[staples87]

I have yet to hear the Borla ATAK in person. For those that have heard both (from a axleback standpoint), would you say Corsa or Borla is louder or about the same?

[402ZL1]

I never heard the atak on a stock car but I think the corsa xtreme is louder. I had the corsa on with the stock manifolds and then with long tube headers. I now have the atak with long tubes and it sounds good and my neighbors are thankful for the valves on the borla.

[Zl1le]

I have kooks headers on my car and got the full Borla Atak system, I should be putting it on either this weekend or next week but the main reason I picked them over the cross extremes was the valves, they're life savers lol.

[staples87]

Originally Posted by 402ZL1

I never heard the atak on a stock car but I think the corsa xtreme is louder. I had the corsa on with the stock manifolds and then with long tube headers. I now have the atak with long tubes and it sounds good and my neighbors are thankful for the valves on the borla.

Yeah I couldn't even imagine how loud that is with the Corsa. I was thinking about going the Atak catback with secondary cat delete. From what I've heard, it seems a little raspy without the secondary's?

[staples87]

Originally Posted by Zl1le

I have kooks headers on my car and got the full Borla Atak system, I should be putting it on either this weekend or next week but the main reason I picked them over the cross extremes was the valves, they're life savers lol.

Makes sense! It's nice to have the ability to tame it down when running through a residential neighborhood.

[19Nasty1le]

Originally Posted by staples87

Makes sense! It's nice to have the ability to tame it down when running through a residential neighborhood.

Loud n Proud baby

[Zigg L1]

I heard that about the Borla exhaust getting raspy. I want deep muscle sounds. Not raspy exotic car sounds. Guess I am old school

[Zigg L1]

I heard that about the Borla exhaust getting raspy. I want deep muscle sounds. Not raspy exotic car sounds. Guess I am old school

[Can'tHave2MuchHP]

Neither Corsa or Borla get overly raspy. I personally like both systems, if you want Valves then obviously Borla is the way to go. I have the Corsa Xtreme with full X Pipe/no secondary cats and it's thunder from the gods on WOT but cruises quiet as stock and stays very tame below 50-60% throttle. Has a pissed off note and growl to it that is very characteristic of the LT4 but hidden by the blatty stock suitcase. As to which is louder, I'd guess that the Xtreme is a little louder on WOT but likely just as quiet on cruise if not quieter.

Oh and cold starts with the Corsa (no valves) are straight up nasty. If you have irritable, non-American neighbors, go with Borla.

[Zigg L1]

I keep asking this every thread that brings up exhaust but what about the ARH full system

[staples87]

Originally Posted by Zigg L1

I keep asking this every thread that brings up exhaust but what about the ARH full system

That would be an option, but it would be down the road. I'm doing basic bolt-ons that are easily removable in case I need warranty work. Once the powertrain is up, all hell will break loose lol.

[1hprush]

Originally Posted by Zl1le

I have kooks headers on my car and got the full Borla Atak system, I should be putting it on either this weekend or next week but the main reason I picked them over the cross extremes was the valves, they're life savers lol.

I too would love to have this setup. I had the Atak on my SS and it sounded so good. Make sure you post a sound clip.

[Can'tHave2MuchHP]

Originally Posted by Zigg L1

I keep asking this every thread that brings up exhaust but what about the ARH full system

The ARH full system is like the Kooks full system...It was meant to be an all inclusive solution for all out builds and the "mufflers" are likely not R&Ded like a Borla or Corsa or AWE system would be. This means it will drone, be obnoxious, may or may not have sound characteristics that you like. I personally do not recommend any of the full systems currently on the market. This is NOT to say that there aren't people who have and love the full systems because there are. Several members on this forum have them and love them/rave about the sound...Since at the end of the day all we can do is espouse an opinion, you now have MINE and mine only (perhaps).

If you're going to do Headers and don't want the stock suitcase, I would get the ARH long (not full) system and pair it with Borla, Corsa, or AWE. No discussion.

[staples87]

Originally Posted by Can'tHave2MuchHP

Neither Corsa or Borla get overly raspy. I personally like both systems, if you want Valves then obviously Borla is the way to go. I have the Corsa Xtreme with full X Pipe/no secondary cats and it's thunder from the gods on WOT but cruises quiet as stock and stays very tame below 50-60% throttle. Has a pissed off note and growl to it that is very characteristic of the LT4 but hidden by the blatty stock suitcase. As to which is louder, I'd guess that the Xtreme is a little louder on WOT but likely just as quiet on cruise if not quieter.

Oh and cold starts with the Corsa (no valves) are straight up nasty. If you have irritable, non-American neighbors, go with Borla.

I enjoy the late night cruises and sometimes the cold starts need to be a little tamer (the old heads in the neighborhood are quick to complain and get the HOA involved). It seems like Borla Atak is the way to go. I'm looking at the full ZL1 catback. I was thinking with the secondary 3" cat deletes, but it really gives it a higher/raspy sound. I could always run a smaller resonator with the cat deletes, but then what would the point be with getting rid of the secondary cats then?