Posts Tagged ‘fuel economy’

Borla Lowered Prices!

Monday, November 9th, 2009

TruckAddOns has just lowered prices on Borla Exhaust Systems!!

Borla Exhaust Systems | Lowered Prices

Borla Exhaust Systems | Lowered Prices

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WHAT’S BEHIND THE WORLD’S MOST WINNING EXHAUST

Nearly 30 years of race-proven engineering, 5 patents and numerous awards, a world-class testing and design center. The choice of major vehicle manufacturers for their performance and racing programs. And more racing wins than any other exhaust brand. It’s no wonder BORLA® has sold more stainless steel exhaust upgrades than any other manufacturer. Just what you’d expect from the original pioneer and leader of the performance aftermarket exhaust industry. Whether you’re racing a top-fuel NHRA dragster at Pomona, touring the Rockies in an SUV, plowing through the highway in a diesel truck, cornering through the city in a sport compact, or cruising the coast in a modern-day muscle car, doing it with BORLA® puts decades of leadership at your command. Everything we’ve learned from racing, innovating, testing, and more racing is reflected in each BORLA® product. BORLA® gives you more power and torque, longer engine life, fine motorsport styling, precision fit, and the distinctive “BORLA® Sound of Power” recognized by automotive enthusiasts around the world. But most of all, BORLA® gives you the feeling of being pushed back in your seat. The intoxicating rush that comes with every squeeze of the throttle. And the awareness of raging power beneath your shift hand. This is pure driving excitement. This is BORLA®.

CERTIFIED QUALITY

To ensure our quality meets the rigorous demands of clients from vehicle manufacturers to weekend mechanics, BORLA® is proud to be QS9000 Certified. This international designation of excellence is continually renewed through a third-party audit and requires rigid adherence to superior manufacturing protocols. And we are certifying to TS16949 as part of our continuing improvement commitment.

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MILLION MILE WARRANTY

When you build exhaust systems with only the highest grade T-304 stainless steel, the finest craftsmanship, the strongest welds and the best fit, it’s easy to back them up with a warranty that is unmatched in the industry. And that’s exactly what we do, for one million miles. In case you haven’t done the math, that’s 50 years at 20,000 miles/year. Enough said.

WHY YOU NEED A PERFORMANCE EXHAUST

Today’s cars, trucks and SUVs come factory-equipped with performance enhancements like superchargers, twin overhead cams, high-output valve heads, tuned suspensions and more. Everything except a high-performance, non-restrictive, stylish, powerful-sounding exhaust. While this keeps OE manufacturing costs down, it also results in a restriction on exhaust flow that robs power and torque from your engine. Not to mention the lack of expression of your personal style. A BORLA® exhaust system uses patented straight-through and multi-core technology to unleash this stranglehold. Increased exhaust velocity adds power, driving excitement, fuel economy and a distinctive performance sound. And, while stock exhaust systems tend to discolor and lose their showroom appearance quickly, a BORLA® system adds fine motorsport styling to your vehicle engineered to endure years of heavy use. Precision manufacturing using aircraft quality T-304 stainless steel prevents corrosion and keeps your BORLA® system looking new. In fact, we guarantee it for a million miles. No one else does.

GM’s Bare Necessity Truck Concept

Wednesday, August 12th, 2009

Continuing the Fuel Economy theme, there may be a new “green” truck hitting the market in the future – albeit not the immediate future – and it’s got a new twist to the economical initiatives we’ve been seeing from the auto industry. It’s a pickup truck, with the idea of stripping out all of the unnecessary features that make trucks inefficient for many uses, but still providing all the features that truck owners need. Here’s the general idea: It’s a smaller truck, with a hybrid gas electric engine (not unlike many other vehicles out there). The real difference come in the bed length vs. cab room debate – this truck will have a reversible bulkhead that flips 180 degrees, allowing a shift of 2 feet of space either to the cab or to the bed, depending on the need at the time.

GM Bare Necessity Truck Diagram

GM Bare Necessity Truck Diagram


The initial response about this truck has been mostly positive, as most people want to get behind an idea that will be more efficient, economical and environmentally friendly. But is this the right truck for enough people to make a difference? Some of the questions: What if you need bed space and cab space at the same time? Will it have enough hauling and towing capacity? How much will it cost? How do I fit a tonneau cover on it?

As with any concept, the details will change, and we’re not assured this idea will ever make it to fruition. However, owning a truck is essential to a large portion of our population, and it’s good to see GM and other automakers paying attention to this segment. There is enough interest in a truck like this that it will be produced in some form at some time, and it will suit the needs of many truck owners.
GM Bare Necessity Truck

GM Bare Necessity Truck