Corsa Touring - Pro Tips
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Corsa Touring - Pro Tips
I have a chance to pick up a used exhaust - Corsa Touring with Pro tips. $500.00 installed in exchange for my factory set. Are the Touring very loud? I am looking for increased sound but not ear pounding, I am not familiar with Corsa Touring, Any help out there would be appreciated. Thanks, Duds
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Originally Posted by duds
I have a chance to pick up a used exhaust - Corsa Touring with Pro tips. $500.00 installed in exchange for my factory set. Are the Touring very loud? I am looking for increased sound but not ear pounding, I am not familiar with Corsa Touring, Any help out there would be appreciated. Thanks, Duds
The price you quote sounds like a very good deal to me.
Melting Slicks
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You really need to hear them for yourself to decide. IMO, Touring is not loud enough, Indy's are too loud. For the money, jump all over that deal. If you don't like them, you can sell them for your cost or better.
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It won't be much louder. At idle and regular RPMs, you'll barely hear a difference over your stock set up. At WOT, it will be a bit louder than stock. I would go for it just for the fact that the Pro Tips will look great! Note that Corsa's do not give you that growly muscle-car sound. It's more of an exotic higher pitched sound.
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I'm looking to by the same set-up from Corsa (sale ends Sunday) The Corsa people say it is a little louder. But their sale price for the set-up is $955.00 w/o install. I'de take it an run or drive all the way to the bank.....
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Tourings are not very loud, even at WOT. Consider them if you plan to buy longtube headers and STILL want to carry a conversation inside the car. 
I have them, I love them. I like the growl that it makes when you hammer it.
Im looking into GHLs if ever I convince myself not to install my Stainlessworks headers.
Go to a Vette meet and ask somebody to give you a ride on theirs. It is hard to gauge true sound/loudness on just videoclips/soundclips.
I have them, I love them. I like the growl that it makes when you hammer it.
Im looking into GHLs if ever I convince myself not to install my Stainlessworks headers.
Go to a Vette meet and ask somebody to give you a ride on theirs. It is hard to gauge true sound/loudness on just videoclips/soundclips.
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Originally Posted by jrose7004
Tourings were a bit too mild for my taste. I got Indys.
won't be much louder than stock at idle, and part throttle, should bark a bit at WOT though...I've got the Indy's and love the sound when I get on it
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Originally Posted by duds
I have a chance to pick up a used exhaust - Corsa Touring with Pro tips. $500.00 installed in exchange for my factory set. Are the Touring very loud? I am looking for increased sound but not ear pounding, I am not familiar with Corsa Touring, Any help out there would be appreciated. Thanks, Duds
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Hmmmm, maybe it is my LG lt's/xpipe, but my Corsa Touring is pretty friggin loud. Even at the drag strip, many people commented on how bad @ss loud mine was. Even at idle they are loud (not horrible, but WAY louder than stock). I would not want anything louder.
Here is a video. Please no comments on my crappy driving. It was my VERY first pass and trip to a drag strip. Yes, I missed 3rd. Yes, I ran a 12.02. Don't worry, the night got better and I'll be in the 10s before too long. Anyway, sounds pretty loud to me.
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Here is a video. Please no comments on my crappy driving. It was my VERY first pass and trip to a drag strip. Yes, I missed 3rd. Yes, I ran a 12.02. Don't worry, the night got better and I'll be in the 10s before too long. Anyway, sounds pretty loud to me.
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Originally Posted by EZEDDIE
It won't be much louder. At idle and regular RPMs, you'll barely hear a difference over your stock set up. At WOT, it will be a bit louder than stock. I would go for it just for the fact that the Pro Tips will look great! Note that Corsa's do not give you that growly muscle-car sound. It's more of an exotic higher pitched sound.
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Not too much louder than stock, but the tone is definitly nicer. Especially when you stomp on the go pedal. They do seem to be quiter at cruising than the stock ones. Plus they look awsome.
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If you don't want loud but want something better sounding than stock, then Touring is the way to go. Since you said "Installed" and your stock pipes in trade, is the person selling going to meet up with you and swap them out? If so, see if you can meet him and listen before you buy. If they are in good shape, you can't beat the price. Good Luck
Melting Slicks
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Good price, I paid $650 for a set with ten hours on them. The owner had done h/c and longtubes and told me they were way loud with the mods. He went with Z06 ti's. To me a touch louder to 2000rpm, them progressively louder a nice F1 type scream at 6000rpm. I have 8000 miles on mine, and they look like new. You can always resell them.
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with whats been said, but never heard the touring. Love the pro tip look, great price, you will love the look even when there is no sound.... 
Melting Slicks
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i heard some in a mates vette, and spent a year trying to get the best deal i could find... found it im an awesum fellow CFer at 700shipped for Indys -- 500$ even tho for touring is insane!! well done now git em on
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I like the Corsa Touring mufflers because they don't sound like an old pickup truck with a rusty muffler.
The firing order of the LS1 causes it to sound awful with loud mufflers. It pops and backfires like crazy.
Tom
The firing order of the LS1 causes it to sound awful with loud mufflers. It pops and backfires like crazy.
Tom