Exhaust Debate (GT500 vs Borla)
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Latemodel Restoration has them in stock for less the CJ Pony Parts.
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I have the GT500 axlebacks with no resonators and I love the sound. 50 state legal although that may be on the GT500 and not the 5.0 with the H-Pipe. If I had gone with aftermarket exhaust it would have been the Borla Touring. Borla makes quality stuff. From what I have heard the Borla touring and GT500's sound very similar. I plan on adding a catless H-Pipe in the future and that will make the GT500 exaust louder but hopefully not too loud which I was worried would happen with an aftermarket exhaust.
if you go with the catless H-pipe i would recommend putting the resonators back on, it sounds like hell, with no resonators, there are a few youtube clips of that exact setup(a silver 5.0) and its insane. unless you like that, then go for it, but just an FYI.
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I have an off road x and no resonators with the Gt 500 mufflers and I love them. It doesn't drone and is loud but not obnoxious. It has a nice deep rumble at idle and throughout the entire rpm range.
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I just had the GT500 mufflers installed on my '11 5.0L a few days ago. Good deep tone, loud enough to sound like a "real" musclecar, yet not obnoxiusly loud. Money very well spent, IMO.
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Thanks for the advice. Now that ive listened to a few more videos I think if i go catless it will be with an X-Pipe which seems to be more tame than the H-Pipe but still louder than just the GT500's alone. I also want the power gains from having the catless system. I still have my stock over-the-axle pipes as well.
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If I may throw jn my 2 cents and mix it up a bit. When I was looking at buying my mustang a couple of weeks ago I was looking all over high and low for an exhaust I would love.. I was looking onto Borla since I had it on my Mini Cooprr S and gave it a nice rumble. Short story too late. I bought a GT w/ Corsa Xtreme on and truely feel in love with the rumble at 2500 rpm's and up. I'm looking at doung their XO pipe this fall/winter.
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Thank you all for your input. The SVT mufflers are still on my watch list but a video of CaptDistraction's car with his Magnaflow Cat-Backs did do a little justice for them as well. Sounded pretty good IMO.
I pretty much have it down to:
- Magnaflow "Competition Series" Cat-Back
- Corsa Xtreme Axle-Back w/ Corsa X-Pipe
- GT500 Axle-Back w/ Deleted Resonators & Catted X-Pipe
Who really knows what I'll get in the end.
I pretty much have it down to:
- Magnaflow "Competition Series" Cat-Back
- Corsa Xtreme Axle-Back w/ Corsa X-Pipe
- GT500 Axle-Back w/ Deleted Resonators & Catted X-Pipe
Who really knows what I'll get in the end.
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I've got that system on mine, and I can't tell you how many people have complimented me on it. I love the sound, the look, and the lack of drone from it. If I took it off today, I'd probably look for a Boss H-pipe and GT500 axle-backs.
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You're the first person I've seen mention the Boss H-pipe. Would you let me know what it's advantages are?
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Originally Posted by The Sheriff
You're the first person I've seen mention the Boss H-pipe. Would you let me know what it's advantages are?
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Call me crazy, but does anyone swap back and forth between their AB's? Just curious because I've always liked the GT500's, but went with the Roush's. I sometimes would like a change and since these things are not hard to take on or off with ramps and basic tools, I was thinking about getting a set of GT500's just for a change every now and then.
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Call me crazy, but does anyone swap back and forth between their AB's? Just curious because I've always liked the GT500's, but went with the Roush's. I sometimes would like a change and since these things are not hard to take on or off with ramps and basic tools, I was thinking about getting a set of GT500's just for a change every now and then.
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