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Old 08-22-2014, 12:56 PM
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Does anyone have an old corsa muffler they're willing to donate (I'll gladly cover shipping)? I'd like to have a local exhaust shop try to weld the stock LT1 rectangular steel single exhaust tip to a SS Corsa dual tip muffler. I know it will be difficult, but I'm not volunteering my good Corsa one.

It would be awesome if someone had even a broken one laying around. I'd be happy to post the results of the try here on CF.

I know many of you will disagree, but I really like the stock LT1 tips over the chrome Corsa tips (to each his own). The look of the stock LT1 tips coupled with the sound of Corsa is the perfect combination in my opinion.
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I have a ZR-1 Corsa Cat-Back system in my attic for sale. $400
The mufflers are the same.
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Originally Posted by PLRX
I have a ZR-1 Corsa Cat-Back system in my attic for sale. $400
The mufflers are the same.
Thanks for the reply. I wouldn't want to leave your set missing one muffler. And there's no point buying an entire cat-back setup.
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How are you going to connect the 2 Corsa outlets into 1 LT1 tip?
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How are you going to connect the 2 Corsa outlets into 1 LT1 tip?
That is the $64,000 question, and the reason for a guinea pig muffler. The point is to have a custom exhaust place try it, and experiment. Maybe they'll be successful. Maybe they won't. But we won't know until we try, and I don't want the exhaust shop trying on my good Corsa muffler.
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Originally Posted by QCVette
How are you going to connect the 2 Corsa outlets into 1 LT1 tip?
I've seen it done. It needs to be done by a fabricator, and to be tig welded for a clean seam. An expensive cosmetic project for sure. Personally I think the round mufflers fit the C4's (91-96) rear fascia better than the rectangular tips, but that is my opinion.
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Why doesn't Corsa, offer one, there are many owners that would like to retain the LT1 look with there system.
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Originally Posted by scotth48
Why doesn't Corsa, offer one, there are many owners that would like to retain the LT1 look with there system.
I wish they had done that too. But the reason is simple: marketing. Corsa doesn't want people to think that incredible sound is stock.
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Originally Posted by scotth48
Why doesn't Corsa, offer one, there are many owners that would like to retain the LT1 look with there system.
Long time ago Corsa had other options for C4s. They used to offer a 2.7 system, but the C4 market is old news. Once their sales go below cost effectiveness the Corsa system will be a thing of the past.
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Originally Posted by PLRX
I have a ZR-1 Corsa Cat-Back system in my attic for sale. $400
The mufflers are the same.
I'm interested in buying your whole exhaust. I'll pm you later today.
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Originally Posted by Hary Gahtoe
I'm interested in buying your whole exhaust. I'll pm you later today.
I live in So California, pick up only
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Originally Posted by wfd1739
No thanks. Didn't want to just stick a couple of tip wraps on there.
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Originally Posted by PLRX
I have a ZR-1 Corsa Cat-Back system in my attic for sale. $400
The mufflers are the same.
Depending on shipping costs I'd be very interested in your Corsa ZR1 exhaust. I'll try and pm you tonite. I don't mind paying shipping if the pipes aren't welded. It would be worth it
Thanks

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it would be easier to cut the big tips off and have something similar fabbed up by a metal guy. The LT1 tips' metal is rolled in a little around the edges compared the the aftermarket "LT1" tips. Way easier and shouldnt affect sound much Id think. The tip would be a little longer to the muffler but wouldnt stick out any farther than stock Id think and would hide the pipes

Something similar to the pic.

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