LS3 Corsa system impressions.

[tbyrne]

Originally Posted by cliffy

For any guy considering Corsa without doing headers, be forwarned, it is not that loud at all. Its pleasant and has more of a European sound in lieu of an american muscle sound. Its sounds good but I was hoping it would be a little louder under load. A Corvette LS3 with dual mode exhaust, now that is baddass and the sound I was looking for.

Corsa tends to be a very popular brand. It's kind of like having two different systems on the car because it's mellow during normal driving and really comes to life when you lay into the throttle. Plus, something that is usaully important, no drone or interior resonance.

[SSchase]

i just installed my corsa catback on my two day old SS and all i can say is wow. its a great exhaust. no drone at all and just this undescribable sound when you give it the gas. its worth every penny.

[cab2g]

Originally Posted by cliffy

For any guy considering Corsa without doing headers, be forwarned, it is not that loud at all. Its pleasant and has more of a European sound in lieu of an american muscle sound.

really??? All the youtube videos I've found make the exhaust sound like there is a deep throaty idle and a pretty loud and very "muscle car" sounding takeoff.... Are all the cameras out there just picking up too much bass or something? I listened to it on both laptop speakers and with some Bose headphones and both sounded very throaty, and my laptop speakers don't typically have very good bass response.

[ThunderSS]

Originally Posted by cab2g

really??? All the youtube videos I've found make the exhaust sound like there is a deep throaty idle and a pretty loud and very "muscle car" sounding takeoff.... Are all the cameras out there just picking up too much bass or something? I listened to it on both laptop speakers and with some Bose headphones and both sounded very throaty, and my laptop speakers don't typically have very good bass response.

It depends on if they have Long tubes on or not..
I have to agree with the post about the European sound.. It's not overly loud at just moderate acceleration.. most of the vids on You Tube show them mashing on it.. It does get a bit loud at WOT.. but not near as loud as it does with a full bolt on exhaust system.. you talk about waking the dead..
I vouch for the Corsa system because of the canceled out droning that is prone to most exhaust systems.. Corsa has zilch. even with a full exhaust it has minimal Drone.. Best sounding cat back (IMO) and sounds even better with the cam in the car now..

[Bentley78]

Originally Posted by cliffy

For any guy considering Corsa without doing headers, be forwarned, it is not that loud at all. Its pleasant and has more of a European sound in lieu of an american muscle sound. Its sounds good but I was hoping it would be a little louder under load. A Corvette LS3 with dual mode exhaust, now that is baddass and the sound I was looking for.

I totally agree, got my system put on the LS3 last week and first thing i thought was a Euro sounding exotic. A guy in my town has a lamborghini countach and they sound nearly the same. Not as loud as i want so definitely getting AR headers installed, then cam later on. But no regrets love the sound it makes, purrs along very nicely.