Borla TD or Apexi WS2 w/ Turbonetics?
10-17-2006, 02:33 AM
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Borla TD or Apexi WS2 w/ Turbonetics?
I already have borla TD exhaust. I know i'll need a reverse y pipe to make it fit with the TN down pipe.
Apexi WS2 has a single 3" middle pipe. where the Borla is a true dual with 2.25" piping each!
do you guys think if I switch to Apexi WS2 i'll have better results with TN?
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Apexi WS2 has a single 3" middle pipe. where the Borla is a true dual with 2.25" piping each!
do you guys think if I switch to Apexi WS2 i'll have better results with TN?
cheers.
10-17-2006, 03:39 AM
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I have that combo, the only thing i dislike is the sound, its very very quiet. its quieter than a stock 350z. I'am not sure if you will get any gains by switching the exhausts.
10-17-2006, 02:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Dubai
Mia, do you think i'll benefit from switching from borla to WS2 ?
10-17-2006, 04:57 PM
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I'm going through this right now too. I have the Borla and just got a TN kit. I love the way it sounds NA with resonated test pipes. MY favorite sounding exhaust by far. But I was wondering how it would sound with the turbo and if I was really going to lose that much power because its not a 3".
I'm not sure if this would be reasonable but what do you guys think of having a shop custom make an exhaust to mate up to the Borla muffler. And if considered would it be better to run a single 3" pipe or something like two
2.5" pipes?
I'm not sure if this would be reasonable but what do you guys think of having a shop custom make an exhaust to mate up to the Borla muffler. And if considered would it be better to run a single 3" pipe or something like two
2.5" pipes?
10-17-2006, 06:42 PM
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Borla TD will definately gain more power. I had it before and dyno'ed it too. It gave me pretty good gained through out the power band. At idle and normal driving...it's pretty quiet, but when you hit full throttle, it sounds pretty good and not loud.
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10-17-2006, 09:16 PM
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Originally Posted by phunk
Borla dual worked for me at over 550rwhp.
10-17-2006, 09:24 PM
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i cut the resonators off mine, and off a customers. sounded awesome, im sure you will like it. I got a ton of compliments on the sound back then, which I cannot say for the dual 3" i have now. One of my friends told me that now my car sounds like a late 90s V6 mustang with exhaust... after he said that, i can totaly hear it in there - except my RPMS climb a little faster 
it definatly sounded better with the borla and cutout resonators.
it definatly sounded better with the borla and cutout resonators.
10-17-2006, 09:27 PM
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Originally Posted by phunk
i cut the resonators off mine, and off a customers. sounded awesome, im sure you will like it. I got a ton of compliments on the sound back then, which I cannot say for the dual 3" i have now. One of my friends told me that now my car sounds like a late 90s V6 mustang with exhaust... after he said that, i can totaly hear it in there - except my RPMS climb a little faster
it definatly sounded better with the borla and cutout resonators.
it definatly sounded better with the borla and cutout resonators.
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10-17-2006, 09:45 PM
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After removing the resonators (and welding in staight pipe replacements of course) the car sounded exactly the same to me as it did with the resonators, just more volume. It had a classy sound with minimal rasp.
OH, it wasnt much louder. I still wished it was a TAD louder, but it would probably be perfect for most guys. It was by no means LOUD, and would NEVER get attention from the law or anything, it definatly wasnt loud. If anythign I would just say that it became audible, since it hardly was before.
OH, it wasnt much louder. I still wished it was a TAD louder, but it would probably be perfect for most guys. It was by no means LOUD, and would NEVER get attention from the law or anything, it definatly wasnt loud. If anythign I would just say that it became audible, since it hardly was before.
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Originally Posted by phunk
After removing the resonators (and welding in staight pipe replacements of course) the car sounded exactly the same to me as it did with the resonators, just more volume. It had a classy sound with minimal rasp.
OH, it wasnt much louder. I still wished it was a TAD louder, but it would probably be perfect for most guys. It was by no means LOUD, and would NEVER get attention from the law or anything, it definatly wasnt loud. If anythign I would just say that it became audible, since it hardly was before.
OH, it wasnt much louder. I still wished it was a TAD louder, but it would probably be perfect for most guys. It was by no means LOUD, and would NEVER get attention from the law or anything, it definatly wasnt loud. If anythign I would just say that it became audible, since it hardly was before.
10-18-2006, 03:59 AM
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Originally Posted by phunk
yea im pretty sure. But now that I think of it - we might have just welded in some 2.5" stainless we had sitting around? I cant remember now.
10-18-2006, 05:12 AM
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WS sounds sweet with TN. It's not that loud, but not not conservative like the Fuji. It's not a 3" though, it's about a 2.8?
Plus you'll have to cut the Borla if you want to keep it.
Plus you'll have to cut the Borla if you want to keep it.
10-18-2006, 05:55 AM
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Do you think it would benefit to run 2.5 stainless all the way back? Or are you reffering to replacing the resonators themselves?
10-20-2006, 03:33 AM
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Great info. thanks guys!
I think I'll go with a custom exhaust w/ dual mufflers. now I have 2 choices;
1. dual exhaust - 2.5", 2.75" or 3" piping?
2. Single exhaust with 3" piping.
which one do you guys think will work better with TN?
P.S, I'll be using APEXI mufflers which have 2.5" inlet, is it ok to bolt 3" exhaust piping to those 2.5" mufflers?
cheers
I think I'll go with a custom exhaust w/ dual mufflers. now I have 2 choices;
1. dual exhaust - 2.5", 2.75" or 3" piping?
2. Single exhaust with 3" piping.
which one do you guys think will work better with TN?
P.S, I'll be using APEXI mufflers which have 2.5" inlet, is it ok to bolt 3" exhaust piping to those 2.5" mufflers?
cheers