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What kind of exhaust is this? Thinking about changing.
Hey everyone, I purchased this 89 in May and it came with this exhaust on it. What is it? I know that obviously the mufflers have been removed and looks like the tips are the mufflers. I don't like the ugly piping under the back end. It looks like its original piping with just a section of new pipe with the tips installed. I was thinking of just using it but now I am thinking different. I know that Corsa is the best for no drone and for sound, but it is sooo expensive. Will there be a gain using a new cat back system vs what I have here? Also what about a different brand other than Corsa? Thank you as always for any input and direction. Love this Forum!
Do you like the way it sounds? You could drop the system, paint the ugly rusted pipe black with high temp black BBQ rustoleum paint, and use stainless steel band clamps instead of those ugly *** muffler clamps and it would clean it up visually. If you like the way it sounds, that is what I would do since all you are going to spend is $10 on paint and $15-20 on stainless clamps that don't look like ****.
Yes, car is stock with 31K on it. Just an open box air intake and K&N.
It's up to you then. Most of what you want to do with any car is how much money do you have and how willing are you to let it disappear Lol
Stock application I don't think you are going to see much if any power gain from an aftermarket system unless you go full on Long tube headers into aftermarket system. Cat-back is pretty much just sound/appearance.
Will there be a gain using a new cat back system vs what I have here?
Nope, as mentioned above, you will not get anything performance from your cat back.
Now, for the "best set up, bang for the buck" you will need to remove (cut and weld in new pipes) the pre-cats, swap out the factory cat for a high -perf cat and use the mufflers of your choice. I'd stick with a stock dual outlet, as it will sound great and not drone,
I have done this exact combo and you will really wake up your engine. Your "choke point" on your current exhaust is the pre-cats, then the factory cat. Mufflers are for.... muffeling.
It is all about the noise and the level you will tolerate while driving your Corvette. I have two Corvettes and they both have Chambered Exhaust systems on them. The chambered exhaust is really nice as it too has no mufflers and weighed considerably less than a normal exhaust system.
A Chambered system uses baffles inside the pipes to quiet it down a little bit, I don't have any noticeable drone while driving my C4 with the Cat-back Chambered system. When I did the swap I installed a High Flow Catalytic Converter (Summit Racing) and the new exhaust system. I used my GTECH Pro to see if there was any difference "before" and "after" the installation. I was able to gain close to 14 hp according to the GTECH after the installation and I think most of the increase was because of the new catalytic converter, not the exhaust system.
I have been happy with the chambered exhaust because I wanted the standard Side-pipe exhaust (music) but without burnt legs as I get a similar sound but it comes out the rear of the Corvette. My two systems were made of aluminized steel and the older system has been on my C3 for over 25 years and still going strong. I love the sound, my neighbors like peace and quiet so I drive in and out of my neighborhood quietly. If you live near others they might not like the music your car makes without mufflers. I think they look better without those big bulky mufflers on the C3 and the C4.
Unfortunately, more Noise does not mean more Power.
Those pipes that are rusting can be made to look just fine with a can of silver, black or aluminum High temperature paint. I have removed the spare tire holder from my car as I think it is butt ugly and fairly useless on these cars. If you decide to go back to mufflers you still have 95% of the original system there it appears. I wish you the very best in deciding which way to go from here.
That is beautiful Corvette you have there, it is really nice of you to clean up the rear end for the Mustangs to appreciate!
That is a standard Y pipe I have the same so I can switch between my muffler deletes and stock walker fx( WALKER 18417 SoundFX ). But you wint be able to switch easily with those clamps because they dent the metal(a muffler expander from Harbor Freight is handy). I use band clamps and can swap back and forth by wiggling them off/on.
11-14-2018, 12:07 PM
What kind of exhaust is this? Thinking about changing.
