Brotha, you could get the full catback from vendors on here for literally a few more dollars.....I know because I've got a full black tip corsa xtreme catback coming tomorrow for very little more than what you paid for the mufflers and tips.
Yeah, but I don't want the full catback. Also, I didn't want to lay out the cash for the exhaust right now because I'm not sure how much my excise tax is going to cost for the car, I'd rather sit on the "play" money for a few more weeks until I get that bill but I can't stand how quiet the car is
Why no catback? IMHO, it's the only way to go on these cars. The stock catback exhaust on these cars are one piece, so they are extremely easy to remove (no cutting). If you don't like how the catback sounds, you can take it off and put the stocker back on...or go with a different brand catback.Yeah, but I don't want the full catback. Also, I didn't want to lay out the cash for the exhaust right now because I'm not sure how much my excise tax is going to cost for the car, I'd rather sit on the "play" money for a few more weeks until I get that bill but I can't stand how quiet the car is
I bought my 16 GT and thought the same thing, too quiet! So my budget allowed an X-pipe resonator delete and after a year the stock mufflers still sound great with no drone. I'd like some Borla mufflers but the $$ is too high.Yeah, but I don't want the full catback. Also, I didn't want to lay out the cash for the exhaust right now because I'm not sure how much my excise tax is going to cost for the car, I'd rather sit on the "play" money for a few more weeks until I get that bill but I can't stand how quiet the car is
You can certainly put the stock mufflers back on, just have to get a shop to do it. Did it on my last car for $60, took about 20 minutes. That being said, I understand the catback argument but I can go to a full catback later, you literally just buy the x-pipe from Corsa and bolt it in the same as if you bought the catback in the first place. I have to be careful of the exterior volume so I'm going the cautious route
Indeed.You can certainly put the stock mufflers back on, just have to get a shop to do it. Did it on my last car for $60, took about 20 minutes. That being said, I understand the catback argument but I can go to a full catback later, you literally just buy the x-pipe from Corsa and bolt it in the same as if you bought the catback in the first place. I have to be careful of the exterior volume so I'm going the cautious route
Plus I really like the sound of the "touring" version.
There's no right or wrong way to mod your car, or spend play money, so to each his own brotha. But you paid $1109 for the axleback when you could've had the cat-back for $1139 and had the x-pipe laying around for when you felt the whim to throw it on. Just food for thought. The vendor base here will always get you better prices than you can otherwise find. They're pretty awesome. Shout out to Beefcake, RDP store, and Hypermotive in particular but they're all super helpful, even if you're just looking for info and opinions.Yeah, but I don't want the full catback. Also, I didn't want to lay out the cash for the exhaust right now because I'm not sure how much my excise tax is going to cost for the car, I'd rather sit on the "play" money for a few more weeks until I get that bill but I can't stand how quiet the car is
^^^ This
Yeah, I mean it depends on what you're after. As far as flow, thereby power, in the stock exhaust the 2 "pinch points" are the factory resonator and the factory cats. To solve for the resonator you get an x or h pipe, to solve for the cats you get long tubes. If you only want sound, axlebacks are a somewhat effective solution. Even then, a catback gets you more. In the case of the corsa sport, that's not necessarily more volume overall, but rather more of a change to the note/sound quality. At the end of the day, whatever helps you tickle your boat to sleep at night is what you should do.
Look man, I understand what you're saying and I'm not arguing I could have saved a little through a vendor. I was impatient and wanted exhaust now but I didn't want to pay out of pocket for it this week. I'm expecting the wonderful commie state of Massachusetts to charge me around $1000 excise tax on this car (my ecoboost was "valued" at $36k and they charged me $700 for that one) so I'll sit on the cash for now until I see whats up with that. In the end $100 isn't going to kill me and I got what I wanted. Maybe I shouldn't have posted about it at all tbh, just enjoyed my exhaust.
That's exactly right man, you enjoying your exhaust at the end of the day is what's important. Money is money, there will be more. My posts definitely weren't meant to rag on you, just to make sure that as a member of the community, you know what's available to us, and you're informed enough to take advantage when and if you can/see fit to.
This is actually incorrect. It's 2.5" all the way through (except at the front where it meets with the headers, but all catbacks neck down there too), so it is not a flow restriction compared to a 2.5" X or H-pipe. What it lacks is good crossflow. It allows for some pressure equalization but does not provide scavenging as efficiently as an X pipe, nor do you get the acoustic benefits.
