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Looking to finnaly update the exhaust on my 00 CSVTand was curious if anyone here has a catback system from Corsa? Now, before you say that doesn't exist.. no, it doesn't. I did call the company a couple weeks ago and expressed they're ability to build a system off my factory system (I pay shipping.. which sucks, but what will you do, lol). The gentleman I spoke with siad they have built one (ONLY one) for a Contour SVT back in 1998 but do not have the "templates" to make another.

Is this person on here? Not exaclty looking for a "Should I use this company" as I've had exhaust systems on vehicles before (3 Series, race ready 93 Stang, etc). Has anyone heard a Corsa on a SVT? Any comparible tone to any other system out there (Borla, Bosal, Tru Bendz, Custom Dual, etc?)

My guess would be that you're going to pay an arm and a leg to have one custom built by a company such as Corsa. Unless you just have gobs of $$$ sitting around, and really want the sound of a Corsa exhaust, I'd go with what's readily availbe to you. I personally love the sound of my Bassani, while some prefer their Trubendz catback.

Wow, I don't even want to think about what shipping charges will be to ship a stock catback, and then to have them build you a one-off(well, two-off) exhaust and send back to you. Good luck whichever route you take!

Mark

Why go with an unknown setup that most likely would use baffled mufflers? (I would "assume" an exhaust company would use mandrel bent piping but some cheap ones do not) Also imagine the extra cost to have it custom built without a jig. What about fitment???

Get a Trubendz with an Ultraflow (my preference) or Magnaflow and call it a day.

"PearlBlue"

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Corsa makes some very good exhausts for a variety of cars. They are even offered at Cadiallac dealers as OEM equipment and stay under warranty. The mufflers are straight though.

Their titanium system sounds insane on the C5 'Vettes.

If you can get one I say go for it. I bet it sounds awesome.

In 1999, I had a full Corsa exhaust put on my 98 BMW 3 series. Cost was 1700.00 for their full titanium system. Greg at Corsa has rough guestimated a complete repro of the factory system from the cat back (includes a high flow cat) with pure stainless piping, mandrel bent, with their titanium mufflers with tips (2). Ofcoarse shipping is a nightmare, but he told me I could cut the exhaust in a few pieces that they could tack back together for mock up. And ofcoarse, I don't get that back.. but why'd I want it, I dunnno, lol. Cost is about $1400.00 (+\-).

What does a tru bendz usually run Demon for a full stainless cat back system? I checked into a Bassani last week, and I do like it. As some of you are too, when I find a brand that I am 110% satisfied, i try to do what I can to maintain that brand. My beemer has the smae rims as my CSVT (cept they are 20's ).