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Old Mar 13, 2006 | 05:01 PM
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Default Loudmouth vs. Used Borla

What's the better option? The Borla is adjustable and in good shape. It's being offered to me for $400. My biggest concern is sound. Which sounds more like a muscle car? Help me out...
Old Mar 13, 2006 | 05:18 PM
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Id go with the borla b/c you can adjust it and id assume without the plates it would sound pretty similar to LM or you could always get a cutout latter on
Old Mar 13, 2006 | 05:26 PM
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headers/cats/borla- love it!!
Old Mar 13, 2006 | 08:41 PM
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I just bought a used borla with a cutout on here for 450 and am very pleased. Your saving yourself more than 300 dollars over a new one with the deal you have going. I hear most people hate their LM"s after a while.
Old Mar 13, 2006 | 09:44 PM
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I say loudmouth. Just keep the rest of the exhuast system as is.
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i love my loudmouth exhaust, but i have stock manifolds/cats/y pipe. might be a different story with LT's and ORY
Old Mar 13, 2006 | 10:14 PM
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Old Mar 14, 2006 | 12:10 AM
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I have a 02 Z28 Loud Mouth 1 with Jet hot long tubs no cats it cranks up like a 12 gauge shot gun sounds very nice at idle, but when bursting thru gears it sounds like a Harley Davidson pain in the butt.
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go loudmouth..i think borla has some of the ugliest looking tips... loudmouth, yeah its loud with longtubes and ory, but its just a beasty loud car man... why the hell would you want a quiet car anyways... go loudmouth..you wont be disappointed..
Old Mar 14, 2006 | 01:26 AM
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i have borla its badass, i get compliments on the sound of the car all the time
Old Mar 14, 2006 | 01:39 AM
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headers/no cats/ borla = amazing sound
Old Mar 14, 2006 | 04:28 AM
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Go BORLA. I have learnd 1 thing from these types of post. And that is if some 1 is Debating on going with the LOUD mouth. Over another catback. But not sure how loud it is and such. Then guess what.. More then likly. 90% chance is that you wont like it later down the road.
Old Mar 14, 2006 | 05:04 AM
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Borla. not like it will sound like it is new or old.
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I love my LM...with LT's, ORY and no cats.
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Originally Posted by ClaySS01
headers/cats/borla- love it!!
headers/cats/borla + TR224 cam - Love it!
Old Mar 14, 2006 | 02:39 PM
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I said loudmouth just because I hate the way the borla tips look.
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Get the Borla, if you don't like it you can always sell it for more than you bought it for and get something else.
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+1 for Borla.
Old Mar 14, 2006 | 06:03 PM
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Originally Posted by nokeman
I love my LM...with LT's, ORY and no cats.
+1 and in two weeks after i put my cam in i'll tell you how that is. cam is tsp 233/239 113lsa
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