sanfranz28

Hey guys, I just got a 2000 C5 and I was wondering if anyone has any experience on the Borla Straight pipes...


1) how is the quality of the sound
2) how much louder is it than stock


thanks!

Red97Z

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1. loud
2. very loud

XtremeBBQ

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^ funny and true.

dude, its a 2ft piece of bent tubing, thats it.

OKcruising

Very loud is an understatement.

Put it another way... if you go hauling *** on the street, expect everyone in a mile radius to be well aware of it.

ls1290

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I have the XR-1 system on mine and here are my $0.02. The XR-1 system has a x-pipe 'resonator' section that "replaces" the mufflers. Sound damping is a very loose tem. With my old 383 setup, It had very bad drone between 1400 and 1800 RPMs. It was very bad. People riding in the car use to say.... "Dude is there something wrong with your car?!??!?" That was with a LT headers and ported cats( aka a broom handle improving their flow rate ). When I moved to a 402 and no cats with straight 2.5" pipes to the 'resonator', almost all of the drone was eliminated.

Now volume level is another topic. With both configurations are very very loud. Prolonged exposure can cause fillings to become loose and people with pacemakers to suffer stokes.

Despite the down sides, it is a VERY FREE FLOWING system

allngn_c5

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That's the way the bullets are as well. I think I have suffered diminished hearing because of them.

racerrob333

here i have the Borla Straight pipes on my car and yes they are loud to loud
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITioQ...eature=related

Mike75356

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There loud but its not that bad, with long tubes and no cats its pretty loud but nothing out of control in my opinion but i dont think my 434 with 3" straights will be loud enough either so what do i know lol. If you want a loud nasty sounding system the borla straight pipes are it and they are super light weight

sanfranz28

thanks for the feedback guys! ive ordered it!

V-seriesTech

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With a stock car,...as in, stock manifolds, and stock cats,...it's a very throaty,..refined sound. Possibly one of the best sounding setups i've heard. My cousin yused to run it, years back, when he was stock,..and he recieved ALOT of compliments at the time. This was back in 02,..and people where like "wow...thats the best sounding vette we've ever heard" type of ****.

But, with longtubes, and no cats, it is alot louder,.. think race car.

Still sounded good but, not refined as it was in a stock form.

OKcruising

haha Allngn_c5,

I too have suffered diminished hearing, been an enjoyable way to do it too hahaha. Singing it from 5-7K for hours a day will do that to ya... :p

Murder-1

Get the Borla system no doubt.

My set up is:

408 through 1-7/8 headers through X-pipe through straight pipes all the way to the Borla tips. No cats, no mufflers, no nothing......nothing but pure violence coming out of the car......

My car is the black one in the left lane closest to the stands........this will give you an idea of the sound your looking at........turn up your speakers.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGCdQ...eature=channel

1ZO6LS6

wow. i completely disagree along with everyone else i have ever talked to who has heard it in person. Straight pipes with the stock manifolds sounds god awful IMO. It will sound like a damn tractor. people will look at you like . With longtubes, now thats a whole different story.