I'm looking at Hooker's cat back exhaust for my 02 convert. Anyone have any experience with this system? They seem to price right but I have not seen any on the road.

 

They are alumanized steel, not stainless. There is nothing noteworthy(literally) about the sound. Some have been able to order them from Autozone, for ~ $400. Personally, I have never seen them installed on any C5.

 

I think you would be better off w/ the XSPower axleback available from a vendor here on the forum. They are somewhere around $650 shipped. Very happy w/ that system on my 02 Z.

Not directly related but I had a hooker aerochamger catback on an older Fbody, and I was pretty happy with it there. Good aggressive sound and affordable in that application. But if the Vette systems are $600+ like my quick google searches imply, I don't think that's the best choice. Not stainless, and the tips look like just regular single thin walled tubing, not like the XSPower tips which are very nice.

If you can get the hooker system for ~$400ish that starts to make a ittle more sense....

If you haven't already go to youtube.com and search for c5 hooker exhaust and you'll get some sound clips of it.

 

I see forum members here go thru 3-4 different exhaust systems before they found the ONE.. Purchase an exhaust system for the SOUND that pleases your ear.... NOT advertised HP benefits. Any cat back system on a good day will give you 10-12 HP.

The BAD part that will cause you to HATE your system is one of the following

Either it wont be LOUD ENOUGH,, it will be TOO LOUD or it will DRONE very loud at every day cruising speeds and DRONE SUCKS Especially if you have an automatic trans.

Save your cash, find some C5's that have aftermarket CAT Back systems and see if you can get a ride in their car. If it sounds good COPY it. Remember, engine mods WILL change the way an exhaust system sounds.

I have STAINLESS WORKS headers and a STAINLESS WORKS complete CAT Back system on my 02 ZO6. The system sounds GREAT. It never was excessively loud, had ZERO DRONE and at WOT it screams.

I added the next round of MODs.
Patriot Stage II heads, Aggressive Whiplash Cam, Ported FAST90 Intake.

Those MODS "REALLY" woke up that exhaust system!!!!!!Its a LOT louder (not overly loud) and WOT really gets attention now!

SO,,, moral of the story is, Do your research and purchase the right system the first time.

I have two low quality videos of the ca on the dyno at the two different HP level,
The first is with stainless works headers and the stainless works exhaust system, ported TB and a VARARAM @ 390 RWHP:




The second is with the heads/cam/Fast90 up grade @ 450 RWHP




Wish I had a better recording.

BC

 

You can't go wrong with the Corsa system of your choice!

 

Here's my cammed Z06 on the Dyno with Borla Stingers.

Check out this video on YouTube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61Eu0...e_gdata_player

 

Thanks for all the comments guys! Looks like the search will continue. GRicker

 

GRICKER

When it comes to exhaust systems if you ask 10 people you will probably get 10 different answers. The first thing you need to determine is what exactly YOU want from the exhaust. Once you determine then you can start asking more specific questions until you narrow it down to what system will fit you best.

You can find a lot of information about out different systems at www.bbexhaust.com or contact me directly and we can discuss this in more depth.

 

My vote is the Ti. They sound good with anything (I have longtubes and x-pipe) and have no drone. They are also very light. Sometimes I wish they were a little louder (just a little, they aren't quiet), but they are perfect for highway cruising.