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Old Nov 14, 2005 | 01:25 PM
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I am starting to think my Borla is Quiet. Of course, once I add a cam that could all change. I'll have to switch headers next year. Goin form SLP's to QTP's w/ the dual cutout y-pipe and a GMMG.

Everyone has a different Idea of LOUD. Some think the borla is loud. It's actually quite Quiet at idle. But it gets loud over 3grand when you're on it. I'd like a louder idle...
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Old Nov 14, 2005 | 01:31 PM
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I had B&B Triflow on my car, i switched to flowmaster, because the b&b wasn't very loud. i have the same sounds as you, its quiet at idle but after 2 grand it gets loud, especially around 3 grand. The flowmaster muffler sounds alot better than the B&B did. IMO
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Old Nov 14, 2005 | 01:45 PM
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When you set off car alarms in parking lots, your car is loud
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Old Nov 14, 2005 | 02:28 PM
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Old Nov 14, 2005 | 02:30 PM
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When you set off car alarms in parking lots, your car is loud
**** yah!!
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Old Nov 14, 2005 | 02:36 PM
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When you pull up to a drive through / fast food and after three "Huh?, I'm Sorry, or can you repeat that?" they simply tell you "Can you pull you car forward please?"

Thats what I used to get in my old 383 IROC with tru duals
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Old Nov 14, 2005 | 02:49 PM
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I turn my car off when I go to the bank because I can never hear them, plus they take too long.
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Old Nov 14, 2005 | 03:00 PM
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Agree with the car alarm theory - even driving down a sidestreet I'd set most every car off. Back then I had FLP's with bullet mufflers at the tailpipe AS tailpipes.
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Old Nov 14, 2005 | 03:05 PM
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My GMMG alone sets off alarms at around 2.5k I have set off alarms of cars next to me or behind me when i start it up. As soon as I get my KOOKS on i am going on a drive around my college campus and some sidestreets for ***** and giggles
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Old Nov 14, 2005 | 03:31 PM
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My car with the cutout open
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Old Nov 14, 2005 | 04:04 PM
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We are running a TR224 through LT/ORY to a cutout and that is loud, but the winner IMHO:

TSP 233/239 through LT/ORY, into straight pipes is deafening! Shoot our stock alarm system on our Camaro was beeping...

We have an MTI X1 to go in soon though, so we will see what effect that has on the volume...
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Old Nov 14, 2005 | 04:10 PM
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My last car could set off alarms from across the street. 3" true duals with cats and it was still that stinking loud. That's what 11.5:1 compression buys you...
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Old Nov 14, 2005 | 07:22 PM
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Do you mean loud with no plate? I don' t think it' s loud open. With my QTPs and cats', with the QTEC open, it' s loud. QTEC closed, it ain' t too bad. I love how it sounds, going down the track, with the shift extension keeping the revs' above 5200 RPMs. I can' t wait for a H/C package and a 427. Hee Hee Hee
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Old Nov 14, 2005 | 07:41 PM
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loud is my car
3" true duals with 12" flopro muffs.
Now I've heard alot louder...
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Old Nov 14, 2005 | 07:47 PM
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when you car has a cam in the 230 range with Long Tubes, No cats and a cutout before the muffler..then thats a little loud..lol
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Yeah I feel that my Magnaflow with LT's and a ORY is pretty quite...
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Old Nov 14, 2005 | 10:09 PM
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top fuel funny car at 300 mph is almost loud enough for me but i think with the h/c youll have a very nice sound as for loud youll need another 7500 hp for that
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my car is kinda loud if i get on it.
Long tubes with a bullet on each header.
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My car has a borla and a 224 112 lsa cam and its not loud its raspy.
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Old Nov 14, 2005 | 11:19 PM
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I HATE raspy.
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