alumacomp

I notice on the Borla website they claim no drone from exhaust systems for the 5.0 Mustang. I have 2006 GT and am thinking of purchasing Borla S-type axlebacks. Many older threads refer to drone from these mufflers. Does anybody know if Borla has engineered the drone out of the exhaust for the 4.6?

Nuke

If you're on the Borla website, why don't you ask? My FRPP Borla Stingers drone like a **** in the 1500-1800 RPM range but my wife and I don't give a fug.

AJ06GT

I hate driving 1500-1800 RPMs anyway.

427Roush

The drone is the best part of my exhaust sound. After a long drive back from the track and cruising about 60 mph home, that drone is music, sweet music.
I really like freeway underpasses for that drone echo and really wished we had more tunnels in my town.

808muscle

All depends. If you have cams or longtubes then hell yes its gonna drone. With some mid mounted resonators (m80s or similar) your drone will be eliminated and the overall tone will improve big time.

Ricardo

True story! Thanks for that tip BTW

hootie_john

Mid mounted and slightly offset tends to fizz the drone issue.

YoungBlood

on the same topic as mid mounted muffler and drone, do high flow cats help with drone at all over O/R in a midpipe? not trying to hijack the thread just curious if they have the same sort of affect as mid mufflers

xx10Gt

i have high flow cats from bbk on my car along with borlas atak cat back and i still get drone at about 1800-2100rpm, thats in 5th gear crusing around 70mph or so. Its loud, but who cares. either listen to it or turn the radio up. Id rather have that than have a car with no muscle sound or tone to it.

Ricardo

No, the cats don't help drone, just lessen it a tiny tiny bit. My setup prior to longtubes and off road pipe..I thought didn't drone, but boy was I mistaken. I liken drone to...if the sound comes from inside the car, it's drone...if it comes from outside at the rear end, then it doesn't drone.

For fun I switched to stock mufflers last week. With longtubes, off road x-pipe, it had ZERO drone. That setup actually sounds awesome and as close to the 2v sound as a 3v can get IMO. That hollow pipe sort of sound everyone loves on the 2v.