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MagnaFlow Muffler/Resonator Swap and Stock Muffler Delete
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I asked a local shop about installing the Borla s-type for me, they also recommended they could build a custom system with the Magnaflow for half the price, what would be the major diff between that and a Borla system? Is there anything I'm missing that the Borla would have and the custom would not? It doesn't affect the cat converter does it?
Really I think there are two major differences: 1) They would be cutting and welding your exhaust. If you never plan to return to stock then this isn't a big deal. But to me, personally, it is. 2) Exhaust note. The Borla system was designed with the ST in mind. The Magnaflow is most likely an off the shelf item that was not designed with any specific vehicle in mind, so the exhaust note could be great or terrible, really no way of knowing until you hear it. Really it is a matter of personal preference and ultimately it is up to you.
Thanks for the reply, I'm not concerned with returning to stock, mostly concerned that the performance would be the same or better than the Borla. The custom system would be most likely 2.5 or 3" as opposed to 2.25" with the Borla. I'm not super picky on the exact sound but def don't want to hear a drone the whole time I'm driving.
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There’s not much drone deleting the mufflers and swapping a magnaflow Muffler into the stock resonator location. Add an x pipe prior and you’d probably have a better flowing setup than the Borla. Drive it around. Have them install a couple resonators if it’s too loud. It will still be cheaper than Borla.
My setup sounds so similar to a friend’s ST with the Borla ATAK.
There’s not much drone deleting the mufflers and swapping a magnaflow Muffler into the stock resonator location. Add an x pipe prior and you’d probably have a better flowing setup than the Borla. Drive it around. Have them install a couple resonators if it’s too loud. It will still be cheaper than Borla.
My setup sounds so similar to a friend’s ST with the Borla ATAK.
They guy at the shop was saying he would delete the stock mufflers and replace the factory resonator with a Magnaflow x-pipe, he said he would still keep a lot of the existing pipe since it's stainless and expensive but he still wanted $850 to do it. You think that would sound and perform similar to the Borla S-type?
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I know folks know, but some don't.... I hope you're not going to the swanky speed shops on the nice end of town, looking for a bargain. You need to find a decent shop in a vaguely questionable part of town, where the owner and/or his family still do the work, run paper invoices, and might only have 1-2 lifts... $800 sounds crazy unless you're paying in Canadian dollars. 
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I know folks know, but some don't.... I hope you're not going to the swanky speed shops on the nice end of town, looking for a bargain. You need to find a decent shop in a vaguely questionable part of town, where the owner and/or his family still do the work, run paper invoices, and might only have 1-2 lifts... $800 sounds crazy unless you're paying in Canadian dollars.
Stock 2.7 F150 sounds better. I know I'm getting old but give a guy some exhaust!
Ford F-150 2.7L V6 Ecoboost 2018 Stock Exhaust Sound
Ford F-150 2.7L V6 Ecoboost 2018 Stock Exhaust Sound
