Noise level when adding headers....
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Drifting
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From: Charleston SC
Noise level when adding headers....
Is the noise level drastically increased when you add headers and the "X" pipe? I have a set of Corsa exhaust and I wanted to add the headers. Any feedback would be helpful.
Pro
Joined: Feb 2005
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From: Falls Church Virginia
I wouldn't say drastically.
I added headers and an X-pipe to my CORSA Sports and it made them a little deeper in tone, louder as well, but not annoyingly loud.
Now when you get on it...that's another story. It screams!! Cruising around town or on the highway is really nice.
(I have a set for sale too)
I added headers and an X-pipe to my CORSA Sports and it made them a little deeper in tone, louder as well, but not annoyingly loud.
Now when you get on it...that's another story. It screams!! Cruising around town or on the highway is really nice.
(I have a set for sale too)
Team Owner
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Nice, low, muscle car sounding rumble at idle and part throttle, whisper quiet at highway speeds with absolutely no drone, and they scream at wide open throttle.
Perfect combination in my opinion.
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From: Tucson Arizona
"Is the noise level drastically increased when you add headers..."
Other than the screaming and cursing coming from the garage...
What you might consider "drastically increased" someone else may think is mild. It's all relative. Maybe you can find someone near you running the Corsa Sport exhaust with headers....listen for yourself.
I have the Corsa Sport exhaust, LGM long tube headers and the LPE 403 motor. At an idle my car sounds very 'heavy.' If I start-off very gingerly I can keep the volume to an acceptable level. At cruising speed with low to moderate RPMs the sound level is fine. As others have mentioned...at WOT it flat blasts!
I love the way my setup sounds.
Other than the screaming and cursing coming from the garage...
What you might consider "drastically increased" someone else may think is mild. It's all relative. Maybe you can find someone near you running the Corsa Sport exhaust with headers....listen for yourself.
I have the Corsa Sport exhaust, LGM long tube headers and the LPE 403 motor. At an idle my car sounds very 'heavy.' If I start-off very gingerly I can keep the volume to an acceptable level. At cruising speed with low to moderate RPMs the sound level is fine. As others have mentioned...at WOT it flat blasts!
I love the way my setup sounds.
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Maybe e little. I heard a car just like mine on a Dyno last week. CAI, Borla CAT Back, & LG Long Tubes without CATS. I don't have headders yet. It was not a real noticable difference. I was suprised 
