I ordered a Borla S-type axle back w/NPP and a Corsa Double Helix xpipe for my c7 Stingray. I did this to get a good deep sound and delete my secondary cats (which Borla discontinued the catless xpipe). Want to keep the deep muscle car sound. Some people have questioned me about why I did this, mix/match. Hope I made a good choice.

 

I have no clue how this setup will sound, did you get advice from someone who had this combo?

 

Unfortunately no, I talked to a few people who thought it would be a killer combo. Since I want to delete the secondary cats and Borla discontinued their catless xpipe, I went with Corsa xpipe. I REALLY think it will be kickass.

 

As long as the pipes are close in diameter, I see no reason for folks to question your decision.

At the end of the day, it's just a pipe....just make sure there are no exhaust leaks.

 

You say you already ordered it. I say give it a shot. Who knows, you might have the right combination. I am a YOLO kind of guy and give anything a shot "once". If you don't like it, you can sell and get something else. Chances are, you will like it!

 

Try it if you like it you did not mess up!

 

I am kinda excited, lol. I will let yall know how it goes.

 

I have it ...and you will smile. Borla S system has an amazing sound , the Corsa X pipe will give you another level and amazing back pressure burble .
Enjoy my friend....

 

Do not worry, it will sound great! The Borla catless X(discontinued) and Corsa Catless X pretty much sound identical. I ran the setup on my Z51 and it sounded awesome. You will be happy.

 

nope, no risk to mixing/matching...I sold home audio for years and manufacturers made it s major point to not mix, nope, not a problem in the least, a 3" pipe (whatever) is a 3" pipe.....enjoy

 

90% of exhaust setups for this car sound the same -- X-pipe tones don't vary much, header brands don't make much of a difference (in sound/tone at least) -- The engine is going to dictate the sound, and the pipes just allow more or less sound through the rear of the car (based upon how many cats you still retain) -- No exhaust is going to dramatically change what this car will sound like. So there is no way you can 'mess up', as there isn't going to be another setup drastically different than what you've chosen.

Now... with that being said -- you do like the sound of the car stock (with the NPP open) right? If you don't, I've got unfortunate news for you -- Aftermarket exhaust is not going to change that. If you DO like the sound it makes, then the parts you've chosen will please you, provided that you understand what to expect. The stock exhaust produces a somewhat 'thick' rumble -- you hear a reasonable amount of bass in the exhaust note. When you add aftermarket parts you might think that this 'thick' bass note has gone away -- It has not -- The aftermarket parts simply allow the exhaust to open up more, in which case the other tones of the engine note (the higher pitch growls and screams) get much louder, while the 'thick' bass note does not. This engine is a screamer -- note a growler, in my opinion. When you get on the car full throttle with aftermarket parts the car gets VERY raw sounding and sounds more like a banshee than a lion. Just be prepared -- because an aftermarket exhaust isn't going to turn this car's exhaust note into a hellcat/hemi/mustang -- You'd have to switch engines to end up with that sort of muscle car sound.

 

Let us know how it goes!

I was going to do something similar but opposite with a Borla x pipe and a Corsa axel back setup. I like the corsa tips best which is why I was going corsa axel back.

should be fine as each mod can be done independently with stock pipes. Meaning an x pipe from either manufacturer could hookup to stock axel back portion or vice versa each excel back work with stock x pipe. So they should all be within tolerance of stock and be able to work interchangeably, or so I’d expect. Otherwise anyone who gets an axel back system would HAVE to get the manufactures x pipe which doesn’t seem to be the case.

For extra credit swap the new bits with stock first independently and then together and take some videos of each for us (totally self servicing idea here).

this video is interesting and I’ve thought of seeing if they might ship their x pipe.

 

Sounds like an excellent application. Are you changing out your headers too?

 

Not at this time....baby steps lol.

 

I would have to disagree that aftermarket exhausts don't change the sound of the car with the valves open. If you want a deep bass sound with the NPP valves open, the Borla S-Type is the way to go. Trust me, it changes the sound. Most exhausts, even on the pass through side, go through a tuning part of the muffler where it allows some of the exhaust to escape through holes in the straight pipe area.