Borla S-type catback vs Black Widow Muffler?

[Philipgonzales3]

5.3L here.  

I was initially sold on the Borla, and im currently saving up for it.   I had a buddy tell me to check out black widow.  Well for the price of the black widow I can pretty much buy that now lol.

 

Which one would you go with?  

 

I've never owned a vehicle with aftermarket exhaust.  I like the way the truck sounds when it starts for the first time in the morning.  I basically want that sound all the time.  A little deeper and louder would be nice.  My truck's main payload is the family so don't want to go too crazy but I THINK I want it on the louder side vs the quiter side? 

 

I'm going to cover up the screen resonator things Monday and clamp open the flapper.  

 

This was the exhaust I initially wanted.  

https://www.borla.com/products/silverado_sierra_1500_catback_exhaust_stype_part__140769.html

 

I've been listening to clips of the black widow on their site and YouTube.   

 

https://blackwidowexhaust.com/listen

 

I'm thinking either the race venom or the venom 250.

 

https://blackwidowexhaust.com/mufflers/Venom-250-Venom-300-Race-Venom-Widowmaker-and-Neighborhater-Mufflers-c22449053

 

Is there a reason I should just slap one of these mufflers on vs waiting to buy the full cat back system?  

 

 

[SkiDooNick700]

Im really happy with my Venom 250, it sounds really good through all rpms, in my opinion anyway.   So yea I would vote for the black widow.

 

The only part that sucked for me anyway is I opted to cut out my resonator (2015 truck)  and the shop had to fab up and weld in a new piece of pipe which is of lower quality metal than the factory used,  so it surface rusts a bit after a winter. 

 

I imagine these expensuve cat backs ftom borla or corsa wouldnt surface rust just like oem system.   

 

 

I have vids on YouTube,  maybe you came across them.   Just search "venom 250 sierranick62"

Edited July 7, 2019 by SkiDooNick700

[Bigfoot16]

I'm  not familiar with Black Widow products.  I can say that I had a Borla S type catback exhaust on my 2016 LTZ was really happy with everything about it.  I'll be installing a Borla system on my new truck.

[Philipgonzales3]

On 7/7/2019 at 2:38 PM, SkiDooNick700 said:

Im really happy with my Venom 250, it sounds really good through all rpms, in my opinion anyway.   So yea I would vote for the black widow.

 

The only part that sucked for me anyway is I opted to cut out my resonator (2015 truck)  and the shop had to fab up and weld in a new piece of pipe which is of lower quality metal than the factory used,  so it surface rusts a bit after a winter. 

 

I imagine these expensuve cat backs ftom borla or corsa wouldnt surface rust just like oem system.   

 

 

I have vids on YouTube,  maybe you came across them.   Just search "venom 250 sierranick62"

I'm leaning towards the race venom.  I want a mean and loud sounding exhaust right now lol.  Hopefully I won't regret it haha.  

[SkiDooNick700]

31 minutes ago, Philipgonzales3 said:

I'm leaning towards the race venom.  I want a mean and loud sounding exhaust right now lol.  Hopefully I won't regret it haha.  

Right on! RACE TRUCK!! 

[Philipgonzales3]

2 hours ago, SkiDooNick700 said:

Right on! RACE TRUCK!! 

Yes!!! 

 

Got my nos ready and everything.  Ok I've been watching too much fast and furious lol.  That was actually a helium tank for my daughter's Bday.  

[PabloK]

I have borla type-s in my garage.. going on soon.

 

Ran type-s with my POS Jeep SRT and it was perfect.

 

Venom deal is fine, but it's a budget set-up, which has pros/cons

[Philipgonzales3]

I went with the Venom.  I couldn't justify the price of the Borla.  All I cared about was more sound.  I'm happy with how it sounds.  

 

 

[Philipgonzales3]

Here's the cold start.

 

 

 

[01ssrms]

That sounds great, thanks for posting the vids

[Philipgonzales3]

10 hours ago, 01ssrms said:

That sounds great, thanks for posting the vids

Thanks!  I wish it was a bit louder but it sounds nice and deep without being obnoxious.  

[Fluffy]

Sounds awesome is it one in dual out muffler or one in and one out muffler. U get rid of the sound resenators and put new pipes. 

[Philipgonzales3]

On 10/22/2019 at 8:42 AM, Fluffy said:

Sounds awesome is it one in dual out muffler or one in and one out muffler. U get rid of the sound resenators and put new pipes. 

1 in 2 out.  You can buy it in pretty much any configuration you want though.  This was the easiest to just replace the stock muffler since I don't cars about true duals or anything like that.  I got the flapper cut out and covered up the resonators myself.  

[Fluffy]

Hso u kept the factory piping and just replaced the muffler. 

[Philipgonzales3]

5 hours ago, Fluffy said:

Hso u kept the factory piping and just replaced the muffler. 

Yes exactly.  Inexpensive yet effective.  Only replacement pipe was a small peice where I had the flapper cut out.