~XSPower C5 2.5" Catbacks
01-18-2012, 10:36 PM
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01-18-2012, 10:43 PM
#42
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Some clips yes, some no. The in-car WOT and fly-by mods are only the catted system and 2.5" Catback. Couple other clips have a cam.... no real change in noise though cam or no cam (except for idle due to chop), cam allows it to spin some extra RPMs
01-18-2012, 10:54 PM
#44
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01-25-2012, 01:47 PM
#47
Just received mine in the mail today, and I must say I'm MORE than pleased not only with the quality of the exhaust system, but the service I received from Jon (Superman09) as well. Huron speed had a deal going on two weeks ago that was specifically for two weeks ago when it was posted up. I explained that I was very interested in the exhaust and had some questions which he was very willing to answer. I informed him that I would in fact like to take him up on his offer but needed to get paid first (mortgage and car insurance are more important than an exhaust for my car that's tucked away for the winter) and that I'd look to him in the future next time he was having a sale.
Well Jon could have said "Yeah man we'll be having a sale in a few months" but instead he told me to talk to him when I got paid and offered to extend the same deal to me! Order was shipped Monday and arrived Wednesday morning. I will also say that I was a bit skeptical of how inexpensive the exhaust was but I was willing to give it a go. Upon receiving it my dad and I tore into the box to check it out. Keep in mind my father has been a welder/sheet metal fabricator for 30 years with Boeing, and he KNOWS what quality metal and welds look like. He was VERY impressed with the quality and first thing he asked me was "Is that the Corsa one? How much did this run you, $1300?" He was shocked with how inexpensive the exhaust was. Now he wants one for his Lightning after listening to some sound clips on youtube. I haven't broken the news to him yet they don't currently make one for Lightnings :/
The other thing is that this exhaust is really making me not be able to get over how expensive parts for this car are. The Corvette Tax™ is not a myth. I've currently got SLP Loudmouth on my Z06 right now. 3ft of tubing on both sides, that splits into two other tubes 6 inches before the bumper, so literally 6ft of just metal pipe. Current price? $719.99 from Marylandspeed and it's ON SALE. It's pretty ridiculous. It's nice to have some newer, quality options out there. I'm preeeeeetty sure these will be getting installed tomorrow - weather permitting, so hopefully I can update with some sound clips.
I'm very excited to hear how it sounds. After listening to all the clips online I know I'm going to love it. So if there is anyone out there that feels like spending $1400 for an exhaust is pretty nuts unless you own a Lamborghini or Ferrari (and that honestly should be just about everyone) I wouldn't hesitate to talk to Jon and check out the XSPower cat back!!!
Well Jon could have said "Yeah man we'll be having a sale in a few months" but instead he told me to talk to him when I got paid and offered to extend the same deal to me! Order was shipped Monday and arrived Wednesday morning. I will also say that I was a bit skeptical of how inexpensive the exhaust was but I was willing to give it a go. Upon receiving it my dad and I tore into the box to check it out. Keep in mind my father has been a welder/sheet metal fabricator for 30 years with Boeing, and he KNOWS what quality metal and welds look like. He was VERY impressed with the quality and first thing he asked me was "Is that the Corsa one? How much did this run you, $1300?" He was shocked with how inexpensive the exhaust was. Now he wants one for his Lightning after listening to some sound clips on youtube. I haven't broken the news to him yet they don't currently make one for Lightnings :/
The other thing is that this exhaust is really making me not be able to get over how expensive parts for this car are. The Corvette Tax™ is not a myth. I've currently got SLP Loudmouth on my Z06 right now. 3ft of tubing on both sides, that splits into two other tubes 6 inches before the bumper, so literally 6ft of just metal pipe. Current price? $719.99 from Marylandspeed and it's ON SALE. It's pretty ridiculous. It's nice to have some newer, quality options out there. I'm preeeeeetty sure these will be getting installed tomorrow - weather permitting, so hopefully I can update with some sound clips.
I'm very excited to hear how it sounds. After listening to all the clips online I know I'm going to love it. So if there is anyone out there that feels like spending $1400 for an exhaust is pretty nuts unless you own a Lamborghini or Ferrari (and that honestly should be just about everyone) I wouldn't hesitate to talk to Jon and check out the XSPower cat back!!!
Last edited by dizzysn; 01-25-2012 at 01:53 PM.
01-25-2012, 01:55 PM
#48
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Just received mine in the mail today, and I must say I'm MORE than pleased not only with the quality of the exhaust system, but the service I received from Jon (Superman09) as well. Huron speed had a deal going on two weeks ago that was specifically for two weeks ago when it was posted up. I explained that I was very interested in the exhaust and had some questions which he was very willing to answer. I informed him that I would in fact like to take him up on his offer but needed to get paid first (mortgage and car insurance are more important than an exhaust for my car that's tucked away for the winter) and that I'd look to him in the future next time he was having a sale.
Well Jon could have said "Yeah man we'll be having a sale in a few months" but instead he told me to talk to him when I got paid and offered to extend the same deal to me! Order was shipped Monday and arrived Wednesday morning. I will also say that I was a bit skeptical of how inexpensive the exhaust was but I was willing to give it a go. Upon receiving it my dad and I tore into the box to check it out. Keep in mind my father has been a welder/sheet metal fabricator for 30 years with Boeing, and he KNOWS what quality metal and welds look like. He was VERY impressed with the quality and first thing he asked me was "Is that the Corsa one? How much did this run you, $1300?" He was shocked with how inexpensive the exhaust was. Now he wants one for his Lightning after listening to some sound clips on youtube. I haven't broken the news to him yet they don't currently make one for Lightnings :/
The other thing is that this exhaust is really making me not be able to get over how expensive parts for this car are. The Corvette Tax™ is not a myth. I've currently got SLP Loudmouth on my Z06 right now. 3ft of tubing on both sides, that splits into two other tubes 6 inches before the bumper, so literally 6ft of just metal pipe. Current price? $719.99 from Marylandspeed and it's ON SALE. It's pretty ridiculous. It's nice to have some newer, quality options out there. I'm preeeeeetty sure these will be getting installed tomorrow - weather permitting, so hopefully I can update with some sound clips.
I'm very excited to hear how it sounds. After listening to all the clips online I know I'm going to love it. So if there is anyone out there that feels like spending $1400 for an exhaust is pretty nuts unless you own a Lamborghini or Ferrari (and that honestly should be just about everyone) I wouldn't hesitate to talk to Jon and check out the XSPower cat back!!!
Well Jon could have said "Yeah man we'll be having a sale in a few months" but instead he told me to talk to him when I got paid and offered to extend the same deal to me! Order was shipped Monday and arrived Wednesday morning. I will also say that I was a bit skeptical of how inexpensive the exhaust was but I was willing to give it a go. Upon receiving it my dad and I tore into the box to check it out. Keep in mind my father has been a welder/sheet metal fabricator for 30 years with Boeing, and he KNOWS what quality metal and welds look like. He was VERY impressed with the quality and first thing he asked me was "Is that the Corsa one? How much did this run you, $1300?" He was shocked with how inexpensive the exhaust was. Now he wants one for his Lightning after listening to some sound clips on youtube. I haven't broken the news to him yet they don't currently make one for Lightnings :/
The other thing is that this exhaust is really making me not be able to get over how expensive parts for this car are. The Corvette Tax™ is not a myth. I've currently got SLP Loudmouth on my Z06 right now. 3ft of tubing on both sides, that splits into two other tubes 6 inches before the bumper, so literally 6ft of just metal pipe. Current price? $719.99 from Marylandspeed and it's ON SALE. It's pretty ridiculous. It's nice to have some newer, quality options out there. I'm preeeeeetty sure these will be getting installed tomorrow - weather permitting, so hopefully I can update with some sound clips.
I'm very excited to hear how it sounds. After listening to all the clips online I know I'm going to love it. So if there is anyone out there that feels like spending $1400 for an exhaust is pretty nuts unless you own a Lamborghini or Ferrari (and that honestly should be just about everyone) I wouldn't hesitate to talk to Jon and check out the XSPower cat back!!!
Thanks for the update! Really glad I could get you set-up and that you are more than pleased. I appreciate the kind words and once again, thanks for your purchase!
Enjoy!
01-25-2012, 02:06 PM
#50
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02-01-2012, 05:09 PM
#53
Just got mine on today. I absolutely LOVE it. There is zero drone, which is amazing. For the first time since I got my SLP Loudmouth on a year ago I can listen to the radio in my car with no issues. It's not vibrating everything in the interior like the SLP did and it sounds NASTY as wide open throttle. It's just as loud as my SLP and sounds more refined, is the best way I can put it.
I had an issue putting it on though, but it had nothing to do with the exhaust. The passenger side hanger on the rear was a little saggy so the passenger side drooped down a bit. We just tac welded the two parts of the pipe together and the problem was solved. If your stock hangers aren't droopy I don't see any reason why you would need to do what I did. My set came with two sets of exhaust clamps - normal and heavy duty. We used the normal ones to cover up the welds, but the heavy duty ones should work for anyone. We compared it to my buddy's Corsa Pace Car and with the exception of it not droning inside, and the way the muffler is set up they honestly really aren't that similar, so these are not a cheap knock off. They each have a very distinct tone and like I said earlier - up top they sound like a much more refined SLP (this is a good thing!).
We weren't able to get a good video because we only had our camera phones and the quality sucked. I have a video I took with my point and shoot Nikon, which honestly isn't that great either. Anyway you can definitely tell that it screams up top and as I said before - I think anyone who wants a good quality exhaust without the Corsa price tag, you should pick this up!!!
I had an issue putting it on though, but it had nothing to do with the exhaust. The passenger side hanger on the rear was a little saggy so the passenger side drooped down a bit. We just tac welded the two parts of the pipe together and the problem was solved. If your stock hangers aren't droopy I don't see any reason why you would need to do what I did. My set came with two sets of exhaust clamps - normal and heavy duty. We used the normal ones to cover up the welds, but the heavy duty ones should work for anyone. We compared it to my buddy's Corsa Pace Car and with the exception of it not droning inside, and the way the muffler is set up they honestly really aren't that similar, so these are not a cheap knock off. They each have a very distinct tone and like I said earlier - up top they sound like a much more refined SLP (this is a good thing!).
We weren't able to get a good video because we only had our camera phones and the quality sucked. I have a video I took with my point and shoot Nikon, which honestly isn't that great either. Anyway you can definitely tell that it screams up top and as I said before - I think anyone who wants a good quality exhaust without the Corsa price tag, you should pick this up!!!
Last edited by dizzysn; 02-01-2012 at 05:25 PM.
Killer tone with zero drone!
02-10-2012, 10:14 PM
#57
Instructor
I am pretty sure that I am sold now after seeing some feedback from you guys. Just not sure of the difference between these and the 3" versions? Is it just the exhaust tip diameter or the whole piping diameter? Are there any performance gains getting the 3" over these? Man, am I getting excited now!
02-10-2012, 10:31 PM
#58
Former Vendor
Thread Starter
I am pretty sure that I am sold now after seeing some feedback from you guys. Just not sure of the difference between these and the 3" versions? Is it just the exhaust tip diameter or the whole piping diameter? Are there any performance gains getting the 3" over these? Man, am I getting excited now!
Hope this helps, any other questions feel free to ask!
Jon
