If anyone has personal experience with both systems, I would greatly appreciate your comparison, comments, opinions, etc. I'm narrowed my choices down to these two because of their free flow design and mandrel bends. The Scorpion appears to have a significant price advantage over Borla and a larger exhaust tip. However, I'm still leaning slightly towards the Race Borla for it's perported aggressive sound and performance advantages. Help anyone?

 

I think the Borla would be the best bet...that is what I am going with when I upgrade my exhaust...

 

The Borla sport will be much easier to get in the US. The sound is supposed to be very aggressive like a V-8 or as close to it as one can get out of a 1.6 liter 4 cylinder MINI. Performance has not been confirmed on Dyno yet but should be OK. Better than the regular Borla (which isn't that great). Unknown if it is as good as the Magnaflow.

Check over at MINI2.com for info on the scorpion with pictures
http://www.mini2.com/forum/showthrea...threadid=29049
for videos see
http://www.mini2.com/forum/showthrea...threadid=29546

I'm not sure that the price would be so good compared to the Borla sport. Shop around

 

and why are you ruling out the magnaflow??

 

Well, from the looks of Magna Flow's design, it appears too restrictive for long term mods involving higher engine outputs. I don't see many "T" intersections on race tracks I do like it's sound great though.

 

Barvarian Autosport has them for just over $495 bucks compare to Turner's motorsport Race Borla at something like $670, around $175 diff, that's why I'm torn deciding between the two--if the scorpion sounds as loud and agreesive as the Borla, I'd save some money and go with scorpion

 

Any audio clips of the Borla Sport available?

 

the scorpian is only 400 bucks?

 

$495 plus $20 shipping to be exact

 

wow thats relatively cheap silver

my questions are, i LOVE the looks of the scorpion. the magnaflow is WAY too loud for me, but hte borla is nice

i have had hks/blitz exhausts on my cars before, and i know magnaflow/borla/hamann they are brand name products

is scorpian a brand name product? thanks for the quick replies, sir :smile:

 

I believe Scorpion exhaust is a solid brand. They appear to have a reputation for motorcycle exhaust systems. Other's have purportedly shown links to Play-Mini's systems which appears to identical to the Scorpion that Turner Motorsport is selling.

I wish someone out there could give a descriptive difference between the Borla Race and Scorpion. Loudness is so subjective. I'm different in that I prefer "louder" systems but not to the point of obnoxious. I've heard from Randy that the Borla Race is almost as loud as the Magna Flow (which appears to be the benchmark for "loud" exhaust). While other's have described the Scorpion to be nearly as quiet as stock....too timid for me

 

My Scorpion should be here by the ninth. I will let everyone know what I think as soon as I get it mounted.

 

Hey Silver,

Magnaflow supports virtually all "race-modified wannabes" and their company has only one motto "To exceed all others in performance", nuff said. Good luck.

Kevin

 

With any luck, I might have the Borla Sport on in the next week or two...

 

Hey Darksky and Cooperspeed :smile: Please do tell and compare notes. Any chance that we could get a sound clip ? Thanks much

 

Where did you guys purchase your exhaust and how much

 

Scorpion arrived today. Should be picking my Rocket up from the dealer on Friday (maybe Monday). I will do the install immediately (if it has not been put on already). I got mine from Bavarian Auto sport. $495 +$15 shipping.I am so stoked to have my car back.

 

>>With any luck, I might have the Borla Sport on in the next week or two...

Thanks Darksky. How's about you Cooperspeed? Where and how much for yours

 

I am trying to get mine through Helix, hopefully Eric can have it in for the 15th. If not, I might have to order it from somewhere...

 

>>Scorpion arrived today. Should be picking my Rocket up from the dealer on Friday (maybe Monday). I will do the install immediately (if it has not been put on already). I got mine from Bavarian Auto sport. $495 +$15 shipping.I am so stoked to have my car back.


Darksky,
Sounds like my situation...my MCS arrived in port NY 7-1 and was released from VPC 7-7. I'm hoping to get mine Friday too

 

>>I am trying to get mine through Helix, hopefully Eric can have it in for the 15th. If not, I might have to order it from somewhere...
How much, how much?

 

Ahhhh, the heck with it....I'm going with Borla Race. I guess I'll put them on and hear them for my self :evil:

 

>>Ahhhh, the heck with it....I'm going with Borla Race. I guess I'll put them on and hear them for my self :evil:

For anyone who's interested, I've just came back from my test run with the Borla Race and I'm pretty happy. Although, for all the talk about them being too loud or such....I disagree. I could use more volume.

The assembly was very precise and I liked the fact that IT IS IN MULTIPUL PIECES. The original is one piece and came down on me like a brick!!

 

cant wait to see/hear the scorpion

 

Good to hear Silver. I can't wait to put mine on threre and see how it sounds. I think a pulley would make it louder...