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Old Mar 16, 2009 | 10:59 AM
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Quick exhaust questions guys. I have Pacesetter long tubes, deleted cats, and a Borla catback. I had the Borla with the wide open plate and it sounded like a redneck car. I then switched to the only other plate I had which was fully closed. Now the car sounds like it did before I even got my headers. Im looking for a more aggressive sound.

Would a different exhaust fix my problem? I have heard people with a Hooker catback, deleted cats, and longtubes sounds good without rasp. I have tried using LS1sounds, but its hard to tell online how they really sound.

Anyones personal input would be greatly appreciated! Thanks
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Old Mar 16, 2009 | 11:08 AM
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if you keep the cats in there it will help eliminate any rasp and would mellow out the full open plate...you could also throw a loudmouth 1 or 2 muffler/resonator on there instead of what you have....IMO the cats will give it a better but still loud and agressive tone
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Old Mar 16, 2009 | 11:10 AM
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well you can change your catback if you'd like. i am sure there is one out there like the hooker or magnaflow that will sound different than the borla does open. a lot of people put cats in, or a muffler in the I pipe to help get the rasp out.

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Old Mar 16, 2009 | 11:14 AM
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Cats are already gone, so I cant throw them back in. So a loudmouth resonator would go where exactly in line?
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Old Mar 16, 2009 | 11:21 AM
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I don't agree that it sounds redneck....however it can/does get rather raspy full open ( certain RPM range). Cats or fully closed (plate)definitely reduce the rasp but also detract from the overall sound of the Borla System. I will be adding an XR-1 muffler in the I-pipe or something equivalent to tame it a bit.
I would suggest trying this before changing the entire exhaust system.
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