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Why doesn't anyone make an aftermarket exhaust tip (use with OEM catback)
The 4 blaring trumpets are the most out of place things on the car. Literally, nothing else aside from the wheels are round. Why are there 4 ugly round exhaust tips and why doesn't anyone make an aftermarket set of tips that don't require replacing the entire exhaust? Or is there one I can't find?
The 4 blaring trumpets are the most out of place things on the car. Literally, nothing else aside from the wheels are round. Why are there 4 ugly round exhaust tips
I noticed this years ago and bitched about it.
What the designers were thinking is beyond me...
Or it could just been a cost-cutting move by going to the GM parts bin.
Hey, on my all black car, I'd settle for black trumpets as opposed to the 4 bright tips that look completely out of place. Love my NPP/Corsa midpipe combo, not swapping my mufflers, so I guess I'm stuck with tips that ruin the all black theme.
The 4 blaring trumpets are the most out of place things on the car. Literally, nothing else aside from the wheels are round. Why are there 4 ugly round exhaust tips and why doesn't anyone make an aftermarket set of tips that don't require replacing the entire exhaust? Or is there one I can't find?
Not sure what the alternative would be?
I like the large diameter (4) pipe set-up. Not sure (4) square would look good, perhaps rectangular, however limited space and neither would look good IMO with the inverted 1/2 triangle shaped space the pipes occupy (which I also like). They are tucked under so the trumpeted tips at lease draw your eye to the exhaust which contributes to the C7's bad-*** look.
Last edited by Kevin A Jones; 12-30-2017 at 08:26 AM.
The tips go right into the muffler, two of which have valves. The only way to do it and retain NPP mufflers would be to cut and weld each tip individually. No way to do it otherwise and not get a different exhaust. Stock tips vs Flowmaster tips used for Muffler Delete. I like the flows better.
The 4 blaring trumpets are the most out of place things on the car. Literally, nothing else aside from the wheels are round. Why are there 4 ugly round exhaust tips and why doesn't anyone make an aftermarket set of tips that don't require replacing the entire exhaust? Or is there one I can't find?
Hmm, GM probably has them round so you can't tell if they are slightly out of alignment! A number of folks have complained that the spacing is not perfect or the the tip on one of the mufflers is higher than the other. Probably more of the muffler not being perfectly aligned.
If your OCD, could be a concern. If they were square even a small misalignment would be noticed!
To get another shape you'd have to remove the lower rear bumper and get a Sawzall or plasma cutter! Would not want to have to cut through the existing tip or pipe with a hacksaw!
Hey, on my all black car, I'd settle for black trumpets as opposed to the 4 bright tips that look completely out of place. Love my NPP/Corsa midpipe combo, not swapping my mufflers, so I guess I'm stuck with tips that ruin the all black theme.
I read another post where the owner carefully masked off the surrounding area of the car , then used scotchbrite pads to clean surface on the Exhaust tip , painted them black using a high temp "Grill" flat black paint.
Corsa or Borla make black tips for the guy that wants the blacked out look. Exhaust tips are round as pipes are round. Maybe you want square exhaust? I like the look exactly how they are but I guess you can't please all the people all the time, you can only please some of the people some of the time.
oh no, this could turn into the same thing as the grille debate. Now I have to look at my exhaust tips. I never knew I had this problem lol
Yeah, I know what you mean.
As for the design, GM tried rectangular tips on the later C4s. Even some of the C4 owners poke fun at them. GM tried oblong tips on the C5, they get a negative vote with some frequency. I don't recall seeing any negative threads about the round exhaust tips on the C6. Maybe GM just listened to owners and decided any shape other than the common round tips is objectionable. As for trumpets vs straight pipes, all you have to do is search this C7 forum to find threads about how owners favor the trumpets of the NPP system vs straight, round pipes of the non-NPP.
This is the first thread I've read complaining about the trumpets. I guess you can't please everyone.
Borla and Corsa make replacement systems with different tips, but you have to buy the entire system. Because the NPP valves are so close to the tip I don't think you're going to see an inexpensive tip replacement like you'll find for traditional exhaust systems. Interesting, I don't think anyone makes a replacement for the non-NPP system. Maybe there's no demand.
As for my vote, My trumpets will stay unless I do a catback system, and that one will have to have trumpets.
Last edited by roadbike56; 12-30-2017 at 08:35 AM.
I read another post where the owner carefully masked off the surrounding area of the car , then used scotchbrite pads to clean surface on the Exhaust tip , painted them black using a high temp "Grill" flat black paint.
Can we locate that post or is it an urban legend?
I also have a blacked-out Z06, so the shiny chrome exhaust tips don't really fit the look.
Interesting exhaust tips on that "Yenko Grand Sport" picture thread that's been floating around the last few days. Rest of the car, maybe not so much, but the exhaust tips look pretty cool:
12-29-2017, 10:47 PM
Why doesn't anyone make an aftermarket exhaust tip (use with OEM catback)
