Reintroduce w/ FI exhaust Borla Mufflers

FastEddie · December 8, 2019, 3:59pm

Hey guys so I decided to make a new thread instead updating the other (hydrolock motor). Audi sent me a brand new engine and the best part…the oil pan wasn’t sealed. The entire right side was missing sealant. So the car went from friends shop doing the work to audi to fix and then back to my friends shop. 3 or so weeks of driving around after I went to change the oil after the first 1k of driving and I still had a slow drip.

My buddy ended up doing the job instead of sending it back again and didn’t charge me. He said Audi couldn’t do it right twice so ill do it.

Anyways we finally got the Borla mufflers on. I think it sounds great. The vid is from a phone and short. I do promise to get better quality soon and of a drive by. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Vb6RszuO58&feature=youtu.be

Here are a few pics.

JimmyBones · December 8, 2019, 3:59pm

The car looks great!

Yeah the factory messes things up sometimes. I had a bunch of 1.8T engines come in with the crankshaft to camshaft timing a tooth off. At least it was a relatively easy fix on your car. I hope you get to enjoy the car for a while problem free.

bangoman · December 8, 2019, 3:59pm

Glad to hear you’re back up and running. You’re car looks great btw

clochner · December 8, 2019, 3:59pm

That is one mean-looking S4. Good stuff.

Maddog · December 8, 2019, 3:59pm

Great lookin S4,reminds me a ton of mine!

sakimano · December 8, 2019, 3:59pm

reminds me a ton of yours too

FastEddie · December 8, 2019, 3:59pm

Yeah wish I had the headers and SC like you as well lol.

CountVohn · December 8, 2019, 4:00pm

In for the flyby videos. Beautiful car lovin the little extras

BluBYou · December 8, 2019, 4:21pm

Is that just Borla mufflers or a whole cat back exhaust?

Badtoyz · December 8, 2019, 4:21pm

sounds badass. ive always been a borla fan.

FastEddie · December 8, 2019, 4:21pm

First off, sorry for no fly by vids. We took some on my buddies go pro at h2o. Unfortunately 2 mins after we did them, his mount broke and fell off the car and the camera was demolished. I will get some next saturday at dub run.

It is Catless miltek DP’s with FI exhaust and Borla mufflers on the FI exhaust.

We had to do alot of cutting and welding and mated it with other exhausts parts lying around. The main issue why is because those particular mufflers enter in the middle and not the side (the sebring muffler on the FI exhaust enters near the side).

My buddy isnt happy with it (the way it looks). So he ordered some new piping and we are going back in to make it look cleaner. I get compliments EVERYWHERE i go. I love the sound and would do it again in a heartbeat. Has a little less drone and a little deeper growl.

justincredible · December 8, 2019, 4:21pm

Borla is expensive but they do sound amazing. I would love to hear the car that’s a good match

FastEddie · December 8, 2019, 4:22pm

That could be possible in the near future ;D

sakimano · December 8, 2019, 4:22pm

I don['t get how people start exhaust threads and don’t follow the exhaust video rules.

shame on you Eddie…

I posted these years ago.

sakimano December 2009:

(un)Official Exhaust Video Rules
I’m in the market for a full exhaust for my S4, so I’ve been youtubing the usual suspects. I need to vent my frustration. I will likely offend some, so I apologize in advance. This is entirely in jest, so don’t take it personally . I made an exhaust video of my own, and dreaded watching it because of these 2 rules being violated so badly. It motivated me to come up with some suggestions, which I implemented the next time I tried.

Rule #1 - Drive the car

I feel uneasy when I watch exhaust videos where a guy sits in his car for 26 seconds revving the engine. The obligatory camera-on-ground while you rev the engine sheepishly in your garage/mall parking lot/side of the road, all the while hoping your neighbours/wife/strangers/passersby don’t think you’re a douchebag. Ever do that in real life? Me neither, so who cares what the car sounds like when you sit revving the engine in neutral.

If you make an exhaust vid, it must include, at the very least
a) footage driving towards the camera, accelerating under serious load (rolling up and stopping in front of the camera is, soundwise, useless unless you’re doing some serious downshifting/engine braking)
b) footage driving away from the camera, under serious load (both a and b can be accomplished with a 1st-2nd-3rd gear flyby)
c) driving with the camera recording sound inside the cabin with all windows up to give an idea of driving experience.
Anything else is optional (windows down, tunnels)
91GL’s videos from last week are good examples of meeting rule #1 beautifully

Rule #2 - Edit the video

While it’s nice of you to put the camera down, then walk around the car, open the door, start it up (bing bing bing if you don’t have a vagcom), nobody needs to see it. If you’re lucky enough to have a friend film you, prime cuttingroom floor material includes your friend saying ‘GO!’ 9 times while you strain to hear him through the thick Audi glass. I made a few passes to hear what my car sounds like so I could compare it to some of the aftermarket videos, and I was able to edit all the getting in, turning around, u-turning, waiting for the car to be in visual/audible range etc. I suck at computers so nobody is excused! (you too 91GL!)

That’s all for now. Anyone else have any good suggestions?

this Corsa vid is pretty well perfect, although a bit long (rule 3?[:D]) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B31EAii2bYA)

Good Milltek example, minus the in-car (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73dP_-GKv-w)

FastEddie · December 8, 2019, 4:22pm

i know saki. good quote because ive never seen that post. I will do as post instructs. I was originally updating the thread because of my other thread pertaining to what should i do with ruined glasspack mufflers. Ill be sure to get video at dub run.

justincredible · December 8, 2019, 4:22pm

Those video rules are awesome.

aroderick56 · December 8, 2019, 4:40pm

FastEddie:

First off, sorry for no fly by vids. We took some on my buddies go pro at h2o. Unfortunately 2 mins after we did them, his mount broke and fell off the car and the camera was demolished. I will get some next saturday at dub run.

It is Catless miltek DP’s with FI exhaust and Borla mufflers on the FI exhaust.

We had to do alot of cutting and welding and mated it with other exhausts parts lying around. The main issue why is because those particular mufflers enter in the middle and not the side (the sebring muffler on the FI exhaust enters near the side).

My buddy isnt happy with it (the way it looks). So he ordered some new piping and we are going back in to make it look cleaner. I get compliments EVERYWHERE i go. I love the sound and would do it again in a heartbeat. Has a little less drone and a little deeper growl.

Which style Borla muffler did you end up getting?

FastEddie · December 8, 2019, 4:40pm

XR-1

justincredible · December 8, 2019, 4:40pm

I know this is a speculation type of question but did you feel a difference in switching mufflers and did the car drone more or less with the XR1

FastEddie · December 8, 2019, 4:40pm

Honestly, its way to hard to tell if i felt a difference. So im gonna say no i dont. I will say that i do feel i have less drone now with borla mufflers. Less drone and more of a deeper growl. I get compliments from everyone that hears it. Once i get these headers on i will make a video. I was going to with the catless downpipes but never had a go pro. Wifey bought me a new GP hero 4 black for xmas so in the spring ill take a PROPER exhaust video with the headers installed.

Hell justin, you may even get a chance to hear it with the DP’s still on in the near future as i should be out your way for some business.