Corvette Performance - New to me 02 Z06

Sold my 2001 Firehawk and picked up this 2002 Z06 a couple weeks ago. It is all stock except for a K&N intake and filter, only 40,000 miles, and extremely clean. It is my first corvette, so I have been pretty excited. I was surprised at the smooth ride and agile handling, the power was expected. I contemplated a 2010 2SS, but went with the vette. The exhaust is very quiet compared to the GMMG that I had on the Firehawk. What would anyone recommend to obtain that throaty sound? Here are a couple pics. There will be more to come.

I personally have a B & B prt catback. It was on the car when I bought but I like it alot. Alot of it is going to come down to personal opion. Most exhaust companies have a sound clip section or go to some local shows and ask to hear some cars. The prt is one of the louder exhausts from what I am told.

I hate raspy or cackly exhaust notes. They sound like glasspacks or like mufflers that have holes in them. The closest to a "Flowmasters-on-a-5.0L-Mustang" hollow-sounding exhaust I have heard on a Vette is the Borla S-system, or "Stinger". I have the 2-tip version on my Z06. Make sure you purchase some type of X-pipe, too. It will eliminate 90% of exhaust drone.

http://i1098.photobucket.com/albums/g379/fyrarms/Car%20Stuff/03%20Z06/z06booty1.jpg

Nice car! I have the Corsa Xtreme with X pipe on my 03 Z06 and it sounds awesome! Deff look into Corsa and as stated above get an X pipe too.

For the cost of a quality catback, you could add headers which will give you some increased sound (not as much as some catbacks) and more power. Are headers an option?

Congrats on the new ride. :)

I kept the stock Ti exhaust and went with ARH headers + x-pipe. It sounds good when you get on it but not too loud at idle.

I have stingers on my z06 with x pipe, catless and kooks long tubes. Its super deep at idle with the cam but seems to really scream at wot. I drove one with full exhaust and B$B bullets before i settled on the z and it was very nice as well. Cant go wrong with either though i think the bullets were deeper at wot.

@ragtop99:
Headers are definitely in my future, I will be going with kooks lt's. I might do the lt's first like you are saying. Would definitely yield more performance. Great suggestion. Thanks to everyone for the responses and compliments. If anyone else has something to say, please feel free to chime in.

i love the borla stingers on vettes, i think they sound great,nice ride man and congrats on the upgrade

Can't go wrong with Borla in general and love the ride too! Nice choice man...

Nice looking ride.
Congratulations on your first Corvette!

awesome choice. my friend had a 98 trans am with pacesetter headers and a gmmg. Like you said it is very loud. to match him i put american racing headers, x pipe, and B&B bullets on my z06. The loudness is about the same but the z06 sounds much cleaner. Here is a sample of the vette.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gL8ya5p8hI8&feature=channel_video_title

I too just sold my fbody and picked up an 03z just last month. Owned my 97z since it was new. This z is amazing in stock form, i can't beleive the way it handles, it's insane. Got mine bone stock, 1 owner, 36k mi. I plan on doing the usual bolt ons, intake LTs and a no cat x pipe. I'd like to keep the stock ti's and do the bypass mod, I hear it sounds really good.

I got LG pro, X pipe w/ cats (no drone) and Borla stingers. Cammed as well and it sounds good but the corsa sounds hella better IMO. I love the stingers but mine came w/ them so switching out isn't an option. Congrats on the purchase! Fun cars for sure.

Nice car! I have the Corsa Xtreme with X pipe on my 03 Z06 and it sounds awesome! Deff look into Corsa and as stated above get an X pipe too.

I agree ,2nd on corsa.

Congrats. I bought my '02Z almost 4 years ago (first vette) and still love it.

Lg longtubes, x pipe, and corsa's.. sounds amazing @ idle..the cam really sounds sweet!

Depends on what sound you want.... you want more rumble, get a chambered muffler. If you want more raspy and treble, go with a straight though. I suggest Borla like everyone else. Quality parts, good sound, good performance gains... why not? The price lol. If you can afford it, go Borla!

@ragtop99:
Headers are definitely in my future, I will be going with kooks lt's. I might do the lt's first like you are saying. Would definitely yield more performance. Great suggestion. Thanks to everyone for the responses and compliments. If anyone else has something to say, please feel free to chime in.

I would do the headers and x pipe first, it may be all you need for the sound you're looking for. Bob

I would go with Borla stingers. I have the quad tips. Here is a short video clip. Mods are in my sig.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4HlcvWr1LM

congrats on the Z I bought my 02 about 2 years ago and love it.. I've had two vettes and both of them I ran B&B bullets I love the way they sound and the 4 tips bada$$ IMO

Bahhh...everyone goes Borla / B&B. Corsa's sound great but they're spendy. I've been through sets of Flowmasters, Borla XR-1 and now I'm rocking GHL Bullets. Let me tell you, hands down the best exhaust I've heard yet and absolutely ZERO drone. None, ever (and that's with catless long tubes). I had NASTY drone from the XR-1, so maybe the Stinger's are better. As you climb the revs, the sound just becomes more pronounced and exotic. It sounds loud, and well it is loud, but when you're in the car it's actually quite comfortable. I can hear the radio at low volume or carry out a convo without my ears bleeding (try that with B&Bs).

Fast forward to about a minute in to get a glimpse:

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That's because Borla not only sounds great, it fits great, there's minimal drone (epecially compared to flowmaser), and there adjustable catback's are great if you want the ability to quiet the car down on command... on the other hand you can always get a raspy ass. free flowing exhaust and go with an e-cutout hah. That's what I plan on doing.

I hate raspy, fluttery, cackly exhausts like the GHL, Corsa, B&B, and others. They sound like a cheap muffler with holes drilled in them or something. I love a deep, hollow, rumbly exhaust. That is why I use Borlas. With longtubes and an X-pipe, there is no drone. Just a nice deep thumpity-thump of an exhaust note...

http://youtu.be/1WBCWqmUoAU

FYRARMS you must really hate SLP's loudmouth I muffler then hah. Loudmouth I + no cats + longtubes = terrible drone. Not horribly bad with stock manifolds and mid pipe though... but lets be honest, who keeps those lol.

FYRARMS you must really hate SLP's loudmouth I muffler then hah.Yeah, not a fan. LOL

Another vote for the Borla Stingers as well, they sound great. Im running TSP LTs/Catless Xpipe and the Borla Stingers. It is loud but it sounds great

Another vote for the Borla Stingers as well, they sound great. Im running TSP LTs/Catless Xpipe and the Borla Stingers. It is loud but it sounds great

Wow I bet that sounds great man... think you could get a video of your setup on here/youtube?

Wow I bet that sounds great man... think you could get a video of your setup on here/youtube?

Im stuck at work till 6am but Ill get one tomorrow for sure!

Im stuck at work till 6am but Ill get one tomorrow for sure!

Ouch :/ alright!

congrats on the 'vette OP...looks great, and like BADAZZ99TA said the borla stingers are awesome as is his 'vette...good luck with it...

Congrats. I made the jump from a Firebird to Z06 as well.

You can't really go too wrong with exhaust on these cars.

Click on the link in my sig

Z06:
American Racing Long Tubes
GHL Catback

Formula:
Kooks Longtubes
Kooks Catted Y
Cutout

TSP Longtubes, no cats, borla stingers 1st to second

http://youtu.be/2G4nXuCJHSw

depends on what you want, I don't mind being noticed, I went with SLP power-flo's , not for everybody but, I'm not not just everybody

http://youtu.be/DkGQTPelMPQ
The camera was on top of a ladder 15 feet behind the car.
http://youtu.be/8Kn5I9JF8VY
I am going to be pulling my 1 3/4 stainless works longtubes, magnaflow x pipe, and magnaflow catback with dual 4 inch tips. Its all stainless. Its all going to be for sale soon if your interested.