Are the Steeda mufflers a straight through design?
Originally posted by I-CAN-STANG
Are the Steeda mufflers a straight through design?
Originally posted by PlatinumCobra
NO! Don't do it! Get Stingers instead. ;-)
Originally posted by I-CAN-STANG
:lol1: Is it a straight through design though?
The Steeda muffler is different from the standard Borla muffler. Steeda had it made to their own specs. Even the sound is slightly different. So there is the Stinger, Steeda and regular Borla catbacks.Originally posted by biminiLX
The Steeda CB uses the standard Borla street (non-stinger) muffler. It is a non-chambered 'straight-through' design. I know because I had a Stinger on my '01 with an O/R X-pipe and hated it--so I had a custom CB made with Borlas street (ProXS) mufflers and had to do some research into mufflers, specifically Borlas. The stingers are nice if you keep a catted mid-pipe, but definitely avoid them with an o/r. -J
ps--I wanted to the Steeda CB as my first choice, but the custom CB was a few bucks cheaper and I was able to have the guy do a connection under the IRS.
LOL...I don't think this debate will ever be resolved! :-DOriginally posted by CobraBob
The Steeda muffler is different from the standard Borla muffler. Steeda had it made to their own specs...
Originally posted by Top_Fuel
LOL...I don't think this debate will ever be resolved! :-D
About six weeks ago I called Borla and questioned a product engineer about the "real" difference between the Steeda and Borla 14858 cat-backs. He knew exactly what I was asking about, and he kind of danced around the question a little bit at first...telling me about how the tips were different, etc. Ultimately he told me that these two catbacks use the same muffler internals.
Bob, I know you have said in the past that Borla reps told you just the opposite...so who knows what the real deal is. :shrug: I have never heard these systems back-to-back, but when I have heard them on separate occasions they sounded about the same to me. If I was rich I'd buy both systems and cut them open to end the speculation! :-D
All that debate aside... From the pictures below, you can see that even if they are somehow different, they are extremely similar in their overall design.
My Borla 14858 mufflers have a straight-thru design. You can hold them up and look right through them. The pipe inside the mufffler is perforated and surrounded by packing material...but that's it. There are no baffles or turns in the pipe inside the muffler. Looking at the pictures below, you can see how the pipe goes straight into and out of the muffler on the same side of the muffler.
I was very interested in the Steeda, but ended up buying the Borla due to it's nicer-looking 4" rolled tips. I was able to pick it up for $589 from Brother's Performance, but now they have it listed for $729?!?! Holy price increase Batman!!! :-D
-Greg
The 14858 lists for an incredible $850 on Borla.com...but is available through other vendors for around 20% less than that.Originally posted by CobraBob
...what is the retail price difference between the two?