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Old May 4, 2021 | 09:17 PM
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Guys, with stock ex manifolds and cats, is there a cat back that will give you the high pitched Indy car sound... with burble and talk back when under decel and downshifts? A buddy of mine is asking if I'm familiar with any exhaust like this, which I am not for Corvettes. Thanks
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It's not the high pitched sound but the Borla ATAK system I have on my 2000 gets that lovely burble during downshifting/decel.
It had stock heads and just the OEM front cats. The Borla site has sound clips also of their systems which may be helpful.
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I have Borla Stingers on my Fully Modded C5.
I also have Corsa Touring on my otherwise stock C6.

The Corsa has a higher pitched, more "Exotic" tone with the nice
Burbles on Decelerations. That is what it sounds like you want.
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I think he is looking at the ATAK closer than any of the others.... the sound bites sound good...
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The sound he is likely looking for would come from an engine with a flat plane crank. Not something he's going to do with a stock C5 engine.
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Originally Posted by 3sACROWD
The sound he is likely looking for would come from an engine with a flat plane crank. Not something he's going to do with a stock C5 engine.
I agree... I have owned a few Porsche's and know that sound well.... closest Ive came to it is with my V12 BMW with a custom built exhaust.
My C4 has the deep throaty American V8 sound... but I'm leaning the same way he is on my C5 and wish I could find a cat back that sounds a bit more "exotic"... right now it seems Borla and Corsa are the only two that are close to that sound....
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