Borla cat-back exhaust

BamX31 · August 26, 2022

I ended up going with the Borla touring and am totally happy with it. It is quiet in the cab and no drone but opens up nicely when given some throttle. It has a nice deep growl to it without being over whelming in a daily. I also went with the one that came with the quad tips and it looks awesome. Thanks everyone for the input.

Handysix1 · August 28, 2022

On 8/26/2022 at 2:24 PM, BamX31 said:

I ended up going with the Borla touring and am totally happy with it. It is quiet in the cab and no drone but opens up nicely when given some throttle. It has a nice deep growl to it without being over whelming in a daily. I also went with the one that came with the quad tips and it looks awesome. Thanks everyone for the input.

no drone at all? i thought the GM dealership version was the only one that didnt drone?

i have a 2020 6.2 and i want the touring too but not for 2K from the dealer

Byrds8 · August 29, 2022

I have the Borla S-type and there is no drone in it. Since it is supposed to be louder than the touring, I wouldnt think it would drone either. I will say though, I wished it was a bit louder lol.

J2Jones · August 31, 2022

On 8/29/2022 at 6:00 PM, Byrds8 said:

I have the Borla S-type and there is no drone in it.

Agree. I have the S-Type as well and it has no drone. Only issue I have is I keep getting rattles. Always seems like it's the last clamps coming loose closest to the exhaust exit. Anyone else find this? Any suggestions beyond getting it welded? I don't hear it on the road, generally when going slow up a grade or pulling through a drive-through.

Byrds8 · August 31, 2022

44 minutes ago, J2Jones said:

Agree. I have the S-Type as well and it has no drone. Only issue I have is I keep getting rattles. Always seems like it's the last clamps coming loose closest to the exhaust exit. Anyone else find this? Any suggestions beyond getting it welded? I don't hear it on the road, generally when going slow up a grade or pulling through a drive-through.

Mine doesnt do so, so not sure what would be causing it. Granted after a couple of heat cycles, I went under and made sure everything was tight. The only issue I have with mine is that they didnt cut the old exhaust enough for the end of the tails to be even with the bumper. They still out a few inches.

J2Jones · September 1, 2022

23 hours ago, Byrds8 said:

Mine doesnt do so, so not sure what would be causing it. Granted after a couple of heat cycles, I went under and made sure everything was tight.

Thanks for the reply. I've tightened everything a few times now. Solves it for a while but tends to come back. Maybe will try new/different clamps. Love the exhaust as a whole, just kind of embarrassed by the rattles.

Byrds8 · September 4, 2022

On 9/1/2022 at 11:12 AM, J2Jones said:

Thanks for the reply. I've tightened everything a few times now. Solves it for a while but tends to come back. Maybe will try new/different clamps. Love the exhaust as a whole, just kind of embarrassed by the rattles.

I feel you. I would be too. Cant stand it to make noises that "shouldnt" be there lol. The plastic trim around my door rattles ever so slightly...drives me nuts.

dieselfan1 · September 4, 2022

I just did a 1800 mile trip from Minnesota to Wyoming towing my 25' 6000 lb travel trailer with my 6.2 High Country with the Borla Touring setup.

Under a heavy load, like a 5%-6% grade, it's loud until it downshifts and puts the rpms at or over 2000 rpm then it quiets down because it has less a load on it.

10.3 avg. mpg for the whole trip. High as 12 one tank(no wind) and low as 8 in the wind.

One thing for sure the 6.2 has more than enough ass towing.

Edited September 4, 2022 by dieselfan1

BamX31 · October 3, 2022

On 8/28/2022 at 10:15 AM, Handysix1 said:

no drone at all? i thought the GM dealership version was the only one that didnt drone?

i have a 2020 6.2 and i want the touring too but not for 2K from the dealer

The Touring has no drone at all. It is perfect for me since I didn't want real loud just an aggressive sound. When towing a 5000 lb load it does get a little loud going up grades. The only reason I stayed away from the S-type was there is no difference between the sound between it and the Atak on a ZL1. It was way to loud for a daily. It literally wakes up the neighbors when he starts it.