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Reduce Drone w/ Borla Stingers on a Daily Driver

Old Jul 6, 2010 | 09:26 AM
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Reduce Drone w/ Borla Stingers on a Daily Driver

I love the sound of my Borlas but the volume in the cabin can get quite loud. Is there any way to tone it down on the inside but maintain the same sound on the outside?

I know I can hit the search button and research but I'm tired.
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Old Jul 6, 2010 | 10:19 AM
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Originally Posted by TheDarkKnight
I love the sound of my Borlas but the volume in the cabin can get quite loud. Is there any way to tone it down on the inside but maintain the same sound on the outside?

I know I can hit the search button and research but I'm tired.
Dynamat??
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Old Jul 6, 2010 | 11:02 AM
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Yea I had the stingers and switched to the pypes mid muffler Almost no interior drone with the same tone just more refined
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Old Jul 6, 2010 | 06:23 PM
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Dynamat won't do it.
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Old Jul 6, 2010 | 06:40 PM
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I went from Borla's to GTA's to Borla's and now have the KR500 axlebacks. No turning back now, love em and zero drone. I know that wasn't your question but I'm just say'in.
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Old Jul 7, 2010 | 07:24 AM
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C'mon Danny, don't be a wuss!

Didn't we warn you about the drone? A set of gears will get you out of the 'drone zone' at highway speeds at the same time will give you some snap on the low end.
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Old Jul 7, 2010 | 08:00 AM
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Originally Posted by TacoBill
C'mon Danny, don't be a wuss!

Didn't we warn you about the drone? A set of gears will get you out of the 'drone zone' at highway speeds at the same time will give you some snap on the low end.
When drone kicks in, hit the loud pedal...
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Old Jul 7, 2010 | 08:05 AM
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I've got an off-road Prochamber and Stingers on mine.. 16 sheets of Dynamat later (trans tunnel, trunk area, rear decklid, rear seats, and side walls upto the 1/4 windows) and the drone is almost gone. I only get drone on long uphill runs.. Delaware Memorial Bridge, the Mountains in PA, etc.
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Old Jul 7, 2010 | 11:51 AM
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Get a Prius.
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Old Jul 7, 2010 | 06:24 PM
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I still get drone, but they burned out some after about 1k miles, more tolarable now.
Just drive it and enjoy...lol
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Old Jul 8, 2010 | 03:22 AM
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Originally Posted by shanec
Dynamat won't do it.
did the trunk and under rear seat. interior drone is reduced a lot.
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Old Jul 8, 2010 | 05:39 PM
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Originally Posted by 69Mach1-409
I've got an off-road Prochamber and Stingers on mine.. 16 sheets of Dynamat later (trans tunnel, trunk area, rear decklid, rear seats, and side walls upto the 1/4 windows) and the drone is almost gone. I only get drone on long uphill runs.. Delaware Memorial Bridge, the Mountains in PA, etc.

Years ago I ran Borla's...with cats and without. There was drone with the cats and it got 3 times as bad without. I also ran a Prochamber with the cats and I agree it helped a bunch. But alas I went to longtubes without the cats and the Borla's killed me with the drone. I dumped them for Magnaflows and all it good for over 2 years. You need to decide what your final exhaust setup will be to determine what you final muffler set up will be. But I can't imagine that Dynamats at going to make you happy.
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Old Jul 8, 2010 | 06:44 PM
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I agee with TacoBill- gears (3.73 or 4.10s) will get you out of the drone zone (1800'ish). I had them too... loved the sound, hated the drone. It's been a few years now and my ears are still ringing lol.
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Old Jul 9, 2010 | 01:04 AM
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I love the sound but the drone tends to become bothersome on longer drives and such. It's not a deal breaker, just looking for suggestions. Appreciate all the thoughts.
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Old Jul 9, 2010 | 10:12 AM
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Dynamat Extreme helped mine out a bit. Still there but tolerable.
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Old Jul 9, 2010 | 12:39 PM
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I put in layers of this throughout the back half of the car, both the sticky mat and the foam - http://www.raamaudio.com/

It reduced the sound of the all exhaust notes as well as road noise. Drone was still there, and still the loudest sound in the car.

Drone happens with the tone from the muffler resonates with the frame and/or cabin. You can't stop it. You can't reduce it. You can only get mufflers that don't produce the tone that resonates with your car (or produces it at much smaller levels). Or you can drive outside the rpm band that causes the muffler to produce the offending tone.

I could never deal with my Stinger drone. It was so bad I knew the 1st day I had them that they were going to come off.
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Old Jul 9, 2010 | 08:37 PM
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weld in some vibrant resonators?
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Old Jul 10, 2010 | 09:23 AM
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Originally Posted by crescent_wrench
weld in some vibrant resonators?
I've heard resonators work great.
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Old Jul 10, 2010 | 01:03 PM
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Originally Posted by yur1279
I've heard resonators work great.
Any brand suggestions or a model number? I'll definitely take a look.
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Old Jul 10, 2010 | 02:45 PM
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Originally Posted by TheDarkKnight
Any brand suggestions or a model number? I'll definitely take a look.
Vibrant is a brand. I am not sure of part numbers. Tom281 ran a set on his 06 that did a great job of killing the drone also. I can't remember the brand though. Maybe he will see this post or send him a PM. He is one of the Mods on this site.
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