Help me CF...
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Help me CF...
Hello All,
I just bought my 2nd Corvette ever, a 2005 conv. automatic.
I had a 2000 conv. 6 speed back in 1999/2000 and it has taken me 17 years to get back!
I am looking for input on the steps I need to take to make her better!
Suggestions on air intake, exhaust, etc....
I do not see myself ever going procharger or anything extreme like that,
I just want better sound, some more HP (+50-75) and I will be happy.
Can I just do a cat back system? Do I need to do headers, x-pipe, and different/no cats?
I want to do it in the correct order and want to buy the best bang for my buck!
I don't want to get pulled over every time I get on it, but my brother has a Corsa exhaust on his 06 and that does nothing for me.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
Stuart
I just bought my 2nd Corvette ever, a 2005 conv. automatic.
I had a 2000 conv. 6 speed back in 1999/2000 and it has taken me 17 years to get back!
I am looking for input on the steps I need to take to make her better!
Suggestions on air intake, exhaust, etc....
I do not see myself ever going procharger or anything extreme like that,
I just want better sound, some more HP (+50-75) and I will be happy.
Can I just do a cat back system? Do I need to do headers, x-pipe, and different/no cats?
I want to do it in the correct order and want to buy the best bang for my buck!
I don't want to get pulled over every time I get on it, but my brother has a Corsa exhaust on his 06 and that does nothing for me.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
Stuart
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You can do just a cat back.. you can just do cat back and mid-pipe.. you can just do headers.. you can just do headers and mid-pipe.. or you can do all three. I just did corsa sports cat back. As I knew eventually I would do headers and mid-pipe as well. cat back is sound only. won't give you anything performance wise.. Car will be louder, but not significantly so. Add headers and noise will come to life much more. So, know what you want cat back wise, and from a noise level so it's not over loud for your needs. I would not suggest removing cats. its probably ~5 HP difference so not enough to put up with potential smell.
Figure headers+mid-pipe+catback+ tune is somewhere around 20-25 HP / TQ gain. CAI - maybe +5-10 more. so, best guess from them is about 40 -- but probably really closer to 30 hp. Sound will be wonderful at WOT though.
I want to add a CAI to my '07 "LS2" and headers+mid-pipe next and will be doing that sometime towards end of year (hopefully). Plenty to research to find the sounds (roughly) that you would like. Just review for drone, as some are know to have more than others. And that could ruin a n otherwise great start of a build.
Figure headers+mid-pipe+catback+ tune is somewhere around 20-25 HP / TQ gain. CAI - maybe +5-10 more. so, best guess from them is about 40 -- but probably really closer to 30 hp. Sound will be wonderful at WOT though.
I want to add a CAI to my '07 "LS2" and headers+mid-pipe next and will be doing that sometime towards end of year (hopefully). Plenty to research to find the sounds (roughly) that you would like. Just review for drone, as some are know to have more than others. And that could ruin a n otherwise great start of a build.