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Been here awhile...
ok...so here it is. I received this email this morning from Borla Performace.
Hello!
This is Alvin Tolosa with Borla Performance Industries. You expressed interest in a Borla exhaust system by submitting your email for a product announcement. We will begin R&D in the next few weeks.
We would like to know if you have a continued interest in an exhaust for your Hyundai Genesis Sedan V8. If you’ve already made a purchase or completed a custom exhaust using our Borla Universal muffler or other muffler system, please let us know.
In parallel with our efforts, we would like to hear from owners. We would appreciate hearing from you and your ideas regarding preference in sound, look, and price range. Borla is known to bring out the best in sound and performance in American & European V8 engines and we look forward to development on Hyundai’s new V8 power plant. BTW, we’ve offered past and current Hyundai products in the Tiburon and Genesis Coupe models. We look forward to your responses.
Thanks for your interest!
Alvin Tolosa
Borla Performance Industries 701 Arcturus Avenue
Oxnard, California 93033 USA
805-986-8600 fax 805-986-8940
www.borla.com
CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail transmission, and any documents, files or previous e-mail messages attached to it may contain confidential information that is legally privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, or a person responsible for delivering it to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution or use of any of the information contained in or attached to this transmission is STRICTLY PROHIBITED. If you have received this transmission in error, please immediately notify us by reply e-mail, by forwarding this to AlvinTj@borla.com or by telephone at (805)246-6038 and destroy the original transmission and its attachments without reading or saving in any manner. Thank you.
AND HERE IS MY REPLY: (I know some of you may disagree with my comments, and that is fair, but at least we're getting somewhere!!)
Mr. Tolosa,
Hello and good day to you as well!
Thanks so much for your reply!
First and foremost, in my opinion, Borla Performance holds the number one spot in quality, sound, and performance. Congratulations to you and the team for a terrific product!
A few weeks ago, I almost bit the bullet and purchased some Borla universal mufflers. However, I did not. I want that professional look and sound that only a pre-fabricated design can give me.
After several discussions on www.GenesisOwners.com concerning exhaust, I feel as if I speak on behalf of all the owners in my next few statements.
We understand that just by changing the exhaust, from the cats…back, will only yield so much actual performance gains. To do this modification on the “performance” side, we would need to start with the headers; intake…etc. I think what most of us are “really” looking for is an axle-back system. Most of us do not want to modify our cars on the performance side because of the lack of aftermarket parts, the expense, as well as the lack of Hyundai Genesis techies. The car has not been on the streets long enough for those individuals to come out of the woodwork.
To most of us, all we are interested in is that deep low growl…after all, this IS a luxury car…not a Charger, and we want to keep it that way. A fine tuned exhaust note would set this car off beautifully. However, if we wanted a “race” style setup, we would hit up the Flowmaster Line. They can be LOUD.
For reference, I am pretty sure that Borla manufactures the TRD exhaust found on most Toyotas. A good comparison, as far as loudness, would be the Tundra. Borla (TRD) did a fantastic job with that system.
As far as my personal opinion, a simple to install axle-back system well under $500 would sell TWICE as many units than a full $800+ CAT-back system.
As far as aesthetics, dual Porche-style tips seem to be the hottest, however, a big oval with Borla stamped on it would look great as well. Something similar to the current stock oval that is on the Genesis now would look great.
Mr. Tolosa, I have faith that if Borla were to build an axle-back system (that fits the V6 and V8)…rather inexpensively, you would be surprised at how much you actually sell.
If you were to design this system, ship it to me and let me install it, I would upsell your product all over YOUTUBE and on our website, www.Genesisowners.com. I can even set up a group buy.
Some members could not wait. They went out and purchased some Magnaflow Universal mufflers…which do sound pretty good…but a little loud for my personal taste. They are also very affordable.
When you get the chance, you can check out some of my videos here at [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmVKaMFYQvw"]YouTube- 2009 Hyundai Genesis 4.6 ESC MOD[/ame].
Anywho, I know R&D on things like this can become rather expensive…but if kept simple, it can prove to be a money maker rather quickly.
Let me be your “go-to” guy for information and together, along with GenesisOwners.com, we can make everybody happy!
Again, thanks for your reply and I look forward to doing business with you soon!!! If you have any more questions, feel free to ask!
Thanks,
Matt Reynolds
-QUALITY INSPECTOR-
Matt.G.Reynolds@ULALaunch.com
PAGER: 256.218.5072
Hello!
This is Alvin Tolosa with Borla Performance Industries. You expressed interest in a Borla exhaust system by submitting your email for a product announcement. We will begin R&D in the next few weeks.
We would like to know if you have a continued interest in an exhaust for your Hyundai Genesis Sedan V8. If you’ve already made a purchase or completed a custom exhaust using our Borla Universal muffler or other muffler system, please let us know.
In parallel with our efforts, we would like to hear from owners. We would appreciate hearing from you and your ideas regarding preference in sound, look, and price range. Borla is known to bring out the best in sound and performance in American & European V8 engines and we look forward to development on Hyundai’s new V8 power plant. BTW, we’ve offered past and current Hyundai products in the Tiburon and Genesis Coupe models. We look forward to your responses.
Thanks for your interest!
Alvin Tolosa
Borla Performance Industries 701 Arcturus Avenue
Oxnard, California 93033 USA
805-986-8600 fax 805-986-8940
www.borla.com
CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail transmission, and any documents, files or previous e-mail messages attached to it may contain confidential information that is legally privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, or a person responsible for delivering it to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution or use of any of the information contained in or attached to this transmission is STRICTLY PROHIBITED. If you have received this transmission in error, please immediately notify us by reply e-mail, by forwarding this to AlvinTj@borla.com or by telephone at (805)246-6038 and destroy the original transmission and its attachments without reading or saving in any manner. Thank you.
AND HERE IS MY REPLY: (I know some of you may disagree with my comments, and that is fair, but at least we're getting somewhere!!)
Mr. Tolosa,
Hello and good day to you as well!
Thanks so much for your reply!
First and foremost, in my opinion, Borla Performance holds the number one spot in quality, sound, and performance. Congratulations to you and the team for a terrific product!
A few weeks ago, I almost bit the bullet and purchased some Borla universal mufflers. However, I did not. I want that professional look and sound that only a pre-fabricated design can give me.
After several discussions on www.GenesisOwners.com concerning exhaust, I feel as if I speak on behalf of all the owners in my next few statements.
We understand that just by changing the exhaust, from the cats…back, will only yield so much actual performance gains. To do this modification on the “performance” side, we would need to start with the headers; intake…etc. I think what most of us are “really” looking for is an axle-back system. Most of us do not want to modify our cars on the performance side because of the lack of aftermarket parts, the expense, as well as the lack of Hyundai Genesis techies. The car has not been on the streets long enough for those individuals to come out of the woodwork.
To most of us, all we are interested in is that deep low growl…after all, this IS a luxury car…not a Charger, and we want to keep it that way. A fine tuned exhaust note would set this car off beautifully. However, if we wanted a “race” style setup, we would hit up the Flowmaster Line. They can be LOUD.
For reference, I am pretty sure that Borla manufactures the TRD exhaust found on most Toyotas. A good comparison, as far as loudness, would be the Tundra. Borla (TRD) did a fantastic job with that system.
As far as my personal opinion, a simple to install axle-back system well under $500 would sell TWICE as many units than a full $800+ CAT-back system.
As far as aesthetics, dual Porche-style tips seem to be the hottest, however, a big oval with Borla stamped on it would look great as well. Something similar to the current stock oval that is on the Genesis now would look great.
Mr. Tolosa, I have faith that if Borla were to build an axle-back system (that fits the V6 and V8)…rather inexpensively, you would be surprised at how much you actually sell.
If you were to design this system, ship it to me and let me install it, I would upsell your product all over YOUTUBE and on our website, www.Genesisowners.com. I can even set up a group buy.
Some members could not wait. They went out and purchased some Magnaflow Universal mufflers…which do sound pretty good…but a little loud for my personal taste. They are also very affordable.
When you get the chance, you can check out some of my videos here at [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmVKaMFYQvw"]YouTube- 2009 Hyundai Genesis 4.6 ESC MOD[/ame].
Anywho, I know R&D on things like this can become rather expensive…but if kept simple, it can prove to be a money maker rather quickly.
Let me be your “go-to” guy for information and together, along with GenesisOwners.com, we can make everybody happy!
Again, thanks for your reply and I look forward to doing business with you soon!!! If you have any more questions, feel free to ask!
Thanks,
Matt Reynolds
-QUALITY INSPECTOR-
Matt.G.Reynolds@ULALaunch.com
PAGER: 256.218.5072
Glad you decided to join us Alvin! I look forward to hearing from you and your knowledge of how the exhaust system works! As I mentioned in our email...I build Rockets...not exhaust! 
So any information you can bring to the table is an opportunity for me (us) to learn something new! Thank you for what you do!
(snickering softly...Im not too young anymore myself)
