TI Exhaust?
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Burning Brakes
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TI Exhaust?
Why doesn't some company remake the original TI Exhaust? I would think they would sell like hot cakes. Buying a used set is buying a set that is at least 10 years old. Just my opinion. I really like the C5 TI's.
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Perhaps the cost of making them is prohibitive. Even a 10 year old set can still be in great shape.
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Titanium is not cheap and it's much more difficult to work with than stainless steel. Different welding process too. Probably not worth the investment for a small shop to make.
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It is very mild but great sounding at higher RPM in my opinion, when it comes to changing exhaust many members have done Cut-Outs or the By-Pass mod to the TI exhaust, Changing to a louder exhaust system give negligible gains if any and tacks on quite a bit of weight.
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It sure is !!! I have them on my FRC now but maybe im saying too quite after getting rid of my B&B bullets ! the bullets were way too loud for me and the Ti's are too quite ! That's with headers, X pipe, Cam and many other upgrades and still too quite ! I have to find an exhaust that suits my taste just perfect without spending too much money ! that's the third time I change out an exhaust and sick of it... go buy the gaskets from the dealer , go to a muffler shop and wait , telling the guys how to properly lift my car, make sure the tips are lined up perfectly then not to mention labour charges !!!!
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I put mine on the wife's 99 coupe. Sounds good on there with headers and high flow catts. I have B&B Bullets on my SC Z06 and am now thinking I would like something a little less "hey come give me a ticket" 
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That made me laugh ! I had the bullets on my FRC and my wife refused to come in the car with me, they were actually very loud ! she thought it was great at first but quickly changed her mind ! I have the Ti's now but like I said before too quite for me also! I think I might get the Corsa's next time !
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Ive been running strait pipes for a while now and have been looking into a new axle back. I hear everyone talk about the Corsas, but never hear people going with a simple magnaflow. Seems like a much cheaper option and every time I go to my muffler shop, they recommend that for the guys that want sound. Still a quality system without drone from what I hear.
Im surprised to see a thread where people are saying how quiet the Ti exhaust is. Every other thread has everyone talking about how good they sound, but I doubt they do. Why are so many used ones out there for sale? Because they weren't good enough for the guys that had them
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Im surprised to see a thread where people are saying how quiet the Ti exhaust is. Every other thread has everyone talking about how good they sound, but I doubt they do. Why are so many used ones out there for sale? Because they weren't good enough for the guys that had them
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I love titanium, but it isn't cheap. But as a metal, it's bad ***. I wish Akrapovic made a full titanium exhaust for the C5.
<edit> I love the sound of my ti exhaust, but I am adding an x-pipe and removing the cats to liven it up a little.
<edit> I love the sound of my ti exhaust, but I am adding an x-pipe and removing the cats to liven it up a little.
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Ya, they are top of the line and make an awesome system for the C6. I use their carbon system on my CBR1000rr. They're mostly a moto company but moving into the automotive world lately.
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I tell you now adding an X pipe won't do anything to make it louder but maybe the cats will ! I have tried many different set ups on this one and previous C5's , if anything the X pipe seemed to make it a bit quieter !
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That would be a low volume, very expensive product for a company to reproduce, I can see why no one does.
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I got a set of Z06 C5 Ti pipes for my C5 for $450 on EBay about 7 years ago. Lose 40 pounds, better sound. It is not loud but it does make a better rear view. If they are still available for that price, it has to be a deal. Titanium doesn't rust so being 10 years old, doesn't mean much unless you have metal fatigue.