Borla Exhaust for my '96 V6

[jrfranz]

Does anyone else have Borla Stainless on their second gen OHV V6? I drive a short distance to work (6 miles) and am going to need new exhaust before the snow flies this year. Everyone else I work with that commutes a short distance reccomends stainless.

How loud is it compared to the OEM? I want something throaty and a bit loud, but not so bad that I'll get dirty looks dropping the kids at school. OK I want something loud-

How hard is it to install? I have a lot of tools and a lot of time -

thanks for your input.

Jeff

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[Fischer]

I got the Gibson Stainless Swept Side. I like it a lot. Nice and mellow tone but enough to turn heads or make a nice loud exhaust at WOT.

Borla is nice. Better for High RPMs and Gibson better for Low RPM and Torque

 

[yob_yeknom]

Borla is supposed to be the best exhaust you can buy. They invented the cat-back system, they ought to be.

I had one on my '95 and absolutely loved it. I compared the sound with a few other systems on some of the Explorer runs I went to, and honestly think the Borla sounds better. (my girlfriend agreed)

Installation is a snap if you have everything ready. Here's a link with instructions from my install:
http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=24839

 

[XLT Xtreme]

I had Borla cat back on my 97 Ranger with the 4.0 OHC. Looked and sounded nice. The only complaint I had was that it was not as throaty and deep sounding. Still loved it though.

 

[Lifted95X]

I thought the borla is quite quiet so If your looking to stand out...I don't know that you will be very happy with it.