My next project - Exhaust

[QuickSEV6]

There are way too many things out there for us Solara owners to spend our money on. I keep getting distracted. Sway bars, low temp thermostats, short shift kits, etc. Well, I'm putting my foot down and I am determined to stay focused on my next expensive project. Exhaust!
My plan is to get JP performance headers with a custom made x-pipe and a whole dual Borla system. I should be completing this by early May.
I currently have a custom y-pipe (with a crack in the flex pipe) and a magnaflow muffler with 3" plumbing. This set up is way too loud. I'm hoping that with a dual exhaust set up, it should be a lot quieter. And Borla is known to be a good product.
Check out this funny commercial:
http://www.borla.com/films/films.aspx?source=

I know some of you guys have/had Borla. Any comments?
How about you guys with dual exhaust? Was it difficult to squeeze in there?
Thanks

[SleeperSolara]

Well good luck on the custom exhaust.
Got a question for you....
How hard was it to make the custom Y-pipe????
Was thinkin' about it........
Might just get a straight pipe done........
If the Y-pipe thing is to hard.........

[QuickSEV6]

Well good luck on the custom exhaust.
Got a question for you....
How hard was it to make the custom Y-pipe????
Was thinkin' about it........
Might just get a straight pipe done........
If the Y-pipe thing is to hard.........

To be honest with you, I didn't do it. I had it done at a custom exhaust place here in Fort Worth. And I think it is very difficult. The reason I say that is that as soon as the guy was done, my check engine light came on. I think he ruined my O2 sensor. And soon after that, I developed a crack in the flex pipe. Even if I replace the flex pipe, it'll just crack again because the guy that designed it put it in a high stress area.
I exchanged a couple of emails with JP performance. They said they did a lot of research to get the location of the flex pipe right. The do not have a cracking problem with thier set up.
I would like to get a JP performace system because I know it will be good, but I'm willing to gamble that I can get something better with a dual system. Going to try Borla. Now I need to find another exhaust shop in DFW that'll squeeze in duals under my Solara.

[jhenty]

i had a borla pro xs muffler up until this past weekend when i switched it for an apexi ws. I thought it sounded great but the cops didnt agree . From what I've heard the other borlas are quieter than the one I had though. A dual setup should also keep the sound down.

[solaraN8]

ive got one of the borla boomer mufflers and i love it, sounds awesome

[DatSRBoi]

QuickSEV6 where you got your stuff done at? My cars at Alamo Motorsport in arlinton as we speak. They got good feedback and a few history with our cars as I heard and see.

[QuickSEV6]

QuickSEV6 where you got your stuff done at? My cars at Alamo Motorsport in arlinton as we speak. They got good feedback and a few history with our cars as I heard and see.

Alamo is very good. He installed my AFC-II there and dyno tuned it. I actually had my exhaust installed at a mom and pop place in Azle, but most people on this board never heard of Azle so I just said Fort Worth.
I will be going back to Alamo soon. I think I'll let him install a new clutch and my LSD, BUT EXHAUST COMES FIRST.
I bought my LSD about 3 years ago and its still not installed. Its just sitting on a shelf collecting dust. So sad.
Jhenty- Thanks for the input. What happened with the police? Tickets for being too loud? I think with duals, you have two mufflers and twice the sound dampening. I don't know about exhaust physics, but it sounds good.

[DatSRBoi]

Where you get your LSD at?

[QuickSEV6]

Where you get your LSD at?

I don't remember. I think it was a TRD website. It is a TRD LSD.

[krook]

i want to get a dual set up with this HKS muffler:



anybody have any experience with HKS mufflers? i don't want it to sound too ricey

[Wang2k]

Duals will be louder...my car is way way to loud and i have 3 mufflers. Not true duals but just having dual tailpipes makes it louder.

[krook]

Duals will be louder...my car is way way to loud and i have 3 mufflers. Not true duals but just having dual tailpipes makes it louder.

AM I READING CORRECTLY....?

sounds like a bowl of rice covered in soy sauce with 4 chopsticks on the side. :|

[QuickSEV6]

Where you get your LSD at?

Ok, I found it. Here it is:
http://www.trdsales.com/shop/addprod.as ... itemid=662
Although when I bought it, it was much cheaper.