FR-S Borla Exhaust - Houston - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

reesmicm · 08-02-2013, 11:16 AM

Just got my new FR-S, reminds me so much of my previous 280z. Looking to put a catback on it - decided on either a Borla catback or a Perrin system. Even though there is a great collection of exhaust clips, still hard to compare apples to apples. Want a good deep sound, limited drone, not rapsy or overly loud.

One thing promoted on the Borla system is that there is a +4-6 HP/TQ increase at 4700RPM instead of all these other exhaust systems that promote their gains at 7000RPM.

I was wondering if there is anyone in the Houston Texas area with either of these systems on their cars that I could listen too?

mush · 08-02-2013, 11:20 AM

go to coffee and cars tomorrow, a bunch of frs/brz there with diff exhaust

vintage park 8am-10am, sat august 3

tennisfreak · 08-02-2013, 02:12 PM

I know you want to see them in person but I recommend the Perrin exhaust. It is fabulous and outstanding quality. It is the most enjoyable thing I have done to my car so far.

I dont know much about the Borla catback quality but if you research on these forums there has been quite a few quality control issues with their headers.

reesmicm · 08-02-2013, 02:34 PM

Do they get together every Saturday morning. Just happen to be headign out of town this afternoon.

rapidcars · 08-02-2013, 02:54 PM

Haven't heard the Borla but I love my Perrin. Sound is everything you're looking for.

Tt3Sheppard · 08-02-2013, 03:30 PM

I've had my Borla for almost a year and I've had no issues with it and it sounds great!

Brzetto · 08-02-2013, 03:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tt3Sheppard

I've had my Borla for almost a year and I've had no issues with it and it sounds great!

Can we see a video of the borla?

cdo221 · 08-02-2013, 03:52 PM

There's a good amount of Borla catback-only videos out there:
http://www.youtube.com/user/johnnypolidano/videos
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emcgy73Qito"]2013 Scion FR-S Subaru BRZ Borla Cat-Back Exhaust System Part Number 140496 - YouTube[/ame]
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEZyXu5rdkc"]Borla R&D - 2013 Scion FR-S Catback - Revving & Drive By (PN-140496) - YouTube[/ame]

I have a Borla catback and I think it sounds great and no issues here either. It's also one of the lighter catbacks out there, around 26-28 lbs. Most of the dual tip catbacks weigh over 30 lbs, some almost to 40. I'm not sure why the Borla isn't more popular...

The UEL Borla header business, while it sucks that some of the products wasn't perfect out of the box, it proved Borla's excellent customer service plus their ability to uphold their warranty. I think they already helped out all the Borla UELs that had issues.

DarkSunrise · 08-02-2013, 04:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by reesmicm

One thing promoted on the Borla system is that there is a +4-6 HP/TQ increase at 4700RPM instead of all these other exhaust systems that promote their gains at 7000RPM.

I love my Perrin exhaust, but it definitely won't gain 4-6 hp or tq at 4700 rpm. According to the DSport dyno, it averaged just 1.1 hp more than stock between 4500-5000 rpm. All significant gains were from 6500-7400 rpm.

http://imageshack.us/f/5/028we.jpg/

You might be better off going with Borla if those factory claimed gains are true.

PSORngr · 08-02-2013, 04:43 PM

I have the Borla system on my car. Dealer installed actually. Both the FR-S' they had on the lot had the Borla exhaust installed. I really like it, no where near the Houston area though.

neurokinetik · 08-02-2013, 05:54 PM

I've gotten quite a few compliments on how my car sounds with the Borla catback. I think it is just the right amount of loud when driving around town, but quiet on long highway trips.

That said, the simple muffler delete option sounds very nice on this car, not too loud (from the outside) and is dirt cheap!

Tt3Sheppard · 08-02-2013, 06:17 PM

I have a few autocross videos where you can hear the exhaust check it out

08-02-2013, 11:16 AM	#1
reesmicm Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Drives: Scion FR-S Location: Lousiana Posts: 28 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Mentioned: 0 Post(s)	FR-S Borla Exhaust - Houston Just got my new FR-S, reminds me so much of my previous 280z. Looking to put a catback on it - decided on either a Borla catback or a Perrin system. Even though there is a great collection of exhaust clips, still hard to compare apples to apples. Want a good deep sound, limited drone, not rapsy or overly loud. One thing promoted on the Borla system is that there is a +4-6 HP/TQ increase at 4700RPM instead of all these other exhaust systems that promote their gains at 7000RPM. I was wondering if there is anyone in the Houston Texas area with either of these systems on their cars that I could listen too?

08-02-2013, 02:34 PM	#4
reesmicm Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Drives: Scion FR-S Location: Lousiana Posts: 28 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Mentioned: 0 Post(s)	Houston Do they get together every Saturday morning. Just happen to be headign out of town this afternoon.

08-02-2013, 02:54 PM	#5
rapidcars Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Drives: 2013 DGM BRZ Limited Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 212 Thanks: 150 Thanked 111 Times in 59 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s)	Haven't heard the Borla but I love my Perrin. Sound is everything you're looking for. __________________

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mush Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: 2013 FRS 10 Series #81 of 2500 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 951 Thanks: 358 Thanked 395 Times in 240 Posts Mentioned: 13 Post(s)	go to coffee and cars tomorrow, a bunch of frs/brz there with diff exhaust vintage park 8am-10am, sat august 3

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cdo221 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Drives: 2013 Ultramarine FR-S, 2015 RS 1.0 Location: SF Bay Area Posts: 532 Thanks: 285 Thanked 174 Times in 110 Posts Mentioned: 13 Post(s)	There's a good amount of Borla catback-only videos out there: http://www.youtube.com/user/johnnypolidano/videos [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emcgy73Qito"]2013 Scion FR-S Subaru BRZ Borla Cat-Back Exhaust System Part Number 140496 - YouTube[/ame] [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEZyXu5rdkc"]Borla R&D - 2013 Scion FR-S Catback - Revving & Drive By (PN-140496) - YouTube[/ame] I have a Borla catback and I think it sounds great and no issues here either. It's also one of the lighter catbacks out there, around 26-28 lbs. Most of the dual tip catbacks weigh over 30 lbs, some almost to 40. I'm not sure why the Borla isn't more popular... The UEL Borla header business, while it sucks that some of the products wasn't perfect out of the box, it proved Borla's excellent customer service plus their ability to uphold their warranty. I think they already helped out all the Borla UELs that had issues.

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neurokinetik Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Drives: 2013 Scion FR-S Firestorm Location: Buffalo, NY Posts: 199 Thanks: 75 Thanked 70 Times in 43 Posts Mentioned: 3 Post(s)	I've gotten quite a few compliments on how my car sounds with the Borla catback. I think it is just the right amount of loud when driving around town, but quiet on long highway trips. That said, the simple muffler delete option sounds very nice on this car, not too loud (from the outside) and is dirt cheap!

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