| Author | Message | ||
     Nick C (Nicholas) New Member Username: Nicholas Post Number: 27 Registered: 02-2003 |
Which is the better Exhuast to install--Borla or Flowmaster? Sound,Warranty,Hp increase..... I used to dis Flows but my fiend just had one put on and it sounds pretty good, Iv heared all kinds of different things. N | ||
| Garrett (Rover7592) Member Username: Rover7592 Post Number: 117 Registered: 03-2003 |
Nick, I put a Flowmaster on a few months ago, hacked off the resinator and replaced it with a stainless steel 3inch pipe. My buddy has Borla and I think mine sounds a lot better than his. The Flowmaster has a deeper tone, and after 2 or 3 weeks of being broken in, it can scream pretty good. I would recommend the Flow to anyone, i am not dissing the Borla, but it is a lot more expensive and the Flow in my opinion does sound better. | ||
| Marlin Begay (M_begay8) New Member Username: M_begay8 Post Number: 18 Registered: 03-2003 |
I also have a flowmaster and it sounds nice. I had the local muffler shop run a 2.5 inch pipe all the way without the resinator, at the end of the pipe I put a chrome tip which looks very nice. My flowmaster came with lifetime warranty so any thing happens I can get a new one for free. | ||
| Nick C (Nicholas) New Member Username: Nicholas Post Number: 29 Registered: 02-2003 |
Ill definitly check out the flowmaster today... I like the idea of the 2.5inch pipe with crome tip, Thanks for the help. N | ||
| Jason T. Barker (Speedminded) Member Username: Speedminded Post Number: 228 Registered: 10-2002 |
The flowmaster is just a maze of metal that changes the flow of the exhaust to resonate before exiting (Like sticking your head in a 55 gallon barrel and yelling). The Borla is made of stainless steel and is more a true muffler with a synthetic material (not fiberglass) inside to muffle the sound but still allows a nice tone. A stainless steel flowmaster will add about $50 to the cost of their normal steel ones. The Borla is not as loud as the Flowmaster but seems to be much more pleasant if you use it as a daily driver or long trips. I'm not telling anyone which to purchase, just stating my experiences with many differant cars. I have some mpegs of the Borla exhaust if anyone want to hear them. I paid $40 for my slightly used Borla. Total of $80 for all new rubber hangers, remove the resonator and replace with a pipe (2 bends and a turndown) and a 4 month old Borla that was too loud for the previous owner. Since I'm off-road alot and occasionally scraping things there is not much use in me buying a pretty shiney new muffler. | ||
| Carter Simcoe (Carter) Senior Member Username: Carter Post Number: 2381 Registered: 04-2002 |
Chrome don't get you home | ||
| Jason Bard (Jbard) Member Username: Jbard Post Number: 181 Registered: 10-2002 |
Which series Flowmaster have you guys run? | ||
| Bill Bettridge (Billb) Senior Member Username: Billb Post Number: 773 Registered: 02-2002 |
Jason - FYI - price diff between the SS and CS Flowmasters is only $10 (see Jegs and Summit Racing). For the little difference - I used the SS. Use the Flowmaster 50 series with 2.5" center inlet and side outlet. A local shop did the system in 2.5" SS pipe (catback) for $250. Kinda high - but it'll last longer than the 2 years the stock systems were lasting me. The tone is pretty good - no 2500 rpm drone during highway driving - though you can hear it with the windows down. Bill | ||
| Jason T. Barker (Speedminded) Member Username: Speedminded Post Number: 231 Registered: 10-2002 |
Hell, for the price go with the Flow. $250 isn't really that bad of a price for all stainless cat-back either. |
