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Old 04-14-2010, 02:13 PM
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I have a Borla adjustable catback exhaust and I LOVE how it sounds. I have been nothing but pleased with it except for the tips...it's those square dual "intercooled" tips and quite frankly they are impossible to clean and I just don't like the look of them. I'm just not a fan of the square design and they always look dirty even immediately after I clean them. It's also very hard to even see that I have an exhaust from a distance because the metal is so thin. What would you guys recommend for good looking tips that are easy to keep looking good (and not too expensive!)? I would prefer dual tips, since I don't think there is enough room to cut off and weld on single tips and make it look good. Oh and does it being "intercooled" make a difference in how it sounds at all or is it just for looks?

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I have a Borla catback too. And like you, I really like how it sounds but hate the tips. I'd like to do a CME but I don't think the Borla will work with it so I'll end up sending it and get a different catback and go CME from there.
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I just did some quick searching and I really like the Corsa dual tips but they are so expensive! Like $180 for a pair...that is ridiculous for a piece of metal that small.
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i got a set of corsa clones sitting in my garage i paid $80 for. i havent' gotten around to installing them yet been lazy as all hell
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Where did you get the corsa clones from?
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I know 6LE and afterthoughts both have them, in different sizes.
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i got them from a guy i know was sellign them but there was a guy making them for $100 at one time don't know if there still being made
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Those Borla tips look good on a TA with the cutouts for the exhaust, but not for a camaro that has the single piece rear bumper cover with no cutouts. For a camaro, I've always like the oval GMMG tips.
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I've been planning to "dump" my borla catback with some stainless steel turndowns (after the muffler), but I haven't had the time to take it to a muffler shop.
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I'm thinking I'm going to go with these:

http://www.afterthoughtsauto.com/dual-exhaust-tips.html

They are basically corsa clones and I think that is a good price. I like the ones 6LE has better but not enough to justify an extra $100.
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yeah if you wanna stick with dual tips then i'd get the corsa clones. the real ones are wayyy to expensive. Clones look just fine. You could also dump it too!!
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Originally Posted by ncfastls1
I'm thinking I'm going to go with these:

http://www.afterthoughtsauto.com/dual-exhaust-tips.html

They are basically corsa clones and I think that is a good price. I like the ones 6LE has better but not enough to justify an extra $100.
it seems like they used to actually have it labeled as (corsa clones) or in the description as such. thats what i have on my trans am. love em. and at an eighth of the price of true corsa tips, you cant beat them.
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Originally Posted by crimson_bird
it seems like they used to actually have it labeled as (corsa clones) or in the description as such. thats what i have on my trans am. love em. and at an eighth of the price of true corsa tips, you cant beat them.
I love mine, they are super easy to clean with polish and mother polishing cone.
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Originally Posted by ncfastls1
I'm thinking I'm going to go with these:

http://www.afterthoughtsauto.com/dual-exhaust-tips.html

They are basically corsa clones and I think that is a good price. I like the ones 6LE has better but not enough to justify an extra $100.

I like those alot. I started hating my Borla tips recently. 2 days after a wash their dirty and not easy to clean, I agree totally.
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Originally Posted by ncfastls1
I'm thinking I'm going to go with these:

http://www.afterthoughtsauto.com/dual-exhaust-tips.html

They are basically corsa clones and I think that is a good price. I like the ones 6LE has better but not enough to justify an extra $100.
The only downside is those are just 2.25" in 3" out. 6LE is the only one I know of that has the 2.5" in 3.5" out (and larger) so its gonna suck once he shuts down.

BTW, got any pics of your current borla tips? I've been trying to decide what to get for my car and those came to mind. Not sure how they would look with my 6LE DE valence...
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Originally Posted by SantaCruz163
I have a Borla catback too. And like you, I really like how it sounds but hate the tips. I'd like to do a CME but I don't think the Borla will work with it so I'll end up sending it and get a different catback and go CME from there.
yes you can.

i did mine over the weekend

love the cme on the car (so far only got the tips welded and it gives it a better tone/sounds aswell with the cme tips
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Can you get some pictures of how you did the piping? As you know Borla only has the drivers side tip going through the muffler while the passenger side is open so I'm sure you had to customize the piping.
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Originally Posted by SantaCruz163
Can you get some pictures of how you did the piping? As you know Borla only has the drivers side tip going through the muffler while the passenger side is open so I'm sure you had to customize the piping.
all i did was cut the tips off and use (2) 90 degree pipes going to the cme tips.

ill only have one pic right now but ill get some more to show i did it.

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Originally Posted by ncfastls1
I'm thinking I'm going to go with these:

http://www.afterthoughtsauto.com/dual-exhaust-tips.html

They are basically corsa clones and I think that is a good price. I like the ones 6LE has better but not enough to justify an extra $100.
Trust me, for a LONG time I was trying to figure out why I couldn't get tips (wholesale) for less than DOUBLE what they had them there for. Then one day I read their site and realized this myself...

Originally Posted by SparkyJJO
The only downside is those are just 2.25" in 3" out. 6LE is the only one I know of that has the 2.5" in 3.5" out (and larger) so its gonna suck once he shuts down.

BTW, got any pics of your current borla tips? I've been trying to decide what to get for my car and those came to mind. Not sure how they would look with my 6LE DE valence...
3" outlets look kind of small. 3.5" (which is what my vendor carries) looks perfect and we even have 4" for those who want to really fill it out.

The inlets come in 2.5" and 3" as well which are what most of our STOCK and AFTERMARKET catbacks are.

Necking down to 2.25" at the end of the exhaust seems pretty silly to me...
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How much would you sell the borla tips for?


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