Corsa or Borla?

[Grey03svt]

Weld in the SLP's and save your $ for an intake. They sound great!

Just ordered mine 2 minutes ago

 

[evillrdnikon]

Is there any drone with these?

this question here. I had flowmaster exhaust system on my 2005 ram 1500 Laramie back in 2012. (i think is was the 40 super series but I don't remember)
That exhaust was AWESOME and LOUD. Very Aggressive...however it did have drone in my cab that made long trips from Vegas to Cali kind of of exhausting. it was fine at first but over time I was over it. lmao that why i liked my 2019 ram 1500 limited SO QUIET haha.... then I traded that for a TRX .

I think there are quite a few people that want the best of both world, or at least i do, having aggressive exhaust getting on it while having no drone at sustained higher speeds.

 

[evillrdnikon]

I am leaning towards the Borla exhaust, but also I am concerned about the drone in the cab. I think while towing TFL was showing 70-73 dB in the driver seat with just the OEM exhaust. I wish Borla, or any company that makes these exhaust systems, would post real data with a decibel meter in and around the vehicle and at highway speeds. I guess this opens the door for any of you youtube stars on this forum.

 

[bradphish]

I am leaning towards the Borla exhaust, but also I am concerned about the drone in the cab. I think while towing TFL was showing 70-73 dB in the driver seat with just the OEM exhaust. I wish Borla, or any company that makes these exhaust systems, would post real data with a decibel meter in and around the vehicle and at highway speeds. I guess this opens the door for any of you youtube stars on this forum.

When I talked with Borla they said as long as you kept the factory tailpipe they had thoroughly tested this and there is no drone.

 

[RedEyeTRX]

I have always gone with Corsa on past vehicles, but wanted to see if the Borla system for the TRX lived up to the hype. In a word, YES!
Its super aggressive at cold start........it has a great tone driving around town.......at WOT it makes children cry and mothers hold their kids tight (which kinda makes me smile)!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Cromin8tor]

With the upcoming launch of the Corsa exhaust system, this question pertains to those who have either held off on purchasing an exhaust system to see what Corsa was finally going to come out with OR those who have had experience with both in the past and plan on switching it up. From the videos I have watched, Borla seems to have that deeper rumble in comparison to the Corsa (based on video). I can't remember who it was that currently has the Corsa setup in this forum. Maybe they could shed some light.

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[jbaird790]

I just dont see the benefit of a $3000 corsa exhaust when you can get a damn near similar outcome for like $300 either with the straight pipe or loudmouth mufflers.

 

[Ronin47]

I just dont see the benefit of a $3000 corsa exhaust when you can get a damn near similar outcome for like $300 either with the straight pipe or loudmouth mufflers.

Better material and finish that no one can admire unless they are under the vehicle??

 

[jbaird790]

Better material and finish that no one can admire unless they are under the vehicle??

exactly my point haha - if the factory exhaust wasnt so good id get it but its damn close to what these after market exhausts are putting out. Granted I havent heard the difference of factory, muffler delete, loudmouth, corsa and borla compared in person but in videos I cant really tell any difference.

 

[JumpSquadAuto]

Better material and finish that no one can admire unless they are under the vehicle??

The OEM material is stainless steel as well and same size just not polished stainless. Borla has a more refined tone with the switchfire. Someone in another thread that had SLPs went with borla and they didn't regret either route but shared the borla had more depth and was more aggressive in the mid range.

I think borla and corsa are the two go to for exhaust options if money is no object. double x-pipe with the corsa and switchfire with borla are a lot different then the stock exhaust layout.....the rest of the exhaust options are mostly factory with different material and a big price tag.

and GThaus is a stand out cause its GTHaus.

 

[evillrdnikon]

I just dont see the benefit of a $3000 corsa exhaust when you can get a damn near similar outcome for like $300 either with the straight pipe or loudmouth mufflers.

what about the QTP cutouts and $900? seems like that would be a more affordable option and you keep the stock exhaust sound and all and you open the cutouts when you wanna scream

 

[JumpSquadAuto]

what about the QTP cutouts and $900? seems like that would be a more affordable option and you keep the stock exhaust sound and all and you open the cutouts when you wanna scream

I wanna say CatchMeOffroad had cutouts (not sure which brand) and went with a welded exhaust. Valves over time tend to be a headache...especially if you off road and they are constantly taking abuse.

 

[jbaird790]

what about the QTP cutouts and $900? seems like that would be a more affordable option and you keep the stock exhaust sound and all and you open the cutouts when you wanna scream

i dont plan to heavily offroad so that would probably be a good approach. I dont have my truck yet but i imagine ill be more than happy with the MBRP muffler delete im gonna throw on. Also looking at your signature has my heart breaking for you. Thats terrible dude whats their answer for going D1 back to D twice?

 

[LordExplorer]

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Nice! What are your thoughts overall? I have the AWE system sitting in my garage. Install date is the 20th.

Don’t know why the AWE system doesn’t get as much love around here. From my understanding, the H pipe (vs X) makes it throatier sounding vs the competition. I was also looking for a beefier sound but not much louder vs stock. Guess I’ll find out soon if I made the right choice

 

[SRG_Joe]

Let me give you my opinion based on feedback from the Trackhawk platform. Customer response has alway been that the Corsa is "tingy / raspy". Borla has always had a more refined sound. On this platform, the OEM exhaust is already 3" so basically you are paying for a complete cat back just for sound. At the price point of the Borla and the technology behind it, you cannot go wrong with it. We have done several local TRX's and can tell you that the sound is crisp. Also take into consideration your future mods. If you have any plans of adding headers or cat deletes, the Corsa will become extremely annoying. With that being said, we do have the Borla's in stock ready to ship. Good luck

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[evillrdnikon]

i dont plan to heavily offroad so that would probably be a good approach. I dont have my truck yet but i imagine ill be more than happy with the MBRP muffler delete im gonna throw on. Also looking at your signature has my heart breaking for you. Thats terrible dude whats their answer for going D1 back to D twice?

Honestly I was not even thinking about the QTP cut outs. I guess if you go through deep water offroading that might not be good? What other cons would you suggest if you heavily offroad?

Thanks! The only explanation I got from my dealer was parts were supposed to arrive for my truck by my 1st ESD and they didn't so they kicked me back to D. As much as I want to believe that it is very hard since other trucks were getting cranked out. Personally I have a sneaking suspicion the Stellantis Q2 results may play a part. Get the newer vins out and delivered and post that as profit while the older vins are taking longer since they were cheaper at the time they were ordered. That is my theory.

 

[jbaird790]

Honestly I was not even thinking about the QTP cut outs. I guess if you go through deep water offroading that might not be good? What other cons would you suggest if you heavily offroad?

Thanks! The only explanation I got from my dealer was parts were supposed to arrive for my truck by my 1st ESD and they didn't so they kicked me back to D. As much as I want to believe that it is very hard since other trucks were getting cranked out. Personally I have a sneaking suspicion the Stellantis Q2 results may play a part. Get the newer vins out and delivered and post that as profit while the older vins are taking longer since they were cheaper at the time they were ordered. That is my theory.

I think a combination of water, dust and mud getting in there ends up screwing up the valve flaps on the cutout. That and also maybe the repeated shocks from hard running would be what Id say based on everything I have seen.

Yeah that is total BS, the whole "waiting on parts" thing I just dont buy because I watched them roll out truck after truck that was the exact same as mine that were ordered months after. I agree your theory about profit reporting has some merits I just dont think that theyre organized enough to even do that.

This whole process from RAM has been a nightmare, I have a lease coming due on June 24th that they will not let me extend, I figured when I ordered in the beginning of January there was no way in hell I wouldnt have the truck yet. Low and behold were only like 2 weeks out and its still sitting at Twin Oaks waiting to get to the dealership.

 

[Cromin8tor]

Just to make you even more confused as to which muffler system to pick, here is my AWE cat back exhaust system that was installed last Friday.

It is a little on the loud side but they’re drone technology gives you zero muffler noise inside the cab, it’s actually pretty amazing!

It has taken my head turner ratio up to 100 to 1 from the stock exhaust

The first video is cold start and the second video is normal idol, when you step on it, all the heads turn!

Sorry I don’t do the vrooom vrooom thing, just keeping it classy!

 

[Cromin8tor]

I went SLP as well and have no regrets but since you asked corsa vs borla.....

I think borla looks cooler and might sound better. I like corsa as a brand more but the corsa TRX seems like its still an X-pipe with another X-pipe and bullet style mufflers. The borla system seems very interesting with the switchfire.

Corsa basically seems like a factory exhaust with SLP style muffler swaps and a near factory style X-pipe/K-pipe thing in the middle. Borla looks like a refined straight pipe with better sound balancing from their switchfire mid-section.

The X pipe makes this brand DOA for me, The whole idea is to eliminate back pressure and the H pipe design by AWE does exactly that, and it gives you some added horsepower at the top end.

 

[Ducc]

The X pipe makes this brand DOA for me, The whole idea is to eliminate back pressure and the H pipe design by AWE does exactly that, and it gives you some added horsepower at the top end.

I've read the opposite. That an H pipe is weaker on the top end. In fact, most articles give the nod to the X pipe overall (for what it's worth). It's what led me away from AWE even if it's not noticeable and I'm sure it isn't.