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SuperSport2011 · 05-05-2015, 11:02 PM

If I take my borla atak mufflers off and just run pipes will the car be louder at idle? Noticeably louder or just a bit? I really like to hear from the people that made the switch. Thank you.

BubbaSS · 05-05-2015, 11:42 PM

The ataks are straight through design, but have chambers that tune the sound. Why not just remove your cats? That way your exhaust is louder but remains tuned.

rontammy0 · 05-06-2015, 08:02 AM

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Originally Posted by SuperSport2011

If I take my borla atak mufflers off and just run pipes will the car be louder at idle? Noticeably louder or just a bit? I really like to hear from the people that made the switch. Thank you.

I have shorty headers..solo hi flows with magnaflow muffler delete. I do have the stock resonator. Im not sure if its louder then your car at idle...but it gives you a rough idea how loud its is. I must add I just added a tru x pipe and got rid of my stock resonator. It is likely 30% louder at idle now and just screams under wot.

Jasper · 05-06-2015, 11:26 AM

I'm pretty much stocl (LS3) and just cut off the pipes and got the solo j-pipe put in. When you fire it up, it's quite loud (2x above stock i'd say) and spits/backfires a bit more. Then it's very quiet at idle. I don't think it's any louder. In general cruising I'd say it's not much louder than stock however I had the GMPP mufflers on mine which may have been louder stock than the basic muff. When I get on it, It is not too loud until you get to about 3K rpm and then it start so really wake up in loudness (probably 3x louder than stock). Love it. Perfect for driving with the family and not annoying neighbors but real mean sounding. I didn't change my H pipe to an X pipe and resonator is still in there but it's much smaller than the L99 res.

Denis · 05-06-2015, 11:28 AM

if I were you id take the borla off, take the factory exhaust and do a muffler delete on it and sell the borla. no point in hacking up a perfectly good cat back. if you still have it that is....

as you can see from this pic, there really isn't much restriction aside from the big cans on the back. there's even an integrated H-pipe

woodside783 · 05-06-2015, 11:32 AM

take the resonaters off that might be enough

05-05-2015, 11:02 PM	#1
SuperSport2011 Drives: 2011 camaro 2ss/rs rally yellow L99 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Toronto Posts: 956 View My Garage	pipes vs mufflers If I take my borla atak mufflers off and just run pipes will the car be louder at idle? Noticeably louder or just a bit? I really like to hear from the people that made the switch. Thank you. __________________ - Airaid cold air intake - Kooks 1 7/8 long tube headers - Kooks high flow cats - Borla atak 2.5" cat back exhaust - Dyno tune - AFM delete - 94 octane tune - Vitesse paddle shifters - Blacked out rims - Costum painted engine cover - T3 stripes - GM locking gas cap

05-05-2015, 11:42 PM	#2
BubbaSS WHAT RED LIGHT?! Drives: 2011 Black Camaro 2SS/RS M6 Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Miami, Florida Posts: 1,115	The ataks are straight through design, but have chambers that tune the sound. Why not just remove your cats? That way your exhaust is louder but remains tuned. __________________ 2011 2SS/RS M6 BLACK - VARARAM NO TUNE INTAKE, MODDED AND PORTED TB, PORTED INTAKE MANIFOLD, VITESSE THROTTLE CONTROLLER, DOUG THORLEY LT'S, CATLESS, X-PIPE, 25" STAINLESS WORKS RETRO CHAMBERED MUFFLERS, CUSTOM 2.5" MANDREL BENT EXHAUST, RICHMOND 4.10 GEARS, CUSTOM CAM (231/242 @ 114LSA), MUSTANG DYNO TUNED BY TORQ, 20% CERAMIC TINTS, EIBACH PROKIT SPRINGS 1" DROP, HAWK PERFORMANCE CERAMIC BRAKES, NITTO INVO TIRES, HYDROCARBON TAIL LIGHT AND FOG LIGHT BEZELS BY EMBLEMPROS, METRA DASH KIT, JVC KW-AV71BT, PHOENIX GOLD iAMP GM1, PASSPORT QI45 - 450 RWHP 415 RWTQ

05-06-2015, 11:28 AM	#5
Denis Drives: 2010 SS Join Date: May 2012 Location: Yorktown Heights, NY Posts: 7,695 View My Garage	if I were you id take the borla off, take the factory exhaust and do a muffler delete on it and sell the borla. no point in hacking up a perfectly good cat back. if you still have it that is.... as you can see from this pic, there really isn't much restriction aside from the big cans on the back. there's even an integrated H-pipe __________________

05-06-2015, 11:32 AM	#6
woodside783 Casey Woodside Drives: a very fun car Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Tn Posts: 1,906	take the resonaters off that might be enough __________________ Instagram @caseywoodside http://youtu.be/CSc9aPh_X_w

05-06-2015, 11:26 AM	#4
Jasper Drives: 2011 Summit White Camaro SS (LS3) Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Welland, Ontario Canada Posts: 542	I'm pretty much stocl (LS3) and just cut off the pipes and got the solo j-pipe put in. When you fire it up, it's quite loud (2x above stock i'd say) and spits/backfires a bit more. Then it's very quiet at idle. I don't think it's any louder. In general cruising I'd say it's not much louder than stock however I had the GMPP mufflers on mine which may have been louder stock than the basic muff. When I get on it, It is not too loud until you get to about 3K rpm and then it start so really wake up in loudness (probably 3x louder than stock). Love it. Perfect for driving with the family and not annoying neighbors but real mean sounding. I didn't change my H pipe to an X pipe and resonator is still in there but it's much smaller than the L99 res.