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Old May 2, 2005 | 09:50 AM
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This looks real nice. Anyone have one of these? I'd like your opinion on how it changed your Corvette.

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Old May 2, 2005 | 10:58 AM
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I don't know of anyone that owns this exhaust system. For a "newly engineered" system - installed on a C5 for a photoshoot, by what I would presume is their fabrication plant - the pipes look like they hang low and not very straight.......

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Old May 2, 2005 | 11:01 AM
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never seen those...looks like someone just shoved them in there for the pic
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Old May 2, 2005 | 11:02 AM
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New to me as well....
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Old May 2, 2005 | 11:05 AM
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They look good, how they sound and perform is another question that can only be answered by a real life installation. I wonder how hard it will be to keep those guys all shined up like that? The tips look a lot like the Z06 Ti tips in shape, just shinier on the inside. If my Tis are any indication it doesn't take long for the insides to go black. I forsee a lot of chrome polish in the future for owners of these.
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Old May 2, 2005 | 11:05 AM
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The fit doesn't look that great, but I like that they are fully polished.

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Old May 2, 2005 | 11:07 AM
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Never saw it before
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I've never heard of them either. Seems like they would have had the pipes a little straighter for their pics. I think I would have to go with a proven brand unless I knew somebody that had them and liked them.
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Like the looks of the tips, but I agree, they didn't do a good job of hanging the pipes on there - tips look awful low.
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You would think if they were trying to sell em they would have done a better job on the install. Makes you wonder about the quality of the product, not a very good first impression.
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Also the price isn't that great for being a name you've never heard of. Can't you get Borla Stingers for about $699?
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