Borla Exhaust Available NOW!
 

DISCLAIMER - I am in NO WAY affiliated with any retailers or sellers of this product!

Just wanted to let you all know (we say "y'all" in Texas) - I just placed an on-line order for the Borla T-304 SS cat-back exhaust system from their on-line store.

Part Number, for those interested, would be 140078.

Do a search on "Auto", then pick the car model, type, etc. You'll find it.

Can not quote prices, etc. to prevent deletion of this thread, but it is reasonable.

Pics when installed - they say 2-4 weeks UNLESS BACKORDERED - we'll see.

Re: Borla Exhaust Available NOW!
 

Being while since grammar lessons but isn't you both a singular and plural pronoun. Never understood the need to add an "all" to designate plural.


Anyways, love to see pics and before/after dyno results.


Magic8

Re: Re: Borla Exhaust Available NOW!
 

You are correct, sir (see, I CAN do it). It (apparently) was a vain attempt at levity...................

Anyway, as I said, I will provide all info when available.

Re: Re: Borla Exhaust Available NOW!
 

What Tim neglected to point out is that "y'all" is singular! The plural is "all y'all" - ask any Texan. :)

Edit: fixed a typo.

Dang...I moved to Texas 4 1/2 years ago and I learn something new everyday...lol

looks yummy :p

Cool...let us know how it sounds, the stock exhaust is way too quiet. Then again I don't want the "angry-bumblebee-Civic" sound, esp. not for the money they're charging hehe.

Better yet, do you ever get out to Stafford or the 610/290 area? :)

Being the owner of 2 Borla systems (one on an '89 V6 SHO, the other on a '01 Audi S4) I can tell you that the sound is deep and full (SHO V6 sounds like a Porsche flat 6) but does not drone at highway speeds. During normal driving it is quite unobtrusive but if you dip into the power you will attract some attention (though in the SHO the attention is rarely paid to the right car as no one expects a grey Taurus to be making such sounds). I have never heard a Borla sound "buzzy."

I am not in Stafford very often, but I go through the intersection of 610 and 290 every day on the way to work (around 5:15am) and on the weekends.

I live out 290 - at Jones Road. I'll let everyone know when it's installed (the DAY it arrives). It would be GREAT if it could be here before the meet on the 21st.

The Borla exhaust(s) I have heard, mostly on Miata's, has always sounded great. I just couldn't go with the "pimp" tip (a little carbon fiber looking band around the tip). The RX-8 one looks much better.

here's a photo of an 8 with the borla

http://www.borla.com/graphics/140078vs.jpg

It's insanely dissappointing that the exhaust is about to go into prodution...yet there are no dynos of the power gains....or losses :) ....:mad:

Actually, there are dyno test results. Email me and I'll send you the information you requested. davidb@borla.com

Thanks.

Will this exhaust void the warranty?

Borla Exhausts
 

Just wanted to let everyone know we've got the exhausts availabel for sale if your interested...(delivery time about two weeks from today)

http://www.rx8forum.com/forumdisplay.php?s=&forumid=59

Absolutely not.

um, can't you just post it here so we can all see? otherwise I can email you, and then I'll post it :p

pust the dyno!!!

will this work on automatic version also.

yes

I emailed u Mr.Borla! I got no response...anyway, maybe u get lots and lots and lots of emails...so i'll be patient.

Need a Borla....
 

Always respected Mr. Borla's work......

Emailed yesterday......

Cash in hand.......

Waiting for Dynos......

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Guys check out the vividracing section on the forum. They have good prices

still no dyno!!!!

How long can it take?

More to the point, HE made the offer. I actually have given him my money (Borla has always made great products, and I trust this will be another one), but I would like to know......

vivid racing says they give 10hp and will post dyno when possiable

No Dyno...No Dynero ;)

Saw an ad for the RX-8 Borla exhaust system from Gulf Coast Customs (on Ebay) ($599 + free shipping) and they are claiming a gain of 8 HP and 12 lb/ft. Also looked at the 350Z Borla system and they claimed a gain of 10 HP and 14 lb/ft. ($721)

Borla Cat-back Dyno Results
 

Here are the HP gains. As you can see, they're as high as 15 over stock. Max power gain is about 8. We call it a 10hp gain to the wheels.

Torque

thank you

dynos were posted today

Where is it?

Oops, found it, thank you.

I have the dyno results, however I just bought a new house and havent unpacked the computer yet. If someone e-mails me I can forward the dynos so they can post them.

In the mean time the results are as follows

Max power:

Dyno run .001: 172.6

Dynorun .004: 180.1


Max Torque:

Dyno run .001: 136.1

Dyno run .004: 137.9

hope this helps.

Mr Borla,

May be I ask for too much, but could you record the muffler sound in some kind of audio file? It would be nice if we can hear how it sounds like, thank you. :D Please.

Horsepower

Torque

It looks like it is only making performance gains in the upper 1/3 of the RPM range. That's fine by me because it is a first step to getting rid of the limp feeling top end. Hopefully I'll receive mine before I head to Watkins Glen (9/22 and 9/23)for a little track time. :cool:

Do you take Debit Cards?? :)

Seeing is believing....
 

I have always been a fan of Mr. B's work.....

The system is on its way to sunny northern Canada at this moment.

Can't wait to put the 'tones' back in the exhaust ...and eight horsepower is just more icing on the cake!
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How true.

-Mr. Wigggles

I'm sure they take debit cards

loud?
 

Does anyone have experience with this mod.?

How many decibels does it add?

I've asked to hear a borla sound clip but havent heard one yet

The good thing about Borla and Greddy is that they are almost always quiet exhaust mods. Each company tries (to my knowledge) keep their products under the 95dBA limit that some states like California are impossing.

For either company, I feel comfortable buying their exhaust without having to hear it first.

My two cents,

-Mr. Wigggles

No HP gains until after 6k rpms and basically torque loss up until 6k rpms and only a small gain.

Not sure how there can be a lower torque at low RPMs, thats when you need the torque, this may actually make the car feel slower unless you rev to over 6k rpms regularly

I see zero torque loss anywhere in the graph. At low RPMs, the lines are on top of each other.

BTW, there will be a slight variation from run to run anyway.

-Mr. Wigggles

Is one test adequate to demonstrate the effectiveness of the exhaust? Torque does look close but I'd still say it's lower at the start.

Horsepower doesn't improve until the high end when the secondary ports open.

Why isn't the improvement proportionate through the entire graph?:(

I'd take an educated guess and say that the stock exhaust provides an adequate amount of air flow for the lower RPMs but once the RPMs and air flow increases the limitations of the stock exhaust become more apparent. If that is the case I would only expect to see gains in the higher RPMs.

Your looking at the HP graph, look again.

The torque is slightly unber with the borla up until 3800rpm.

No large amount just slightly. I am waiting for a full exhaust system, but the borla would be nice if the full system is too expensive