borla wide open
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From: surrey, b.c, canada
borla wide open just wondering will and how it affect it during aircare i have as&m mids wiht all the emissions hook ups going into a wide open borla... i dont have the plates....any advice or will i be ok?
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I think he's asking about how will it sound when he gets headers. It'll sound raspy=crap without cats. So run a cat to reduce the rasp. If anything, get an electric cut-out. That way you can run it wideopen at the track and close it for street driving.
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sooo im an idiot thanks alot guys im keeping the cats on for shure and i have a electric cut out im pretty excited to hear how the borla sounds wiht headers...cant wait for the gains
I have shortys with my wide open borla right now and it sounds sick. My parnets HATE it because it's so loud. Because of my cam when i start it up in the morning it sounds like a drag car for a couple seconds and then just goes to a deep rumble. I always get complements. I have (i think it's called an "I" pipe) One pipe goes thru a cat and the other one bypasses it. I get NO pops, (maybe one or two a MONTH) And man it sounds mean. My parenst can tell when i'm getting off the freeway.
So in conclusion, you'll love it. Maybe a little gain but the sound should blow you away!
So in conclusion, you'll love it. Maybe a little gain but the sound should blow you away!
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i was wondering the same thing about the wheels but back to the borla. i have the open borla and when it cold outside you can see that most of the exhaust is going through the muffler side. is this normal.
Thats true. Because its a straight out pipe more exhuast comes out that side, AND it sounds meaner on that side. But most people won't notice it. Thats why I always wanted true duals. But the borla sounds mean anyways!
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Originally Posted by Schweet97Z
alittle off topic....but i was looking at your sig. and got a question for you....why in the hell would you put cobra r rims on your f-body? 
all to there own....but def not my first choice....i agree the rims look good on the car there made for, but an f-body might be going to the extreme IMO. but o well happy easter everyone 
You won't really notivr anything if you get a cut out and use the wide open borla. It's like the people that get the cutout and the loudmouth...there is no point. The Borla (wide open) is pretty much that, wide open. By running a cutout all you're really doing is chopping up your exhaust and adding a little Y pipe. Now adding a cutout with the Borla with one of the plates...now you have the luxury of going from your old sound (Borla Wide Open) to a quiter sound (Borla with a plate)
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awsome thanks alot guys
the input is much apprecated...and the cobra r's i know f body guys hate on them a bit but you have to see them in person they have a lip on them and i get complemnts all the time...but as you say each to their own
the input is much apprecated...and the cobra r's i know f body guys hate on them a bit but you have to see them in person they have a lip on them and i get complemnts all the time...but as you say each to their own 
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I meant getting an electric cut-out to put inplace of the metal plates in the borla cut-out. That way you can change the sound of the car with a flick of a switch and not have to change the plates by hand. 