Exhaust Question
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Racer
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Exhaust Question
Hi. Newbie here. Searched but could not find an answer.. I just bought a 2020 HTC without NPP. The rest of the car had everything we wanted but I hope I didn't make a big mistake. If I buy a used C8 NPP exhaust can I use it with my car with a NPP simulator and if so would the exhust valves be always open or always closed or no that will not work and you must go aftermarket? Thanks.
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Hi. Newbie here. Searched but could not find an answer.. I just bought a 2020 HTC without NPP. The rest of the car had everything we wanted but I hope I didn't make a big mistake. If I buy a used C8 NPP exhaust can I use it with my car with a NPP simulator and if so would the exhust valves be always open or always closed or no that will not work and you must go aftermarket? Thanks.
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Honestly, I'd skip the NPP and do aftermarket. I've had my NPP set to Track since I bought the car in Feb and my wife hasn't complained once, which is a sure sign it's too quiet. 
It's a decent sound in Track, but still too quiet for many people. It's good at full throttle and above about 3500rpm, but below that at part throttle, it's very quiet. If I had it to do over, I would have skipped NPP and just gone with the stock base exhaust and replaced it with an aftermarket unit.
It's a decent sound in Track, but still too quiet for many people. It's good at full throttle and above about 3500rpm, but below that at part throttle, it's very quiet. If I had it to do over, I would have skipped NPP and just gone with the stock base exhaust and replaced it with an aftermarket unit.
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Honestly, I'd skip the NPP and do aftermarket. I've had my NPP set to Track since I bought the car in Feb and my wife hasn't complained once, which is a sure sign it's too quiet. It's a decent sound in Track, but still too quiet for many people. It's good at full throttle and above about 3500rpm, but below that at part throttle, it's very quiet. If I had it to do over, I would have skipped NPP and just gone with the stock base exhaust and replaced it with an aftermarket unit.
It's a decent sound in Track, but still too quiet for many people. It's good at full throttle and above about 3500rpm, but below that at part throttle, it's very quiet. If I had it to do over, I would have skipped NPP and just gone with the stock base exhaust and replaced it with an aftermarket unit.
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Racer
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From: Door County WI
Bought this C8 after owning A C5 6m vert with Corsa Sport exhaust. Moved up to a C7 vert A6 with NPP. Did the fuse 41 hack to make it loud all the time and installed a range device to keep it in V8 mode all the time. Used Npp exhaust off new vehicles are available all the time at a fraction of aftermarket exhaust. I'm thinking that since the used NPP would be open all the time as what I had in my C7, that might be the way to go. I would rather error on the side of a little too quiet versus too loud and or droney as I have no way to change exhaust modes with a base exhaust car. What say you?
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Bought this C8 after owning A C5 6m vert with Corsa Sport exhaust. Moved up to a C7 vert A6 with NPP. Did the fuse 41 hack to make it loud all the time and installed a range device to keep it in V8 mode all the time. Used Npp exhaust off new vehicles are available all the time at a fraction of aftermarket exhaust. I'm thinking that since the used NPP would be open all the time as what I had in my C7, that might be the way to go. I would rather error on the side of a little too quiet versus too loud and or droney as I have no way to change exhaust modes with a base exhaust car. What say you?
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