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[Aurora40]

I'm sure you've all heard me rave and rave about my stock-looking exhaust setup... I love that thing! Stock square tips, LT4 res, 3" dynomax ultraflows. The sound is beautiful, deep, like stock only much moreso. The only issue was the resonance was like stock, only much moreso.

Finally I had had enough and ordered up a Corsa system. I don't think the tips compliment the C4 body, they are too flashy. And the tone to me is much more appropriate on my Aurora than on a 'vette. I figured, here is a system that I "like" 100% of the time, vs one I "love" 80% and "absolutely hate" 20%. It was more that I'd resigned myself to getting the Corsa. Not that I don't think they make a quality product or anything...

So I had them put on on Thursday. The guy did a great job, fit it up great, he even worked to pull the tips in as much as possible so they wouldn't look overly flashy. They look good, no doubt. But looking at my stock system discarded in the corner, well I felt bad. I even asked him how long they'd be there in case I changed my mind and wanted them put back on...


That was, up until I got in the Z and fired it up... Holy crap! The sound of the Corsa is AWESOME! It is much burblier than the old setup. And the sound comes from behind you, not from underneath the car. I seriously sometimes thought there must be some Mustang or something behind me because I was so used to the sound coming from inside the car. And the interior doesn't rattle and buzz, nor did my head. It definitely won't shake the ground though like the old one, which was kinda cool.

The sound is very different. Night and day sound quality. The Corsa is a bit higher pitched, a little tinny. And what is amazing is that there can be a lot of sound when you step into the gas, and it is burbly and screaming, yet it does not vibrate things. With the old system, sometimes I'd swear it was going to shake the car apart.

And when you floor it, look out! The sound is incredible! It sounds like shredding metal as the full note of the engine's rip is let out! I don't care what it looks like, I don't care which tips flow or don't, nor how big the pipes are. I don't even care that it was absurdly expensive for an exhaust. The thing sounds that good! I'm only sorry I didn't do it sooner!

Here's my two Corsa's: