New Borla Exhaust Uses Tech to Make Your Porsche Rock…Like Hendrix.
Cutting-edge Borla exhaust uses polyphonic-based sound technology to turn your Porsche into a musical instrument.
Exhaust technology has evolved over the years, but the goals of aftermarket pipes remain the same. Essentially, manufacturers aim to improve sound and flow, providing a pleasing exhaust note while also improving power output. Despite this steady evolution, we rarely see any sort of exhaust technology that aims to truly disrupt the market. But the latest Borla exhaust setup debuting at this year’s SEMA might just be the game-changer we’ve been waiting for.
In scientific terms, this new Borla exhaust uses a patent pending, polyphonic-based exhaust sound technology to set it apart from the crowd. In layman’s terms, polyphonic science gives an exhaust system the ability to produce several different exhaust notes simultaneously. Obviously, the technology allows the new Borla exhaust to sound unlike anything currently on the market. And if you see the correlation here with music, you’re 100% correct.
In fact, the idea came from David Borla, VP of Sales and Marketing at Borla. He spent decades in the music industry, hence the desire to incorporate musical theory into exhaust technology.
‘For centuries, pipe organs have allowed musicians to play different notes together. The instrument uses variations in pipe diameter and length to make different notes. This concept lends itself perfectly to exhaust design because it will allow us to alter exhaust notes without restricting gas flow.’
Borla’s idea was inspired by pipe organ technology, something that’s existed since ancient Greece. Like a pipe organ, manipulating exhaust pipe sizes allow you to tune an exhaust note to suit your individual taste.
“For centuries, pipe organs have allowed musicians to play different notes together,” Borla explained. “The instrument uses variations in pipe diameter and length to make different notes. This concept lends itself perfectly to exhaust design because it will allow us to alter exhaust notes without restricting gas flow.”
“We’ve actually taken historical pipe organ ratios, calculations and formulae to combine pipes so we can create, manipulate and control polyphonic pitch harmony in an exhaust system without restricting performance. By using timbre scaled variations in pipe diameter, length and shape, BORLA continues to raise the bar in performance exhaust technology.”
Borla plans to incorporate this new technology in a wide range of new products. It’s a fascinating and promising idea, one that we can’t wait to experience in person. And if this news isn’t exciting enough, Borla will also be creating a new line of exhaust systems next year based off our very own #ProjectStork. Stay tuned for that, and much more exciting news from SEMA!
