Corsa installed, Not happy
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You're a 40 year old man, you've always wanted an SS Camaro, you bought it brand new and you want the most refined, highest quality catback out there. Why is he crazy for spending $800 on a super refined, super high quality catback for the car of his dreams?
The only people that are crazy are the ones that buy one of these cars because it's the car of their dreams, have no problem paying for $4/gal premium fuel on a car that gets 18mpg, then cheap out and buy $350 headers and an aluminized exhaust that rusts out in 3 years. I don't see why loving your car and buying high quality parts for it is crazy
Get what you like.It's sad to know you don't like your car that much.
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I have seem people say this about every part I have on my car.
Just because you CAN'T afford something or won't buy it doesn't mean it's not good.
Typical have-not response.
Just because you CAN'T afford something or won't buy it doesn't mean it's not good.
Typical have-not response.
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The gimmick with the Corsa is their noise reduction technology.
It is dead quit at cruising speed which I do like.
I think I will get used to it in time.
It may do better after I get some miles as someone mentioned.
Thanks for the input.
It is dead quit at cruising speed which I do like.
I think I will get used to it in time.
It may do better after I get some miles as someone mentioned.
Thanks for the input.
What other catback out there provides the stainless steel, high quality construction, great looks, volume control (tame at acceleration, dead quiet at cruise and screams at WOT), great flow, exotic sound and refinement that Corsa has to offer?
You're a 40 year old man, you've always wanted an SS Camaro, you bought it brand new and you want the most refined, highest quality catback out there. Why is he crazy for spending $800 on a super refined, super high quality catback for the car of his dreams?
The only people that are crazy are the ones that buy one of these cars because it's the car of their dreams, have no problem paying for $4/gal premium fuel on a car that gets 18mpg, then cheap out and buy $350 headers and an aluminized exhaust that rusts out in 3 years. I don't see why loving your car and buying high quality parts for it is crazy Get what you like.
It's sad to know you don't like your car that much.
You're a 40 year old man, you've always wanted an SS Camaro, you bought it brand new and you want the most refined, highest quality catback out there. Why is he crazy for spending $800 on a super refined, super high quality catback for the car of his dreams?
The only people that are crazy are the ones that buy one of these cars because it's the car of their dreams, have no problem paying for $4/gal premium fuel on a car that gets 18mpg, then cheap out and buy $350 headers and an aluminized exhaust that rusts out in 3 years. I don't see why loving your car and buying high quality parts for it is crazy
Get what you like.It's sad to know you don't like your car that much.
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Some people want everything right now. Gimme gimme gimme. The sad thing is, many people don't know how to save up for something. I'd rather save my money an extra couple of weeks and get exactly what I want instead of just pissing my money away on something I don't really want because I want it RIGHT NOW. I don't want cheap mild steel exhaust components. I don't want the budget special-of-the-week. I want something that looks good, performs well and is going to last. I don't have any problem saving up for what I want. Glad to see you have discipline as well
Don't let anyone get down on you for your purchase. Give it some time. Hopefully, it'll grow on you and you'll like it better once it breaks in. Some people just plain hate people who have nicer things than them and they get off tearing others down. Don't let it get to you.
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i agree, its for a specific crowd, but no catback is worth that much, maybe if it gave blow j@bs jk, it may have a unique sound, but its not the best sound out there, the only catback i would pay for that kind of money is the bassani x pipe catback system if they ever fixed there muffler cause the sound of that thing is 
, and if they ever make one for longtubes, and im not saying its garbage cause i cant afford or something, its just a saying for something thats so expensive and dosnt give u your 800 dollars back IMO, believe me, money is not the issue, i spent 1000 on my intake setup and 1200 on my lts 
, i think my longtubes were worth it but not the intake, atleast not for the money, corsa has the best tips next to the cme
, and if they ever make one for longtubes, and im not saying its garbage cause i cant afford or something, its just a saying for something thats so expensive and dosnt give u your 800 dollars back IMO, believe me, money is not the issue, i spent 1000 on my intake setup and 1200 on my lts , i think my longtubes were worth it but not the intake, atleast not for the money, corsa has the best tips next to the cmeYou're missing the point. The money may not be worth it to you because you don't care about what Corsa has to offer. It doesn't mean that the features of the catback don't exist. It means the features just aren't beneficial to you.
The Corsa is a much better made catback than the SLP catbacks and it has tons of R&D put into it. It's the most unique, exotic sound you can get out of a catback for an F-body and its volume control is unprecedented. It wasn't made for everyone. It was made for a specific crowd. Corsa is probably the most refined catback on the market for these cars, and if you want that refinement, you pay for it. Obviously you don't want it. I don't want it either, which is why I leave my cutout open 100% of the time. I want loud, obnoxious and uncomfortable. But the Corsa sounds good in amalgamation with the open cutout.
The Corsa is expensive, but it's completely worth it when you're looking for what it brings to the table. It's not made for 17 year old kids looking for a loud V8 car. It's a refined catback geared towards more mature drivers, and those are the people that have $$$ to spend - and Corsa deserves that price tag.
BTW, one of my old friends had a LM1 on his Z28. Probably the worst sounding exhaust I've ever heard Stock manifolds and cats, too. It was just awful IMO...
The Corsa is a much better made catback than the SLP catbacks and it has tons of R&D put into it. It's the most unique, exotic sound you can get out of a catback for an F-body and its volume control is unprecedented. It wasn't made for everyone. It was made for a specific crowd. Corsa is probably the most refined catback on the market for these cars, and if you want that refinement, you pay for it. Obviously you don't want it. I don't want it either, which is why I leave my cutout open 100% of the time. I want loud, obnoxious and uncomfortable. But the Corsa sounds good in amalgamation with the open cutout.
The Corsa is expensive, but it's completely worth it when you're looking for what it brings to the table. It's not made for 17 year old kids looking for a loud V8 car. It's a refined catback geared towards more mature drivers, and those are the people that have $$$ to spend - and Corsa deserves that price tag.
BTW, one of my old friends had a LM1 on his Z28. Probably the worst sounding exhaust I've ever heard
Stock manifolds and cats, too. It was just awful IMO... Ive had a few different catbacks, and Ill keep my GMMG, I hate the way a Corsa sounds.
it is a quality peice thats for sure.Ive installed a few of them. but the sound is not for me.
it is a quality peice thats for sure.Ive installed a few of them. but the sound is not for me.
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Corsa has a unique sound, more exotic than muscle. If you wanted pure muscle, I can see why you may not like it. I liked mine the best with just headers and catted-Y. The cam made it a little loud for my taste. It is a little raspy, which I would rather not have, but I get a lot of compliments on the sound. Wide open above 4,000rpms is bad *** though. And the sound when you let off at high rpms is like nothing else. I think I have scared off a few potential street races with that sound, lol. I do some road coarse stuff and it sounds great out there. Not everyones cup of tea though.
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Sorry, you're wrong. No catback is worth that much TO YOU. To others, it is. That is why it sells pretty well. Corsa is well worth $800 if that is what you're looking for.
The catback is worth what people are willing to pay for it, and since no other catback does what Corsa does, people pay for it. Until someone comes out with something cheaper that does the same thing, Corsa will continue to command the price it does.
The catback is worth what people are willing to pay for it, and since no other catback does what Corsa does, people pay for it. Until someone comes out with something cheaper that does the same thing, Corsa will continue to command the price it does.
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Yes, there was a production run apparently a few years ago where a baffle would come lose in the Corsa muffler. That seems to have been corrected a long time ago. The vast majority of the Corsa users don't have this problem, and those that have have nothing to worry about if they purchased the system as it is covered by a lifetime warranty. For a guy like me that didn't purchase the system, I'd be SOL, but for the guys that actually dropped the cash, they'd have nothing to worry about. Corsa takes care of you.
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Sorry, you're wrong. No catback is worth that much TO YOU. To others, it is. That is why it sells pretty well. Corsa is well worth $800 if that is what you're looking for.
The catback is worth what people are willing to pay for it, and since no other catback does what Corsa does, people pay for it. Until someone comes out with something cheaper that does the same thing, Corsa will continue to command the price it does.
The catback is worth what people are willing to pay for it, and since no other catback does what Corsa does, people pay for it. Until someone comes out with something cheaper that does the same thing, Corsa will continue to command the price it does.
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I disagree with that statement. I wouldn't have personally spent $800 on Corsa because it wouldn't be worth it to me. I like it okay, but I don't like it THAT much. I wouldn't spend that kind of money on any catback for an F-body because none of them sound that good to me. Honestly, I'd spend $800 on a nice set of true duals in a heartbeat, but not on a y-pipe setup. However, I still recognize the high quality of the catback and I realize that it's worth it to plenty of people out there. I consider myself the best person to ask for this because I didn't pay for the catback, so I have nothing to personally defend. I have zero bias toward any F-body catback because I've never bought one.
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Exactly.
Some people want everything right now. Gimme gimme gimme. The sad thing is, many people don't know how to save up for something. I'd rather save my money an extra couple of weeks and get exactly what I want instead of just pissing my money away on something I don't really want because I want it RIGHT NOW. I don't want cheap mild steel exhaust components. I don't want the budget special-of-the-week. I want something that looks good, performs well and is going to last. I don't have any problem saving up for what I want. Glad to see you have discipline as well
Don't let anyone get down on you for your purchase. Give it some time. Hopefully, it'll grow on you and you'll like it better once it breaks in. Some people just plain hate people who have nicer things than them and they get off tearing others down. Don't let it get to you.
Some people want everything right now. Gimme gimme gimme. The sad thing is, many people don't know how to save up for something. I'd rather save my money an extra couple of weeks and get exactly what I want instead of just pissing my money away on something I don't really want because I want it RIGHT NOW. I don't want cheap mild steel exhaust components. I don't want the budget special-of-the-week. I want something that looks good, performs well and is going to last. I don't have any problem saving up for what I want. Glad to see you have discipline as well
Don't let anyone get down on you for your purchase. Give it some time. Hopefully, it'll grow on you and you'll like it better once it breaks in. Some people just plain hate people who have nicer things than them and they get off tearing others down. Don't let it get to you.
