, Im louder than anything out here except for another Borla.

This is a vid that shows how loud at Idle and WOT and drive by and then I also heard one in person and was sold.
Yes its an LT1 and modded Im sure with just an exhaust but the sound is SICK!!!! and thats what mine sounds like. SO yeah the SOUND is as loud as poeple make it out to be. If you think thats not loud then I dont know.. Some say obnoxious and too raspy but to each their own.

just my

 

[QUOTE=Wishmaster's87IROC;3627729]well it might have to do with the whole exhaust setup to be loud.
Mine is 1 3/4 long tubes, 3"ORY, no cat, and no plate. I got the 4th gen version too and I think the tips may have something to do with it but I dont know bout that as I havent compared. THe round 3rd gen tips look like crap.
I can tell you what, Im louder than anything out here except for another Borla.

the only way your exhaust setup differs is long tube headers as opposed to my shortys and the ory... the ory will make a dramatic effect tho, a bit louder and much raspier too good pnt...

thing is your comparing apples to oranges more like grape fruits lol.....

the lt1 engines don't sound much at all like a tpi gen 1 engine....... Sure it's based on the same platform but, its far from the same, heads, cam, and intake make a much different exhaust note. + thats an engine with 45 more cubes than he has.

at the same time my exhaust is loud, much louder than most but, i think hooker and gmgg and others are probably quite close to the same in noise.

I'll get another sound clip of mine tomorow after roller rockers and some tweaking and fixing that lope hopefully (finally found a long awaited vaccumm leak). My clip was with the camera to close to the pipes so it distorts it a lot. It is noisy don't get me wrong but, i've heard louder.

it's noisy when your on it but, under stqandard driving it doesnt make much racket at all.

 

yeah I guess your right about the comparison. My build is more towards the LT1 setup.
BUT? the 350 TPI I posted is just like a 305 so shouldnt be that much of a difference I wouldnt think.

Borla rocks, thats all I know. Im happy!

 

Borla is real nice. gotta real nice sound to it. i just completed my exhaust and i love how it sounds.

got a magnaflow exhaust. edelbrock headers, no cat, and changign the stock pipe to a 3inch pipe form the headers to the muffler. sounds amazing

 

Adjustable Borla fully open,

http://youtube.com/watch?v=iJmgvj0afQ0

http://youtube.com/watch?v=rza_uG-ClX0

http://youtube.com/watch?v=yViyb41-Imo

 

i agree that it sounds nothing like a borla,no-one said it did.

it sounds badd ***. borla is an awesome system. just kinda hard for me to justify 800. bucks,when i found a sound i like for 315. like i said. i dont' drive this in the rain or snow. its not my DD.it is sweet though.

 

thanks for all the feedback ill make a sound clip when i get it and ill post it on here for all of you.

 

hell yeah your magnaflow sounds awesome!

 

Wishmaster, REALLY like the sound of your IROC! I have a set of Hooker shorties and the Y-pipe to match along with a TP and a Borla cat-back. Got the Borla for $100 (like new) and the header/Y-pipe for $125. I have an LG4 in my '86 so I know it won't sound near as nasty as yours but it oughta spook a few locals. Thanks for sharing the clip!

Later,

Lee

 

thats not my IROC I posted. Sorry. Thats the guys in the thread link I posted right under it.

I'll try and get one of mine tomorrow.

 

My bad!!! Okay, I look forward to hearing yours!!

Later,

Lee

 

having a factory cat will make a borla seem a bit quiet. a high flow cat a bit louder.. no cat and open borla is just plain loud and sounds sweet! flamimng ford u run the stock cat right?

 

well the system i am getting is used (only like 500-1000 miles on it) has an empty cat with it...getting headers and a y pipe too. all for like 620 bucks i think it is a great deal with the Borla new is 800 bucks. i dont know wat plate is in it but he doesnt have the other plates. but from all the feedback i am getting sounds like it will sound amazing! thanks for the info.

 

Borla, headers, y-pipe and all for $620? thats an excellent deal if you ask me. I paid 300 for my Borla used but it was in brand spanking new shape, came with the hangers and all. had to have my Y-pipe custom made though and that set me back $375 and my headers I got for $500 coated. So all in all I got about $1200+ in my exhaust from engine to tips.

 

Yeah im about 50 bucks away from getting it too. i cant wait!

 

is it the 3rd gen system or 4th gen? 3rd gens got the round tip.

 

can you use both the 3rd and 4th gen catback on a thirdgen?

 

Im guessin yeah cause mine system came off a 99 camaro. 4th gen tips look so much better cause they are rectangular intercooled tips. The 3rd gens are round and if you look at the rears of our cars, there is nothing with the round shape on the back so I just think round looks outta place back there.

 

i hate both style borla tips. my mechanic fabbed up some 3 1/2 inch magnaflow slashcut rolled tips for my borla. looks killer!

 

got any pictures? Id like to see how you got your tips? Im wondering if yours still sounds the same with different tips? Tips do have a litle to do with sound.

 

i will post pics asap. my car is at shop getting the rear rebuilt and the whole underside por-15 ed, i think it sounds the same. tips dont really affect the sound too much, unless there the tunable kind.

 

the ones im getting is for 3rd gen...wish they were the intercooled ones

 

 

looks friggin sweet man like i said i wish mine had those

 

ITS OK, YOU CAN ALWAYS CHANGE THE TIPS MAN.

 

They are very expensive. $189/side for the tips from Jegs.