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Old 01-14-2008, 04:02 AM
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what do u guys think about a corsa cat back for my 01 t/a?
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I think there are better choices
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corsa catback is a really good catback!! if u got the dough i would go with it! especially corsa has the best looking tips.
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I don't think they sound that great, but they seem to do well power-wise, and the tips look great on TAs. Of course, the sound thing is personal opinion. Listen to some sound clips, find some people with the same and different catbacks and check them out, then look at some on a similar car. It should be a sound and look preference as opposed to power. They make the power.
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Corsa has a unique sound. If you are looking for the muscle car sound go with something else. Otherwise, it is great. It has a higher-pitched, more exotic sound. I love mine but do like to be different. On stock manifolds it is amazing how it can be so quite and then turn so loud when you get on it. I liked it best though with headers and catted-Y. The cam made it noticeably louder. It is still "relatively" quite until you hit full throttle and high RPMs. Then it sounds just evil.
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i really like the way it sounds, if i had the money thats what i would put on my car
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If I were you and had the money for the corsa exhaust....I would buy a cam, and a hooker catback!
Why waste money when your just paying for a name?

Lets say the corsa helps you to make 3 rwhp more than the other cat backs...
Is that worth spending $850 dollars on?
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I love the way the tips look(especially on a T/A bumper), but you can put clones on pretty much anything.

Corsa cat back isn't worth the price tho.
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Borla!
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Originally Posted by 408z28
If I were you and had the money for the corsa exhaust....I would buy a cam, and a hooker catback!
Why waste money when your just paying for a name?

Lets say the corsa helps you to make 3 rwhp more than the other cat backs...
Is that worth spending $850 dollars on?
I'd do similar but screw the catback all togather and get a cutout haha.
Of corse your going to want headers too hehe.
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It sounds okay but I wouldn't spend that much money on it.
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I liked the Corsa until the 78 year old woman next door told me; I like your car, it sounds like a little airplane going down the road.
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^^^^ Lol
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corsa and borla are both great systems but i went with SLP lm1 because it is also stainless and has good flow as well for almost half the price!!! i got mine from neweraperformanceparts.com for 377 shipped to me
cant forget it has awesome sound too
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Corsa tips + Trans Am bumpers = beautiful.

But again, depends on what kind of sound you're looking for
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well a did pick up the corsa cat backa a set of hooker Lt's, but i got them used from a friend for only 500$ pretty good deal. he didnt wanna sell me the tips though so i purchased a generic version very similar to the corsa tips. the look awesome. i havent installed the headers cuz im waiting for my ory, but do you think for the price i got them for that i made a pretty good decision?
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well i did pick up the corsa cat back and a set of hooker Lt's, but i got them used from a friend for only 500$ pretty good deal. he didnt wanna sell me the tips though so i purchased a generic version very similar to the corsa tips. they look awesome. i havent installed the headers cuz im waiting for my ory, but do you think for the price i got them for that i made a pretty good decision?
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I think the sound is not that great. I prefer more of a "muscle car" tone and I think the tips look like ***. Just my $.02 and I'm sure I'll get flamed into next week since pretty much everybody else on this board loves it.
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Originally Posted by waldershrek
I think the sound is not that great. I prefer more of a "muscle car" tone and I think the tips look like ***. Just my $.02 and I'm sure I'll get flamed into next week since pretty much everybody else on this board loves it.

I dont like the sound either. The older I get I could care less about what the exhaust "sounds like"...I care more about how fast the car is. If I can spend $200 on a cat back and its not a flow restriction Ill use it. Theres no need to waste money on flashy chrome/polished pieces, or sound if it dosent help me go faster.
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I would just buy a GMMG for that money...



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