I'm sure I'm beating the bush with this question. I'm about to get a cat back system on my 99 F150 with a 4.6. I want something with a good sound, but not too loud, inside and out. I had a Borla cat back on my 97 SHO and I liked it. So what do you guys suggest? The Borla or the Flowmaster? Thanks, Eric

 

I have a Gibson myself and I love it, but between the two...
I would try the Borla. I've herd good things about em'

 

Of those two, I would go Flowmaster. Much, much less expensive, nice sound and the same performance. If you wanted stainless steel then Flowmaster is out as they don't offer it.

Natty

 

I put the Flowmaster 50 Delta Flow (SI/SO) on my 2001 SCrew. 5.4. Kept the stock pipes. Nice quiet rumble at idle, little more agressive rumble during acceleration, almost no noise on the hwy (65-80 mph). Didn't lose much on the low end (haven't towed my trailer yet, so I'm not sure how much I may have lost....) but the engine rev's freer and more responsive from 2000 to 4000 rpm.

Chose this route over the "cat back's". Paid less than $150 installed. Click on the link at the bottom of my sig and look under the "misc photos" album for pics of the install. Got a good sounding truck (not real loud - wife and kids don't complain).

Personally, I like the flowmaster sound.

 

I'd do the Borla; cat-back or muffler alone. They're stainless steel and flow approximately twice as much.

 

does borla have a site, or if you know where i could get one

 

www.borla.com

 

I think I'm going to go with the Borla. There is a place in Wisconsin only about an hour away that I can get a dual rear exit for $650 and $30 to install. Has anyone seen what kind of tips are on the Borla?

 

They should be intercooled stainless tips.

 

 

thanks for the site, after it thought about it and the answer to my own question was in what i typed. borla.comshould have known better

 

Where did you find your system for $400? I thought that $650 was a decent price.

 

 

Mike, thaks for the info. I will check it out. How do you like your Borla? If you were to do you exhaust all over again would you got the Borla again? Thanks again Mike. Eric

 

Mike, I forgot to ask. How loud is your exhaust in the truck? When I had my SHO I really could hear it well and I think that's what made get on it more often. lol. I don't mind abit loud on the outside as long as it doesn't wake everyone up. Thanks.