Sanity Check
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Heel & Toe
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Sanity Check
Considering a Corsa Sport Cat-Back exhaust teamed with a good CAI and an HPTuners software upgrade. One day I'm ready to pull the trigger and the next not so much. A little "spirited" driving on occasion and of course some competition when it's presented on the street. Is the enhanced performance worth $3K+ price tag?
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Considering a Corsa Sport Cat-Back exhaust teamed with a good CAI and an HPTuners software upgrade. One day I'm ready to pull the trigger and the next not so much. A little "spirited" driving on occasion and of course some competition when it's presented on the street. Is the enhanced performance worth $3K+ price tag?
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I'd invest in a set of headers over the cat-back system. Sure the mufflers will sound incredible, but you'd probably pick up another 40-60 hp with a set of headers. Also headers will make the car scream even with stock mufflers so there's that.
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Heel & Toe
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Thanks for the feedback. 3" Z06 or ZR1 systems are bigger than the Corsa! I'll look into that. I'd considered the long-tube headers, but the catalytic converter necessary to go with them made it cost prohibitive.
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St. Jude Donor '14-'15
60 HP from headers..are you kidding me. lmao.
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Considering a Corsa Sport Cat-Back exhaust teamed with a good CAI and an HPTuners software upgrade. One day I'm ready to pull the trigger and the next not so much. A little "spirited" driving on occasion and of course some competition when it's presented on the street. Is the enhanced performance worth $3K+ price tag?
As others have said, put a set of longtubes on the car. You will achieve far greater results for less money involved.
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