CASEY Posted July 27, 2003 Author Report Share Posted July 27, 2003 Installed the Corsa "Sport" muffler last night. HUGE difference in sound. This muffler is much more aggressive sounding than the "touring" muffler. It is also different from any muffler that I have ever had. When you step on the gas or accelerate, you will hear it!!! This muffler makes a sharp, crisp exhaust tone; not a deep tone like other mufflers I have used in the past such as Borla and Gibson. Another way to describe it is that it sounds simular to headers. Here is the unique part of Corsa. When you are cruising on the highway this exhaust is as quiet as stock! I have NEVER had an exhaust system that could do this. In the past, all of the aftermarket exhaust systems had a resonance in the cab or interior. Corsa explained to me that this is there "noise cancelling technology" It WORKS. I am very happy with this exhaust and would recommend it. Corsa told me that this exhaust will be available towards the end of August. If someone would like to hear, view, or take pictures or sound clips- E-mail me. I am in the Chicago area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico750sxi Posted July 27, 2003 Report Share Posted July 27, 2003 Casey, which did you like better? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico750sxi Posted July 27, 2003 Report Share Posted July 27, 2003 Oh, did the truck feel any better than stock? Also, was there a difference in feel between the two Corsa mufflers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lrymal Posted July 28, 2003 Report Share Posted July 28, 2003 I'm probably the only driver in the world who does not like the Corsa, at least for my 5.3 '03 Silverado. Perhaps the SS is far better... As advertised, it as quiet as stock on the freeway. None of that mind-numbing long trip drone.... But, it is the tone that occurs when one accelerates. In my case, the sound was identical to ratty, raspy, junk-truck sounding, worn-out exhaust blaaaap! sounding. Not deep. No nice rumble. Raspy, nasty, sounding blaaap! I had more folks ask what was wrong with the exhaust on my new truck. As I would go through town at just minor acceleration, I would listed to the exhaust as the truck would get close to an adjacent building wall. It really sounded like I had no exhaust. No rumble. It was embarrassing. If this was my old farm truck, I wouldn't have minded. The installation was perfect, and the exhaust was what Corsa recommended. My experience was so different than what others were saying. A guy who had a Corvette told me that he had no raspy, ratty, straight-pipe sound. Very nice sound. So, anyway, that was my experience. I have yet to find anyone who has had a similar exhaust, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmcswain Posted July 28, 2003 Report Share Posted July 28, 2003 I'm probably the only driver in the world who does not like the Corsa, at least for my 5.3 '03 Silverado. Perhaps the SS is far better... As advertised, it as quiet as stock on the freeway. None of that mind-numbing long trip drone.... But, it is the tone that occurs when one accelerates. In my case, the sound was identical to ratty, raspy, junk-truck sounding, worn-out exhaust blaaaap! sounding. Not deep. No nice rumble. Raspy, nasty, sounding blaaap! I had more folks ask what was wrong with the exhaust on my new truck. As I would go through town at just minor acceleration, I would listed to the exhaust as the truck would get close to an adjacent building wall. It really sounded like I had no exhaust. No rumble. It was embarrassing. If this was my old farm truck, I wouldn't have minded. The installation was perfect, and the exhaust was what Corsa recommended. My experience was so different than what others were saying. A guy who had a Corvette told me that he had no raspy, ratty, straight-pipe sound. Very nice sound. So, anyway, that was my experience. I have yet to find anyone who has had a similar exhaust, though. lrymal. are you saying you got shafted??????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lrymal Posted July 29, 2003 Report Share Posted July 29, 2003 are yoy saying you got shafted??????? Well, in this business, if you want to play you gotta pay. But, I was able to recover some of the cost via selling pieces of the Corsa kit. Admittedly, the kiddos loved the sound. On the other hand, I could have drilled and chopped holes in the stock muffer and would have gotten the same raspy blap! sound Of course the interior resonance would have been unbearable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmcswain Posted July 29, 2003 Report Share Posted July 29, 2003 But, I was able to recover some of the cost via selling pieces of the Corsa kit. Good deal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Posted July 29, 2003 Report Share Posted July 29, 2003 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zippy Posted July 29, 2003 Report Share Posted July 29, 2003 just how deep of a sound do you think 325 cubic inches is going to make? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenKey Posted July 29, 2003 Report Share Posted July 29, 2003 Good question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CASEY Posted July 29, 2003 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2003 I had a Gibson exhaust on a 1999 GMC Sierra; it had a much deeper tone than Corsa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackhawk Posted July 29, 2003 Report Share Posted July 29, 2003 So are these corsa exhausts really quite? Say compared to a flowmaster exhaust? I had a Gibson exhaust and ASM headers on my 2000 Silverado 5.3L and it was actually pretty quite, somewhat deep tone but quite… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Posted July 29, 2003 Report Share Posted July 29, 2003 What ever you decide to do stay AWAY from Borla. The sound of that system gets annoying after a few months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lrymal Posted July 31, 2003 Report Share Posted July 31, 2003 just how deep of a sound do you think 325 cubic inches is going to make? Actually, quite deep. From the old 327 of the 1960s to the current 5.3, I've heard 'em all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZSpeed Posted August 1, 2003 Report Share Posted August 1, 2003 Corsa systems actually have a nice aggresive tone without being obnoxious. Much better than the Borla system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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