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Old May 9, 2010 | 06:08 AM
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Hi,
i just jumped from the LS4 site ( I had a GXP with the LS4) to you forum as i just bought a 2004 Z06 with 5K miles!

i hope this forum was as helpful as the last.
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Old May 9, 2010 | 07:31 AM
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congrates on the purchase! great car. Now you must post some pictures. Lots of info with C5's on here.
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Old May 9, 2010 | 07:39 AM
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I am taking them today and will post. car is all stock.

i have my first question (i am sure of many) what is the best exhaust system? should i go to Borla, Magnaflow or someone else?

i want a deep rich sound, nothing crazy. (i have to drive my wife around and.. well you know..)
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Old May 9, 2010 | 06:22 PM
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So many choices!

Drone can be brutal with these cars.

My suggestion, you already have a awesome Titanium cat-back, keep it for now.

Invest in some long tube headers, very good power gains across the spectrum. Your stock cat-back will sound deadly with headers.

Maybe a little tuning at that point, I think you would be impressed with those 2 changes.

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Old May 9, 2010 | 09:17 PM
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^^^^^ +1
i have borla on my car it is a bit load but thats how i like but it can be a little much at 70

p.s. welcome u should find everything u need here

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Old May 11, 2010 | 09:23 PM
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Welcome to the site. I have the Corsa Pace system on my car with LT's and it's reasonably quiet when you want it to be but it can scream pretty good at WOT too. Now hurry and get those pictures up!
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Old May 12, 2010 | 06:18 AM
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Welcome aboard There are a lot of knowledgeable and willing people here to help you out.

From my experience Borlas tend to be more on the aggressive side. Magnaflow or Corsa will give a nice characteristic change, but not affect the cruise tone adversely. The "drone" issue happens around 1600 to 2200 RPMs, about normal cruising speeds.
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