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Old 11-14-2001, 01:19 PM
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I don't particuarly like borla. I had a Hooker catback on my 00 TA and it sounded great.
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I personally think that the stock SS/WS6 exhaust sounds great...Its fairly loud and pretty throaty. Yes, this is the exhaust I have, but it was given to me brand new. If I were going to buy one, I'd probably go GMMG. Sounds awesome. As for my least favorite, Borla and Loudmouth. Too raspy and crackly.
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Loudmouth hands down...best damn exhaust quality and sound around <img src="graemlins/burnout.gif" border="0" alt="[Burnout]" />
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Corsa.. if you have the cash <img src="images/icons/grin.gif" border="0"> I had a cutout while i saved up for it, and boy did my ears finally need that Corsa! But seriously, awesome fit and LOOKS! Sounds awesome, got some pics in the sig, if you wanna look.. Later!
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Did I say loudmouth?
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Open cut out if noise is your thing...
Borla sounds good too...

But for me there really only one choice, SLP dual/dual I like it best all things considered.
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i love my corsaaaaa
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Ok, here's my question. I currently have the stock manifolds/ypipe/cats with a borla wideopen plate(I like it but it came free with the car). What cat back would have the same volume level as what I have now, but with an offroad longtube/ypipe setup? And I'd like for it to be deeper too if possible, but I knoe that's hard to do without cats.
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Here's my take on aftermarket exhausts. Many people will tell you exaust A is the best while others say product B is the best. Exhaust tone is all about personal preference. While I may love the way the Borla sounds, Joe Smoe might think it sounds like crap. Thats why I tell all the newbies to find people with different setups in their area and hear them for themselves in person. Otherwise you're going by 1 mans opinion. I've heard many people say that the Borla sounds bad from the outside of the car while at WOT. But as I see it, I purchased the Borla for my benefit and not the others on the road. Just my .02

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[quote]Originally posted by 99BlueZ28:
<strong>Exhaust tone is all about personal preference.</strong><hr></blockquote>

I think that's it exactly. I heard (in person) a Corsa, cut-out, Flowmaster, and Borla before going with the GMMG. I had only heard it from some sound clips, but I loved the sound of it. I wanted my car to sound like the 60's muscle car I would have bought had I been alive back then. The sound is incredible, I wouldn't trade it for any other catback out there. And if anyone's interested, there is a video of my Formula with the GMMG on my homepage. Link is in my sig... <img src="graemlins/burnout.gif" border="0" alt="[Burnout]" />
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I've got the B&B triflow. While a lot of people seem to like the tips, I'm not crazy about them. It is a good-sounding exhaust, though. My question is this: do you really gain anything by going from a 3-inch catback like the B&B to a 3.5 or 4-inch exhaust like the Mufflex? Onfire (Tom Deskins) says no, but I am still intrigued by the Mufflex- quite a few people have them. I only have bolt-ons now, but may do heads and cam down the road. BTW, special thanks to Tom for helping me with my car the past couple of weeks! Tom is a great guy!
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how does a stock ws6/SS catback compare to a stock TA catback?

i got FLPs-usually i run around with the cats in and cutout open-sounds SWEEET. however, with the stall i think that setup would just be too loud (in the burbs). I know a guy whos selling their stock SS and im thinking it might be nice to have a little upgrade <img src="images/icons/smile.gif" border="0">

i like the stock look/sound-it confuses people.
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The Loudmouth for these reasons:

1. Stainless
2. Light
3. Loud (A good loud)
4. Cheap
5. Free Flowing
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loudmouth..but its not that loud with a a4 in daily driving..outleast from the outside...on a m6 it screams
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i like my borla however i have FLP's with offroad pipes and i have it wide open and i love it loud it just doesnt sound very toned....is there and exhaust that sounds somewhat toned but still loud with flp's/offroads??? also is a wide open borla pretty much like having a cutout?? i may just keep the borla but im throwing around my options <img src="images/icons/wink.gif" border="0">
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GMMG! I've had too many others so I know what I am talking about.

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Whisper! Headers <img src="images/icons/wink.gif" border="0"> to tail pipes!
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GMMG!!!
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