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Old Feb 27, 2007 | 01:40 AM
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So I'm pretty certain that I have decided on the Corsa Sport exhaust for my '07. What is the deal with all the extra parts required for the A6 paddle shift?
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Old Feb 27, 2007 | 05:32 AM
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Not sure what your talking about. The only added parts for the A6 were the resonators to deal with the drone and vibration caused by the different gearing.

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Old Feb 27, 2007 | 06:30 AM
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I love my A6 Corsa Sports. The resonator section replaces the stock H-pipe. Exhaust is MUCH better than stock.
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Old Feb 27, 2007 | 07:03 AM
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I've posted about this many times....

I traded my 2006 C6 manual coupe for a 2007 C6 with the A6 auto tranny.

My 2006 had the Corsa Sports #14169 (manual version - no midpipe with resonators)...

After a quick call to Corsa I found out they will fit my 2007 fine, but MAY have more resonance.

Well, the dealership had the Corsas on my 2007 before I picked her up and I must say it is PERFECT, NO DRONE, NO RESONANCE, and decent volume.

Any quieter and I would be unhappy, so I am glad I did not add the midpipe used for the A6s.

My 2005 Vert A4 has a Magnaflow #15884 catback and I like the Corsa Sports better.
It used to have B&B Bullets, but I was afraid of going deaf, not from the volume, but from the DRONE with the top and windows up in the colder weather.

IN summary, save your $$$ and just buy the Corsa Sports #14169, you can always add the midpipe later if you think it is too loud, but you won't.

Hope this helps,

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Old Feb 27, 2007 | 07:05 AM
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If you need technical answers from the "horses mouth", call Jim Browning, Jr. at Corsa.

Strongly recommend Corsa Sport exhaust system.

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Old Feb 27, 2007 | 11:57 AM
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Originally Posted by yell03
I've posted about this many times....

I traded my 2006 C6 manual coupe for a 2007 C6 with the A6 auto tranny.

My 2006 had the Corsa Sports #14169 (manual version - no midpipe with resonators)...

After a quick call to Corsa I found out they will fit my 2007 fine, but MAY have more resonance.

Well, the dealership had the Corsas on my 2007 before I picked her up and I must say it is PERFECT, NO DRONE, NO RESONANCE, and decent volume.

Any quieter and I would be unhappy, so I am glad I did not add the midpipe used for the A6s.

My 2005 Vert A4 has a Magnaflow #15884 catback and I like the Corsa Sports better.
It used to have B&B Bullets, but I was afraid of going deaf, not from the volume, but from the DRONE with the top and windows up in the colder weather.

IN summary, save your $$$ and just buy the Corsa Sports #14169, you can always add the midpipe later if you think it is too loud, but you won't.

Hope this helps,

Howard
I'm glad you like yours, but I DEFINITELY had drone without the resonator section. I drove the car for a week waiting for Corsa to reengineer the resonator section when the new A6 system first came out. The system is just slightly loader without the resonators, but there was also a small amount of drone. Not alot, just enough to bug me. I installed the resonators and the drone was completely gone. I thought about driving the car without the center section, but I cruise some long distances with my wife, and I didn't want to hear the drone. The system still sounds great, is much loader than stock, and screams when you step on it.
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Old Feb 27, 2007 | 01:15 PM
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My A6 has the touring, not the sport CORSA, on it. I tried both, but like some other posts here, I thought there was a little drone without the additional hardware. Personal preference. One note of caution, though, and I don't know if this was just my experience or if others had it as well. When I installed my system, it worked great. I took the car back in a couple of days later because it didn't seem "right." When we looked under the car, several of the bolts for the CORSA-supplied clamps had completely sheared off. I sent the defective parts back to CORSA (what I could find since some had obviously fallen off), but I never heard back from them about it. I replaced the stock clamps and bolts with larger ones from the auto supply store - works great now. I love the sound, but, like I said, some of the stock parts from CORSA weren't the best. Just a note of caution there.

Happy Vette-ing, All!
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Old Feb 28, 2007 | 09:58 PM
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Thanks for the info. The H-pip was exactly what I was talking about. The ordering for the A6 version shows it with the H-pipe and the others are without.

Thanks.
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