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Old 05-29-2008, 01:08 AM
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Now Im wanting to go with this exhaust especially since it is 50 States carb legal.
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any drone noise at 65-70 cruising...
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Originally Posted by CheapChic
any drone noise at 65-70 cruising...
very minimal you would have to roll your windows down, have all music off and listen for it. Its quiet.
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any drone noise at 65-70 cruising...
very minimal you would have to roll your windows down, have all music off and listen for it. Its quiet.
thanks getting them. I think the dual looks balanced
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any drone noise at 65-70 cruising...
very minimal you would have to roll your windows down, have all music off and listen for it. Its quiet.
thanks getting them. I think the dual looks balanced
best looking in my opinion, if u have a fart can haning out cops usually dont like it.
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I ordered this exhaust system as well as lowering springs, I should install the exhaust first huh?
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Originally Posted by simplexb
I ordered this exhaust system as well as lowering springs, I should install the exhaust first huh?
Do both of them at the same time, when it's up on the lift or jackstands.
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I ordered this exhaust system as well as lowering springs, I should install the exhaust first huh?
Do both of them at the same time, when it's up on the lift or jackstands.

Yeah you could them both at the same time, but if ur gona do them seperate then i would do the exhaust first. If its lowered its going to be hard to reach under there.
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Originally Posted by BFDBOX
very minimal you would have to roll your windows down, have all music off and listen for it. Its quiet.
How's the Borla holding up? Is it still quiet on the freeway? Honestly. Thanks.
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xB2 exhaust is quiet as long as the scuba, cat, and stock exhaust manifold are still there.

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Nice. I went with the single Borla and love it. Sounds good, but does not annoying like some of the ____ed off bumble bees running around. The tips are far from coffee cans too.
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Originally Posted by D_Unit
How's the Borla holding up? Is it still quiet on the freeway? Honestly. Thanks.
I sold it to pay for a ticket i got a while back. I miss that exhaust a lot, im going to buy another one with my tax return.
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Old 01-19-2010, 08:57 AM
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Originally Posted by elwaylite
Nice. I went with the single Borla and love it. Sounds good, but does not annoying like some of the ____ed off bumble bees running around. The tips are far from coffee cans too.
Yeah best part is its 50 state CARB legal. No CARB E.O number needed. Its after the catalyst which is the last emission controlled device.
Therefore it is not considered a modified emission. It is also under 93db so they wouldn't be able to give you a ticket for noise.

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Thanks for the info guys...

Is TRDSparks the cheapest place to buy the borla?
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These don't have a muffler or what? They look like just pipes...yes?
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Straight pipe; sound good
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Originally Posted by etsnet
These don't have a muffler or what? They look like just pipes...yes?
Yes, pipes & tips, no muffler or resonator. The scuba tank resonator/cat is so restrictive that you don't need an axle-back muffler to quiet down the exhaust sound unless you remove the tank.
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That's what I thought. I'm gonna have a local shop make one with the tips I want. Thanks.
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Did a lot of reading on the scuba recently, and I just wonder how much power you gain by removing it, then running a highflow cat and resonator to keep it from being annoyingly loud.
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