Corvette exhaust options
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Corvette exhaust options
Hello everyone I’m new to the forum as I just purchased my first corvette. I have a question even though I have been doing some research I could not find anything. My car has the current exhaust system and I plan on getting a either borla atak exhaust or a b&b bullet in the future but for now I don’t wanna spend that amount of cash on a exhaust. I found the borla straight pipes and realized isn’t that the same as a muffler delete? Will I lose HP with a muffler delete?
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Hello everyone I’m new to the forum as I just purchased my first corvette. I have a question even though I have been doing some research I could not find anything. My car has the current exhaust system and I plan on getting a either borla atak exhaust or a b&b bullet in the future but for now I don’t wanna spend that amount of cash on a exhaust. I found the borla straight pipes and realized isn’t that the same as a muffler delete? Will I lose HP with a muffler delete?
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Keep your eyes open in the classified section - when you find something for sale figure out if it's something you want.
I got a Corsa axle back exhaust for half of what they are new late last year including shipping!
I got a Corsa axle back exhaust for half of what they are new late last year including shipping!
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Consider buying a used catback here on the forum - check out the classified ads. A name brand catback (Corsa, B&B, Borla, etc.) come up for sale often and you can realize a significant savings over buying new. On my last C5 I ran a Corsa Indy Pace Car (now the Sport) and loved the quality and exhaust note.
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I have had BB Bullets on my C5 for several years. At that time I found them to be very nicely priced compared to the competition. Over several years of use I have had zero issues with their cat back, lots of compliments on exhaust tone. There is a drone at lower rpm that some find objectionable, but doesn't bother me. They are loud when you hit the go pedal hard but sound like a performance car should, just me opinion.
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Yea the b &b bullets sound nice as for the super 10 I currently run those on my trailblazer ss and they are super aggressive. I’m sure if you install a one inlet one outlet after axle like a muffler delete but weld the super 10s on there the super 10s can work I don’t understand why that muffler shop would not install them.
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I have a 2001 base model with the Borla ATAK, I can send you a video of it revving if you're interested. I like it a lot, it has no drone at highway speeds, plenty of loudness at high RPMs, and some burbles when downshifting or letting the clutch out. It is a bit pricey though. The exhaust tips are also a bit more rounded on the Borla which I think looks nicer than stock. I would not recommend a muffler delete, the previous owner had done one when I got the car and it is very loud, not in a good way, and has lots of drone.
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Hello everyone I’m new to the forum as I just purchased my first corvette. I have a question even though I have been doing some research I could not find anything. My car has the current exhaust system and I plan on getting a either borla atak exhaust or a b&b bullet in the future but for now I don’t wanna spend that amount of cash on a exhaust. I found the borla straight pipes and realized isn’t that the same as a muffler delete? Will I lose HP with a muffler delete?
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The ATAK is the most aggressive and loudest of the Borla line. My brother in law has it on his LS3 Camaro with headers and a catless x-pipe. It is loud as hell. Too much for me. I run the Borla S-Type single outlet on my car. For some reason it's half the price of the S-type dual exit. I couldn't justify an extra $600 in my mind to have 4 tips instead of 2, so that's what I went with. It's super mellow when cruising, drones a little between 1100-1300 rpm and opens up nicely when you are on it. Something I learned with my LS1 Camaro is that on the stock engine, exhaust sounds very different than with a modified engine. I had a Loudmouth exhaust on that car, and then when I put the cam in it, it was god awful and I had to change to something else.
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Yea I had a 2010 camaro ss with borla a type and they sound very good but for this car I think ima have to look at the atak I live in California and will not touch the cats so I might have to wait and come up on a used atak system there is no way I’m spending 1200 plus on a new axle back
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I love my Borla ATAK
Yea I had a 2010 camaro ss with borla a type and they sound very good but for this car I think ima have to look at the atak I live in California and will not touch the cats so I might have to wait and come up on a used atak system there is no way I’m spending 1200 plus on a new axle back