xellos

Damn, how'd you get it for 660?

mahcah

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yeah hks has four resonators and two mufflers. The sound was more high pitch than low so no drone at all. Good sound too for a v6.

themap

was it used?

DroCityLex

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used, on a lexus facebook page. nothing wrong with it

themap

good price! Well done!

zebani

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Congrats on the Borla. They sound really great in person but one thing that comes to my mind is that the exhaust will get a little bit quieter within the next few hundred miles. I love mine and it fits perfectly for my needs, so I won't be getting the Bazooka upgrade, though I almost ordered them 3-4 times

drifto

I've got the Borla/Joe-z intake elbow/apexi filter setup right now. I would totally get a set of PPE headers if I can find a set of used ones. I wouldn't be able to resist myself
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I agree that the drone is very subjective. If I was still in my early 20's, the Borla would be way too quiet, now it's perfect but I still want the PPE headers haha!!

Lextasy4

Had the Borla catback on mine for a couple months now. Took a trip of ~600 highway miles and am very pleased with the lack of drone. The only time I really hear any drone/vibration is on cold start up for a few seconds until it idles down. Coming from an IS350 with Borla catback, the highway cruise sounds nearly the same, but at WOT it sounds amazing

P.S. $80 for install is a great deal also. I spent a couple hours installing mine and still had to go back and adjust it.

virulosity

How much louder is it with headers? I feel like the borla sound is as loud as I would want under 2000 rpm but I wouldn't mind more noise up near redline

msgs350

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Sound/noise is subjective person to person. I have the Borla/PPE with hi-flow cats and I think its loud, for me anyways.

davecape2

I have a complete borla system on mine as well and wondering if anybody has taken it upon themselves to get the joints welded instead of clamped? Or taken it somewhere to get it done? I am seeing exhaust leaks behind the clamps on mine.

msgs350

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I've had a couple of the joints welded instead of using the clamps. Work was done by the shop that installed the exhaust and hi-flow cats.

flowrider

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^^^^I've mentioned the Borla clamp issue numerous times on this forum, and on the G35 forum in years past. David Borla and I had a rather heated eMail discussion on the subject 10 or 12years ago. I never liked the clamping method Borla uses and will let anyone know why who will listen to me. With the clamping systems available today, it's beyond me why Borla clings to this technology. Because of this, I would never buy a Borla exhaust, and would urge anyone with a Borla system to weld all the connections. IMHO, their clamping system is crap and over time will leak

Lou

Lextasy4

I agree it is not the best method, but also not the most expensive exhaust (one of the cheaper ones). If installed properly leaks should not be an issue. I had their system on my 08 IS350 for ~3 years/50k miles and never had a leak. If it does leak it is a cheap fix, either adjust/tighten the clamps or weld it.

I would love to hear an ISF with PPE headers/Borla exhaust in person, but it seems I am the only person in Indiana with one

msgs350

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I agree with your point and took that into consideration when I bought this exhaust. I went with Borla because of the performance/sound reviews from the other members and the price was good. Honestly, I don't care to have an exhaust on my car anymore, it was something I wanted to try out for a little bit and I can hopefully sell it easily.