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Old Feb 27, 2011 | 08:11 PM
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Just put a brand new Corsa system on my car, i heard that the sound wil change in sometime, how long does it usaually take, and does it get louder or deeper?
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Old Feb 27, 2011 | 08:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Midnight00SS
Just put a brand new Corsa system on my car, i heard that the sound wil change in sometime, how long does it usaually take, and does it get louder or deeper?

I have about 600 miles on mine so far.

It does seem a little Louder / Sounds better than when I first installed it. A little more rasp when downshifting to a lower gear at around 2500 to 3000 RPM.

You need to change your Signature and put Corsa on there now, the Borla has been replaced... Enjoy the Corsa !

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Old Feb 27, 2011 | 09:46 PM
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Originally Posted by SSCAMARO02LS1
I have about 600 miles on mine so far.

It does seem a little Louder / Sounds better than when I first installed it. A little more rasp when downshifting to a lower gear at around 2500 to 3000 RPM.

You need to change your Signature and put Corsa on there now, the Borla has been replaced... Enjoy the Corsa !
nice cant wait!! thanks again SS
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Yeah I'd say around 200 miles or more for exhaust
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Old Feb 27, 2011 | 10:44 PM
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Originally Posted by The Mighty Texan
Yeah I'd say around 200 miles or more for exhaust
Is that wit any exhaust on these cars or just Corsa?
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Old Feb 28, 2011 | 12:52 PM
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is it just the Corsa??
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Old Mar 1, 2011 | 10:33 PM
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anyone?
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Old Mar 2, 2011 | 05:31 AM
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Pretty much any muffler has a break in period especially mufflers with packing material.
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Originally Posted by hawiianpwr
Pretty much any muffler has a break in period especially mufflers with packing material.
Wut do u mean by packing material? so theres alot of that in the Corsa muffler?
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Corsa doesn't have any just in general like magnaflow, dynomax, etc.
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Old Mar 2, 2011 | 11:50 PM
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Originally Posted by hawiianpwr
Corsa doesn't have any just in general like magnaflow, dynomax, etc.
o i see, so wut process actually takes place when breaking in?
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i really think you are looking to far into this. just drive the damn thing and find out if you like the results or not. lol. My flowmaster super 40's got a little more throaty after 100-200 miles. just drive it and enjoy it.
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Old Mar 3, 2011 | 09:58 AM
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Originally Posted by RoidedSS
i really think you are looking to far into this. just drive the damn thing and find out if you like the results or not. lol. My flowmaster super 40's got a little more throaty after 100-200 miles. just drive it and enjoy it.
im not just asking questions, it sounds great already so im not worried lol
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Old Mar 3, 2011 | 01:35 PM
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there is no fiberglass inside of a corsa muffler so the sound that you hear when it's new is the sound you will always hear
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Old Mar 3, 2011 | 11:42 PM
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Originally Posted by Davey G
there is no fiberglass inside of a corsa muffler so the sound that you hear when it's new is the sound you will always hear
So then why is everyone telling me different and that theres sounds different after 500miles??
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i have the corsa catback no LTs yet and after a few hundred miles a few people told me it sounded better than when i first put it on, i couldnt notice much a difference but i think it was just cause i was used to it. i say corsa FTW though, ive never been a fan of borla tips or sound on fbodys
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Old Mar 4, 2011 | 10:21 AM
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Originally Posted by Ghost99
i have the corsa catback no LTs yet and after a few hundred miles a few people told me it sounded better than when i first put it on, i couldnt notice much a difference but i think it was just cause i was used to it. i say corsa FTW though, ive never been a fan of borla tips or sound on fbodys
Ok cool thats wut ive been hearing wit alot of people, yea i didnt like my intercooled tips on the borla, but yea i got 85 miles on the Corsa and counting, hopefully she will get alil more raspier as time goes on, otherwise it sounds amazing once again!!
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I wasn't happy with the sound of Corsa at all when it first went on. I am not sure what changed but is sound pretty damn good now. I also have a Kooks catted Y though so a lot of the break in might have been for the cats. At first the tone was too high for my taste like a hopped up V6, now it is deaper and sound great.
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Originally Posted by Davey G
there is no fiberglass inside of a corsa muffler so the sound that you hear when it's new is the sound you will always hear
Ditto
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I agree you shouldn't hear much difference from the catback alone. However, I did hear a big difference but again most likely due to the cats breaking in I would guess.
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