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Need Opinions
I would like opinions, I have a 99 C5 with a catback that was on the car when I purchased it (not sure the brand) I like the sound of it now but not loud enough for my taste. I am installing an ASA Cam and when I do so I am going to put long tubes with off road x pipe. Heres where I need help I am looking at the OBX long tubes and x pipe, a friend of mine has them on a C5 ZO6 and loves them. They can be purchased on ebay for 600.00 the de lima I have another friend I can purchase a full CORSA exhaust from to put on the car for 1200.00
What do you guys think which route would you go?
What do you guys think which route would you go?
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I would wait until you have installed the cam and headers since it will get louder. A set of ported heads - even more. I have a set of cutouts on my heads/cam/header/catback coupe that satisfy my need for the occassional race-mode jaunt but still allows me to keep it civilized when necessary - like when driving into the subd at 2AM. 
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I would do the headers and x-pipe along with the cam and then see how the car sounds. You can always change the mufflers if you still want more noise.
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Patches, that is one nice C5, I bought my C5 with a VR coldair and catback ( not sure the brand) with C6 gunmetal wheels oh and ZO6 front grills and rear brake vents. I bought it and said I was going to leave it alone. I have now purchased an ASA Cam and going to buy long tubes to install all at the same time. It has now begun. haha
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haha I know i also have a 92 camaro vert that I purchased bone stock and was going to leave it that way and keep it for a DD and did for about a year........now it has a new top, all new intieior, a cammed LT1/T56, late model rearend, ZO6 wheels, 3"true duals with chambered mufflers, and it had a 150 wet shot from Nitrous Outlet. Did I mention I was going to leave it stock 
