Borla exhaust?
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Borla exhaust?
I just bought a used RX-8 this weekend (boy do I feel sorry for the poor bastard whose wife made him trade it in for a Kia SUV because they were having a kid). In addition to a few cosmetic mods (clear turn signals) the car has a Borla exhaust. It is a little loud / ricer sounding for my taste and I am curious to know if anyone has any hard data as far as performance gains with this exhaust.
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hmm, if you don't like and want to trade out for stock and $...PM me......they run around 600 new...there are a few members on here that have them and love them.....
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heh. the rx-8 works well with kids.
he should have traded in the wife.
the borla does make some sound, if you don't like it, a swap with a stock exhaust will make the car whisper quiet. As Phlash69 said, I'm sure you will be able to find someone to swap with, and you can likely make $500 while you're at it.
he should have traded in the wife.
the borla does make some sound, if you don't like it, a swap with a stock exhaust will make the car whisper quiet. As Phlash69 said, I'm sure you will be able to find someone to swap with, and you can likely make $500 while you're at it.
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I know it works well with kids because I bought it because I have one Otherwise I probably would have gotten the 350Z instead (I am a former 300ZX owner).
It does make some sound, what I am really interested in is, what am I getting for this? If it's a negligible performance gain, I'm not interested in hearing the noise... but if I really get something out of it, it's not so obnoxiously loud that I can't deal.
It does make some sound, what I am really interested in is, what am I getting for this? If it's a negligible performance gain, I'm not interested in hearing the noise... but if I really get something out of it, it's not so obnoxiously loud that I can't deal.
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Wow, that RX8 owner needed to grow a pair. I don't know how he was able to knock her up. Should have kept it in his pants.
RX8 for Kia ???????????????????????????????????????????
RX8 for Kia ???????????????????????????????????????????
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Racing Beat dynoed several exhaust, and found that most give a few hp, and some even lost power. In general you are looking at about 2-5 hp max. If you want an exhaust that is slightly quieter and still gives you some increase in hp. Look at Mazda Speed.
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