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Old 12-30-2010, 03:27 PM   #36
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Originally Posted by RubyCamaro View Post
Okay talk about the Borla systems for V6'ers. I am at decision time & everyone I talk to changes my mind. My most recent choice was Borla axle back because the last guy said "if you are not going to add headers at some point I would save the extra $ & go with axle back, there is not that much difference in sound or performance". What say you?
If you're serious about adding headers down the road, he's right, the axle-back is the way to go, specifically because the axle-back will connect more directly to a long-tube headers set than a cat-back exhaust will. However, if the $1k investment of headers doesn't seem like something you're completely serious about down the road, I'd recommend the cat-back exhaust. You will get an improvement on performance (albeit, a fairly small one), but the difference in exhaust tone/volume will be very noticeable between the two. Really, it boils down to what it is you're looking for out of your exhaust right now, and what your long term plans are.

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Matt
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