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Old Jul 23, 2007 | 08:13 AM
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I looking at two catback systems the Corsa and Maganflow.
I know what the Corsa looks like. but is their any pictures of
the maganflows 4 tips on a Vette.

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The only thing holding me up on the maganflow is the looks and
how long will they last with the packing material from blowing out or
degreading over time.
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Old Jul 23, 2007 | 09:57 AM
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here are a couple of pics of my quad tip magnaflows not the best pics but will give you an idea of what they look like...




As far as quality goes they are as nice and durable as anything else out there, the mufflers are stainless and mine are 3 to 4 yrs old and still look as good as they did new, they do have a different plate between the exhaust tips, but other than that they are a great system..

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Originally Posted by DTV
I looking at two catback systems the Corsa and Maganflow.
I know what the Corsa looks like. but is their any pictures of
the maganflows 4 tips on a Vette.

Second
The only thing holding me up on the maganflow is the looks and
how long will they last with the packing material from blowing out or
degreading over time.
A buddy of mine has these on his 02' convertible. They look and sound great. And, they do not have any "packing material" to blow out or degrade. The mufflers are chambered stainless steel only.
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Old Jul 23, 2007 | 08:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Bills03Coupe
A buddy of mine has these on his 02' convertible. They look and sound great. And, they do not have any "packing material" to blow out or degrade. The mufflers are chambered stainless steel only.
I've got 28K on mine and they're no different than the day I installed them.
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Old Jul 23, 2007 | 09:08 PM
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A couple of people also noted recently that they had a problem with the Magnaflows after several years and Magnaflow stepped up and corrected the problem, sounds like they really stand behind their product. I love how the sound too, the Corsa's are too raspy for my taste.
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Old Jul 23, 2007 | 09:16 PM
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I love the Magnaflow rolled tips The entire system looks fantastic and sounds pretty good too. It could be a tad louder though, but still sounds nice.
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Thanks guys, for the info.
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Love my MagnaFlows and after 3 years still look like new. The mufflers are highly polished and are the best looking system out there. Very high quality.
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The fit and quality of Magnaflows is excellent. The finish is beautiful, everything you see is polished. There is no problem with the packing ever blowing out. In the seven years I've had their system I had two minor issues. Both times instead of repairing a part they replaced the entire system with a complete new one, bolts, gaskets, everything. They even paid shipping both ways, cost me nothing. With a couple of spot welds I could have repaired the problem both times, just had a minor crack in a bracket that just needed a minor repair. They said that it shouldn't have happened and replaced my exhaust. Their service is excellent. BTW, I love the muscle car rumble sound they have. Mellow but powerful. Great sound on acceleration and nice tone at cruise, you can still talk and hear the radio.
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BTW, I originally purchased the first set seven years ago and they still warranty them forever.
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Originally Posted by DTV
I looking at two catback systems the Corsa and Maganflow.
I know what the Corsa looks like. but is their any pictures of
the maganflows 4 tips on a Vette.

Second
The only thing holding me up on the maganflow is the looks and
how long will they last with the packing material from blowing out or
degreading over time.

According to some, Magnaflows will drone if you add headers, Corsas will not. Just something to think about.
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It should also be noted that these are two very different sounding systems. The Corsa have a boat motor like sound. Some say exotic and the MagnaFlow are fairly quiet but sound deep and throaty at idle and WOT. The MagnaFLow do have a slight drone but nothing like the Borla Stingers. The Stingers do sound very nice driving arround casually but were obnoxious in my stock 6 speed at 70-80 mph.
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Thanks for all the info.
This is a hard to make up a my mind.
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Love my Magnaflow. Be sure and do the X-pipe though.
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hope these help with your decision. Rome. this is the Magnaflow by the way.

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Does including the X-pipe help eliminate the drone?

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all I know is that I have magnaflow exhaust from their x-pipe back and I have no drone, factory exhaust manifolds no headers, will be adding headers soon..
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How far do the tips stick out? They look like they stick out quite a bit more than the Corsa Pro tips.
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