2011 Magnetic gray SR5
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Foques
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thank you.
Main reason was that SAWs rusted out and one of them cracked.
The ride difference, however, was SO worth it, too. Had I known sooner, I'd have changed them out regardless.
Gah, I also realize I didn't note that I got rid of the gibson exhaust (their "stainless" option rusted out in two winters). got a proper borla set up, and it was a win on all fronts
Main reason was that SAWs rusted out and one of them cracked.
The ride difference, however, was SO worth it, too. Had I known sooner, I'd have changed them out regardless.
Gah, I also realize I didn't note that I got rid of the gibson exhaust (their "stainless" option rusted out in two winters). got a proper borla set up, and it was a win on all fronts
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I'm going to get a catback for my 2016, but cant decide on which one. In videos, Gibson sounds good, but Borla sounds too quiet. The new Flowmaster sounds nice in videos as well, but everyone is saying they drone something horrible. MagnaFlow seems to be a popular choice, but there aren't many sound clips on it and that price.....
Can you provide your opinions on the Gibson vs. Borla?
Can you provide your opinions on the Gibson vs. Borla?
Foques
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I would rather have stock exhaust back than gibson.
their garbage rusted out on me so bad that i had to cut it off. they also wouldn't honor their warranty; I had nothing but excuses from them.
I am very pleased with Borla, however.
It lived through the winter without even a fleck of rust and it sounds great.
Gibson is loud and droning, too; if your rear window is open, it's hard to have a conversation.
I wonder why they won't honor their warranty if they outright state that it has a "lifetime warranty."
I didn't see your response until today. I ended up ordering the SS Gibson from Jason B. I really wanted a side exit and the black ceramic tips made it harder to resist. I was torn between the Gibson and Magnaflow. Jason said he sells 5 times more Gibson and in 15 years has never had to warranty one. He also said that the MF sounds too loud for some people and I don't want something that sounds like I have it straight piped. I guess I will just have to wait for it to get here and install it to see how it sounds for me.
What does the Borla sound like? I haven't heard any of the 4R catbacks in person, but the Borla sounds the same volume/note as stock (in YT videos anyways).
Foques
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Ironically, they wouldn't cover me because I bought it through him and paid via friends/family PP, they didn't take it as a valid payment, and when I showed them the pictures they claimed that something else had to be done to the piping to cause the damage (there wasn't).
in my talking to the shops, they'd mentioned that it is a fairly common response.
Magnaflow exhausts pretty much always are loud, I feel like it is their brand (I've owned a fair share of them on other vehicles).
I hope your experience with gibson will be better than mine.
I hope so too.....it's been 13 days since I ordered from Jason and I haven't had any updates. I texted him too and he didn't answer; sure was lightning quick when I was trying to decide what/where to buy.
