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camaross1 · 05-08-2012, 12:43 PM

I just ordered the Borla Atak axle back for my 2012 2ss. Has anyone else installed this exhaust? Was there any cutting involved? Do you think its too loud inside the car? Are you happy with the sound? Thanks

PAUL SS · 05-08-2012, 01:58 PM

If you bought an axle back there will be cutting involved. I don't know what it sounds like, but it shoud save you some weight.

WolvesnHawks · 05-08-2012, 07:37 PM

I have the catbacks and love them. Paul SS is right though , cutting and elding will be required for yours.

FrankD01 · 05-09-2012, 07:57 AM

I have the Atak cat back which is supposed to be louder than the axle back. It sounds good. It is not anywhere near as loud as shown in Borla's video. I am still a little dissapointed. I do not have any drone(SS 6m) and if you dont get on it not a big difference from stock system in the car. The system is very well made and went on perfectly. Borla also has excellent customer service. If I drove my car everyday it would be perfect but I use it just for fun and I wanted something a little louder in the car. If I had to do it again I would have gotten an SLP loudmouth. I drove a car at the dealership with that set up and it was loud. I would have saved alot of $ too.

rjdapilmoto · 05-09-2012, 08:00 AM

I've had my Borla ATAK cat back on the car now for almost a year. Love the sound! It's what these cars should sound like from factory. Now, I also have long tube headers with my setup, so it set it over the top. There are some fellas on here that have cutouts with their setup. Some guys just like it obnoxiously LOUD! Good luck with your installation!

Anubis · 05-09-2012, 08:20 AM

I've got the ATAK axle back and love them =) Yes, there are two cuts to be made, but make sure you follow the exact measurements in the instructions. It could affect where the tips sit coming out of the valance. As far as welding, that would probably be optional...they come with two beefy clamps to attach the ATAKS after the cut is made.

LewiSS · 05-09-2012, 09:00 AM

I have the catback and love it. The sound inside the car is not as loud as the Borla video but get someone to drive your car and listen. It sounds great! Tip on getting the exhaust out of the hangers: run a piece of rope around the rubber and then while holding the rope, push the exhaust out with your foot. You will see what Im talking about once you dig into it.

mudchick_alicia · 05-09-2012, 11:59 AM

Have had my Borla Atak Axleback on the car for about a month now. Loving the sound! Have a friend at a muffler shop and he welded them on and cranked car so I could hear it, was disappointed wasn't as loud as before with just the muffler delete. So I said off with the resonators. Once he removed those and put straight pipe in its place he cranked it again and OH MY! Love it! Hubby said it is too loud but what does he know....lol To me it is not any louder inside the car than when I just had the muffler delete. I am now trying to decide about have a x-pipe or h-pipe put on to help deepen the tone. I am happy with it!

camaross1 · 05-09-2012, 12:55 PM

Not to sound dumb, but what are the resonators?

VR Baron · 05-09-2012, 02:35 PM

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Originally Posted by mudchick_alicia

Have had my Borla Atak Axleback on the car for about a month now. Loving the sound! Have a friend at a muffler shop and he welded them on and cranked car so I could hear it, was disappointed wasn't as loud as before with just the muffler delete. So I said off with the resonators. Once he removed those and put straight pipe in its place he cranked it again and OH MY! Love it! Hubby said it is too loud but what does he know....lol To me it is not any louder inside the car than when I just had the muffler delete. I am now trying to decide about have a x-pipe or h-pipe put on to help deepen the tone. I am happy with it!

My Outlaws same thing,resonators off and sounds great, but alas a bit to loud and popping really to much as they are like a muffler delete but alot better sounding. Resonators back in and about right.

You should have the h pipe still there as it came with it. tru X may deepen just a very little bit but could get raspy also so research it.

VR Baron · 05-09-2012, 02:37 PM

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Originally Posted by camaross1

Not to sound dumb, but what are the resonators?

small tube shapped mufflers on the M6 cars right behind the h pipe to tone out rasp and drone and more quiet also.A6 has one giant one where the h pipe is on a m6 car.

keving2873 · 05-09-2012, 02:44 PM

I love my ATAK. I added some LT's about 4 months after and it sounds crazy. The ATAk by itself got me by as it did make the car louder but not loud enough for me. The WOT is good but still a little too quite at idle.

Cabin noise is minimal, or at least it doesn't bother me or my wife. I ride windows down a lot though so I got the wind to even things out. I just want to hear it as much as possible.

EliteCZM523 · 05-09-2012, 03:17 PM

Got the Borla ATAK on my car, as well as ARH 1 7/8's, and a big cam. Car is loud with that combo! I like it, just wish i could loose some of the raspy tone of it.

redrocker · 05-09-2012, 06:45 PM

i have the atak cat back also love the sound...fixing to put kooks headers and cats on next week.

05-08-2012, 12:43 PM	#1
camaross1 Account Suspended Drives: 2012 45th Camaro 2SS Join Date: May 2012 Location: Charlotte Posts: 271	Borla Atak I just ordered the Borla Atak axle back for my 2012 2ss. Has anyone else installed this exhaust? Was there any cutting involved? Do you think its too loud inside the car? Are you happy with the sound? Thanks

05-08-2012, 01:58 PM	#2
PAUL SS The Mark of Excellence Drives: 2010 ABM 1SS RS LS3 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Smallest State in the Union Posts: 7,664 View My Garage	If you bought an axle back there will be cutting involved. I don't know what it sounds like, but it shoud save you some weight. __________________ ################################################## ################################# The Few, The Proud, The Aqua Blue Metallics 709 of 3903 New England Camaro5 . My Camaro Journal Heritage Grill, Cold Air Inductions Intake, Elite Engineering Catch Can, BMR 1" Lowering Springs, Sway Bars and End Links, Clear Image Jet Hot Ceramic Coated headers and High Flow Cats, Hurst Billet 2 Shifter, LSR Billet Strut Washers, DynoMax Axle Back Exhaust, JANNETTY MAGIC!

05-08-2012, 07:37 PM	#3
WolvesnHawks Drives: 2011 IBM 2SS/RS Join Date: May 2011 Location: Killeen, TX Posts: 72 View My Garage	I have the catbacks and love them. Paul SS is right though , cutting and elding will be required for yours. __________________ 2011 2SS/RS M6 IBM - Hurst Short Throw Shifter, White Stripe, Interior Gray/Black, Sunbusters Tint, Austin, TX (30% Front / 15% Rear and Back window Pinnacle Ceramic Tint) Update Aug 17, 2011(with help of jlugo): Borla ATAK Catback, CAI Cold Air Inductionand skip shift Eliminator have been installed and sound great 17 Dec 2011: First time on Dyno - 359 hp / 350 trq __________________________ Wish List: Whipple Supercharger (taking donations at this time ), Headers

05-09-2012, 08:00 AM	#5
rjdapilmoto DAP-ONE (100% Filipino) Drives: 2010 - 2SS/RS IOM Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 2,331 View My Garage	I've had my Borla ATAK cat back on the car now for almost a year. Love the sound! It's what these cars should sound like from factory. Now, I also have long tube headers with my setup, so it set it over the top. There are some fellas on here that have cutouts with their setup. Some guys just like it obnoxiously LOUD! Good luck with your installation! __________________ CAI, Inc. Air Intake, ARH 1 7/8" LT Headers, Borla ATAK Cat Back Exhaust, Pedders XA Supercar Coilovers, Dyno Tune by Henderson Performance DAP-ONE's Build Journal

05-09-2012, 09:00 AM	#7
LewiSS Drives: 2010 2SS/RS Camaro IOM/White Stripe Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Lexington, KY Posts: 135	I have the catback and love it. The sound inside the car is not as loud as the Borla video but get someone to drive your car and listen. It sounds great! Tip on getting the exhaust out of the hangers: run a piece of rope around the rubber and then while holding the rope, push the exhaust out with your foot. You will see what Im talking about once you dig into it. __________________ ARH 1-7/8" Longtubes w/cats, Borla ATAK catback, CAI Inc intake, RX inferno orange ported throttle body, RX inferno orange catch can, Hurst Shifter, JDP Motorsports heater hoses and fuel line, PFadt strut tower brace, PFadt lowering springs, PFadt Tie Rods, PFadt Trailing Arms, PFadt end links, Custom Painted interior pieces.

05-09-2012, 07:57 AM	#4
FrankD01 Drives: 2012 Camaro SS Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Florida Posts: 21	I have the Atak cat back which is supposed to be louder than the axle back. It sounds good. It is not anywhere near as loud as shown in Borla's video. I am still a little dissapointed. I do not have any drone(SS 6m) and if you dont get on it not a big difference from stock system in the car. The system is very well made and went on perfectly. Borla also has excellent customer service. If I drove my car everyday it would be perfect but I use it just for fun and I wanted something a little louder in the car. If I had to do it again I would have gotten an SLP loudmouth. I drove a car at the dealership with that set up and it was loud. I would have saved alot of $ too.

05-09-2012, 08:20 AM	#6
Anubis Drives: 2011 2SS/RS Black A6 Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Charleston, South Carolina Posts: 50	I've got the ATAK axle back and love them =) Yes, there are two cuts to be made, but make sure you follow the exact measurements in the instructions. It could affect where the tips sit coming out of the valance. As far as welding, that would probably be optional...they come with two beefy clamps to attach the ATAKS after the cut is made.

05-09-2012, 11:59 AM	#8
mudchick_alicia Drives: 2011 Camaro 2SS/RS Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Benton, LA Posts: 184 View My Garage	Have had my Borla Atak Axleback on the car for about a month now. Loving the sound! Have a friend at a muffler shop and he welded them on and cranked car so I could hear it, was disappointed wasn't as loud as before with just the muffler delete. So I said off with the resonators. Once he removed those and put straight pipe in its place he cranked it again and OH MY! Love it! Hubby said it is too loud but what does he know....lol To me it is not any louder inside the car than when I just had the muffler delete. I am now trying to decide about have a x-pipe or h-pipe put on to help deepen the tone. I am happy with it! __________________ CAI, Borla Atak Axleback, Magnaflow xpipe, Solo's HF Cats, Nitto Invos on EuroTek Mesh Deep Concave 20x10 on all 4's

05-09-2012, 12:55 PM	#9
camaross1 Account Suspended Drives: 2012 45th Camaro 2SS Join Date: May 2012 Location: Charlotte Posts: 271	Not to sound dumb, but what are the resonators?

05-09-2012, 02:44 PM	#12
keving2873 Drives: 2011 Camaro 2SS RS Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Bremerton, WA Posts: 446 View My Garage	I love my ATAK. I added some LT's about 4 months after and it sounds crazy. The ATAk by itself got me by as it did make the car louder but not loud enough for me. The WOT is good but still a little too quite at idle. Cabin noise is minimal, or at least it doesn't bother me or my wife. I ride windows down a lot though so I got the wind to even things out. I just want to hear it as much as possible. __________________ 476whp 455trq / Tuned by Tom Wong CAI Intake with ADM Scoop, Borla ATAK cat-back, ARH 1 7/8 Headers and HF Cats Custom Comp Cam 231/234 114LSA 617/598 lift, Katech timing chain

05-09-2012, 03:17 PM	#13
EliteCZM523 Drives: 2010 2SS/RS Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Westchester, NY Posts: 89	Got the Borla ATAK on my car, as well as ARH 1 7/8's, and a big cam. Car is loud with that combo! I like it, just wish i could loose some of the raspy tone of it.

05-09-2012, 06:45 PM	#14
redrocker Drives: 2012 camaro ss rs Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: League City ,Texas Posts: 98	i have the atak cat back also love the sound...fixing to put kooks headers and cats on next week.