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Old 04-11-2010, 06:29 PM
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Default From Borla to TOTL(polished with pictures)

I decided to ditch the borla and go with the TOTL. here are some before and after pictures.

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here is a vid of how it looked before I do not have any pictures



After:













I shortened my antenna too.


let me know what yall think...
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right side looks empty...

what are the benefits/reasons of doing totl? i'm not too familiar with it
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What is TOTL? Good job cleaning it up though.

Now that it's a "single" exhaust, (or the tips at least) I would cut the tips off a little under the bumper.. that way it looks like there's no tips, rather than the right side looking empty.

Looks good nonetheless.

edit: Ah... SLP's TOTL = Two On The Left
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Originally Posted by 98 WS6
What is TOTL? Good job cleaning it up though.

Now that it's a "single" exhaust, (or the tips at least) I would cut the tips off a little under the bumper.. that way it looks like there's no tips, rather than the right side looking empty.

Looks good nonetheless.

edit: Ah... SLP's TOTL = Two On The Left
Oh, you got it. was gonna say SLP two on the left
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Looks great. I'm a sucker for TOTL. Perhaps not because of how it looks, but the nostalgia (if you will) of it.

Could you not have polished the "in" side too though?
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TOTL rules on an LT1 SS. Nice work!
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Originally Posted by crimson_bird
right side looks empty...

what are the benefits/reasons of doing totl? i'm not too familiar with it
its a rare system and people say it sounds pretty damn good

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What is TOTL? Good job cleaning it up though.

Now that it's a "single" exhaust, (or the tips at least) I would cut the tips off a little under the bumper.. that way it looks like there's no tips, rather than the right side looking empty.

Looks good nonetheless.

edit: Ah... SLP's TOTL = Two On The Left
yea, since thats an original TOTL i wouldn't suggest cutting it up even though i don't like the look of the pipes only on one side its the rareness and originalness of the exhaust
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TOTL sounds amazing, but I'd have to route the tips to have dual tip look. Better choice IMO.
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I like the look of it for some reason maybe cuz its different and not everyone really has it... and it flows pretty good and sounds great with LTs and ORY
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I like it, something you dont see often.
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Originally Posted by crimson_bird

what are the benefits/reasons of doing totl? i'm not too familiar with it
there is no benefit really, I did it because it is different and I was tired of the way borla looked.
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what did you use to clean it up?
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Good job, looks clean and not like everyone else.
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Originally Posted by 2000pontiacws6
what did you use to clean it up?
1.break clean
2.350 grit sand paper
3.1000 grit sand paper
4.2000 grit sand paper
5.polish with metal polish

It took me and a buddy about 2 hours, it could of came out better if I had more paper and time we just used some stuff I had around the house...
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Looks good, it's definitely a 97 SS thing
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I bought a new SLP TOTL cat-back from SLP several years ago when I did an LS6 swap on my '98 Z28. It's supposed to be the best flowing catback since the exhaust has a straight shot through the muffler...I've NEVER liked the look of it, but the sound is GREAT, and there's NO drone on the interstate. I've sometimes thought about ditching it for a Borla oddly enough. I get offers every so often from people wanting to buy my TOTL, but I just can't seem to let myself let it go because of it's uniquness...
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I love the look of them, had one on my 98 camaro. I want one for my 99 but cant find one. I wish they still made them
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it does sound amazing!
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TOTL is a nice setup but man aren't you losing HP going with that system over the borla? I run a fully polished borla myself wide open and have run some other exhuast systems including the SLP setup and nothing has beaten my HP gains from it.. The tips used to bother me but they are ok, although I may swap just the tips for the corsa tips eventually.
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Originally Posted by SOMSS1LE
TOTL is a nice setup but man aren't you losing HP going with that system over the borla? I run a fully polished borla myself wide open and have run some other exhuast systems including the SLP setup and nothing has beaten my HP gains from it.. The tips used to bother me but they are ok, although I may swap just the tips for the corsa tips eventually.
the TOTL is supposed to be one of the most free flowing exhaust but I don't kno... it dose not bother me if I a loose one or 2 hp I think it looks alot better and its what I like...and if it made that much of a difference I could open up the cut out or pot the borla back on just to go to the track...


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