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If you have an auto you will have drone with any system until you remove the AFM or get headers. I have the Borla S Cat back with ARH headers and I love it. The headers took away any drone. The only time I get a strange hollow sound is when the AFM kicks in. I'm having the car tuned later this month and the AFM will be gone then. I can let you know if there is any difference after the AFM is gone.
Your better off going to a shop and putting it on a Dyno rather than buying your own tuner. |
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Yes, once you tune it out the sound will go away COMPLETELY. You will have the true drone at 75 mph or so on the highway, but the AFM is awful. I cannot believe you were able to handle it for that long... you deserve an award for your troubles. I tuned AFM out within a week of header install. After getting a good performance tune with efficiency in mind, I actually gain MPGs. (barely). Still around 17 city. |
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I have no drone on my M6. Never installed one on an A6..maybe soon.
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Put Borla Axle back on my A6 when I first got it...... the 8 cylinder sound is much improved and the drone is not bad, the sound of 4 cylinders and the 4 cylinder drone was bad for me.... 73mph, 4 cylinders, harmonic drone would make my dash vibrate. Had mine tuned off pretty quick! Do some searches here.... manual paddle shifting kept AFM off on mine 100% of the time, some say it still activates in paddle mode, try yours. This was a brain saving technique for me when taking my 3-4 hour drive to our cottage. Manual shift to 6th gear on the highway and AFM stayed off the whole time.
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You will have the sound of a 4 banger with a Borla, and the sound of a 4 banger in the "Drone" zone with a Borla when AFM is activated. AFM is not some mechanical noise under your hood........ AFM is like driving around with a 4 banger... which when hitting the "Drone" zone is much worse than the 8 cylinder drone you will also encounter with a Borla. |
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I just bought 2015 ss conv I'm going with the borla s type cat back a stupid what kind of gas mileage can I expect?
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The same as you had before.
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Installed the Borla S type axle back the first week I got my car, didn't notice a drone, but the AFM was now more noticeable. Third week got some long tube headers and tuned that AFM out. If you don't want to tune the AFM out, I think there is something called a "Range" device that attaches to your OBDII port that will get rid of the AFM. If I do have drone...I don't really notice it. Good Luck!
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My car had shorties, stock cats, and Borla S-Type catback when I bought it. I liked the quality and fitment, but 6th gear highway drone and volume did not want me to keep it around. So I sold it and installed a Pypes catback and made out with a couple hundred bucks to spare. In essence, the swap paid for my OBX headers. :)
It's a great tone and sounds aggressive at startup, but overall I felt it was too quiet. The drone wasn't TERRIBLE, but it was there at 75mph on the highway. |
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