Any thoughts on the S4 Borla exhaust

Re: Any thoughts on the S4 Borla exhaust (brendo)

Somebody's gotta have an opinion here!!
please help me out
Thanks

Re: Any thoughts on the S4 Borla exhaust (2lowA4)

don't worry, doesn't sound loud. Before starting up the car after the install I was nervous about getting this harsh, raucous sound. I listened for a while and thought, that's it? Not bad at all. It's easy to live with. you do hear it when you get on it, but it's not intrusive or droning. It is a little deeper sound than stock, the kind you can "feel" when you are in the house and the car is running in the garage.
Have you ever heard a Tectonics exhaust on a VR6 car? The Borla S4 is quieter.

power gains aren't that noticable without a chip, maybe it revs out a little easier over 5k, and you hold on to your power a little longer.

Re: Any thoughts on the S4 Borla exhaust (VR6of9)

I totally disagree, while I actually like the sound of my Borla my wife completely hates it. She says she can hear me getting home about a 1/4 mile away. There are much quieter alternatives available that offer same performance gain. It really isn't a "minor" mod when you think about it and doesn't offer any noticeable performance under normal driving.

I think its perfect. I don't like loud exhausts. you can hear it but it couln't be called loud...

If anyone could hear mine from 1/4 mile away they would have to have a bionic ear.
The borla is very sensitive to pipe length resonances, and adjusting the various joints is required to to get rid of any "hotspots" in the rpm band. Once this is done, you'd be hard pressed to find a quieter aftermarket cat-back.

Re: Any thoughts on the S4 Borla exhaust (brendo)

my friend has a brand new s4 and used , i think its called "altech" and i think its out of canada but he put a cat back exhast a intake and a giac chip along with a short shifter and boy does he fly. in fact he went up against a 2002 M3 (bmw) and blow him away. i think hes pushing around 340 to 345 hp.

Re: Any thoughts on the S4 Borla exhaust (brendo)

The interior noise level of my S4 with a Borla is definitely quieter than my Corrado with a Techtonics exhaust was. The Techtonics had the same droning at 2500 that you describe. I can see why your wife would object. Course you also have a supercharger which adds to the music. The S4 is better insulated against sound than a VW hatchback so I think you can get away with it. Just don't get a cone filter as that is sure to liven things up.


[Modified by VR6of9, 3:38 PM 2-9-2002]

Re: Any thoughts on the S4 Borla exhaust (brendo)

So true! I have a gti vr6 with TT 2.5" SS one resonator borla muffler system. Its not crazy loud, but sounds just perfect. Now if i remove the extension pipe, approx 15" long, My car sounds like an ANIMAL! Sounds like i got 1000HP, but it resonates inside the rear bumper, and I am afraid it'll spark ona backfire or something and lite my asss on fire. Anyway,I am interested too in a good eexhuast system for S4, my brother is probbaly going t get a 99.5/2000 s4 next year, and do a bunch of poop to it for the track(road course) and daily driver. Should be nice. Peace