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Old Oct 27, 2009 | 11:13 PM
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SO freakin excited i ordered my borla catback last week from a guy on ltxtech and it got here yesterday. Got it put on today and i freakin love it. Time for headers and cut out now.
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Old Oct 27, 2009 | 11:17 PM
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Do the LS1 lid and you'll love it even more.
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Old Oct 27, 2009 | 11:25 PM
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Congrats..you de-virginized it.
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Old Oct 27, 2009 | 11:33 PM
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haha hell yeah i popped her cherry
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Old Oct 27, 2009 | 11:42 PM
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Hell yeah! Now you're addicted to something you'll never be able to stop.
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yeah i know, damn if i wasnt broke from doin the catback i was ready to start ordering my cai and headers and cut out. Also gotta save up cause next yr i wanna do a 6 speed swap. Im gonna be very busy the next few months
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Originally Posted by 94Z28-MSTGKLR
Hell yeah! Now you're addicted to something you'll never be able to stop.
Speaking of that.. are you still going to therapy for what you and that guy used to do?

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Old Oct 28, 2009 | 12:03 AM
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Originally Posted by 94Z28-MSTGKLR
Hell yeah! Now you're addicted to something you'll never be able to stop.
It's a long slippery slope ...
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congrats. what plate you gonna run? please don't say open
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Old Oct 28, 2009 | 12:15 AM
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oh yeah that bitch is wide open, i always say the louder the better, dont have headers yet so its not too raspy it does pop a little.
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Old Oct 28, 2009 | 12:26 AM
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oh well, I forget how quiet stock manifolds are, you'll prolly want to close it up when you put lt's on lol

idk I just can't stand open borla's with LTs and no cats...one of the raspiest exhausts I've ever heard
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Old Oct 28, 2009 | 12:35 AM
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well i have to pass the sniffer and visual here in phx,az so ill be runnin mids and a cat. I wanna run long tubes but i dont wanna have to switch it out every other yr when i gotta go to emissions
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Old Oct 28, 2009 | 03:20 AM
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I have ran through emissions here with long tubes. As long as it has cats (they've never actually checked on my car) then you are ok. Get the long tubes and a matching y pipe with cats.
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Old Oct 28, 2009 | 06:34 AM
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doesnt the Borla already have a plate you can remove?
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Old Oct 29, 2009 | 10:06 AM
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Originally Posted by madhatter
I have ran through emissions here with long tubes. As long as it has cats (they've never actually checked on my car) then you are ok. Get the long tubes and a matching y pipe with cats.
well thats what i wanted to hear, ive been really nervous on doing the long tubes since i was dumb and didnt by a 96 or newer camaro lol. So thats cool then guess ill look for long tubes now thanks.

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doesnt the Borla already have a plate you can remove?
it actually has 3 i believe. closed, 3/4 open and wide open. The guy i bought it from didnt have the plates so i just have it wide open all the time. I love it.
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Once it start your done, I bought some longtubes and the next thing you knoe i was ordering the LE2 package, gears, TB, and much more
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Old Oct 29, 2009 | 10:43 AM
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haha yeah thats my plan as well. Next im gonna do some small stuff like ball joints and fix my ac. Then starting january im saving for a 6 speed swap then gonna try and do the le2 package as well. hopin to have a pretty strong street car next yr if all goes to plan.
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Why not save the money from doing a M6 swap and get a stall?
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i also do the sniffer test in Texas and i have LT's as well
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Old Oct 29, 2009 | 12:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Vulcan2422
Why not save the money from doing a M6 swap and get a stall?
+1 on this idea. you will love that automatic with around a 3600 stall in it. i like driving 6 speeds but i bought mine with an auto so i am sticking with the auto and never looking back. good luck with the car man
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