Corsa cat back

[twag4]

I received my Corsa cat back for my FR-S yesterday, and I installed it last night. I was able to remove my oe exhaust and install the Corsa in about 1 hour and 10 minutes, with no help, from jacking to lowering to the floor. It was very easy to install, due in part to the two piece mid-pipe and the clamp on exhaust tips. The tips are clamped to the sides of the muffler, and this allows them to be adjusted up, down, left, and right. The two piece mid-pipe allows you to adjust the s-bend under the differential subframe as close (high) or as far (low) as you dare. The welds are great, the metal in the muffler and the resonator are beautiful, the piping is nothing special. It still has the manufacturer info on it. The one aspect that will be a turn-off to some people is the use of 4 clamps to connect the joints. The plus side to the clamps is the high degree of adjustability. BTW, I made up a rig using my bathroom scale to weigh the Corsa, then the stock. The Corsa was right at one pound lighter. I read on here it was supposed to weigh more, but it doesn't according to my scientific weighing! After installing it, I had my wife do a super short video of the exhaust before I lowered it back to the ground. It is very deep on start up and at idle. The video really doesn't do it justice. I love the sound of it. It sounded a bit tinny in the car, but behind the car it doesn't. I drove it about 20 miles last night, and liked it. After last night and two more heat cycles today, the exhaust is calming down on volume and is much less tinny in the car. What amazes me is how quiet it is when at a neutral throttle position at highway speeds. (55-80 mph) If you give it 1/2 to full throttle, you can hear it, but not for normal driving. It is even quiet going up shallow grades such as those on an interstate highway in most states. I am very pleased with the exhaust, and like that there aren't a bunch of them out there in use yet. It was delivered to my house for $817. I will attach two short videos, and one picture. In the picture the two piece mid-pipe is pushed together, but you can clearly see the two tips. The first video is of the stock exhaust, the second is of the Corsa. Forgive the quality, my wife took them for me, but they serve to highlight the difference in volume between the two systems. Like I said, don't judge the sound to harshly by this iPhone5 video.

[twag4]

First video is stock, second is Corsa

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGcQyxf7r-4"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGcQyxf7r-4[/ame]

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2hZSyIeqe8&feature=c4-overview&list=UU-1UbhYaJT0YWdmeKpWpK8g"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2hZSyIeqe8&feature=c4-overview&list=UU-1UbhYaJT0YWdmeKpWpK8g[/ame]

[syrs_finest_frs]

Can't wait to finally hear this/see it.

[twag4]

I took videos with iphone5, and cannot figure out how to convert them to a format that this forum will recognize. Apparently quicktime mov. format isn't common enough.

[cjsporl1996]

Originally Posted by twag4

I took videos with iphone5, and cannot figure out how to convert them to a format that this forum will recognize. Apparently quicktime mov. format isn't common enough.

just upload the video to youtube and post the link into this thread.

[twag4]

Videos posted. The Corsa video I added above was taken immediately after install. The exhaust has really developed into a different sound with multiple heat cycles. It is taming a bit and really sounds fantastic now to me. I happen to love the equal length header sound, and I believe this exhaust will sound fantastic when i finally get a header.

[syrs_finest_frs]

Link didn't work for me, have to have permission to view. Also, do you have any pictures you could post of the exhaust installed??

[twag4]

Originally Posted by syrs_finest_frs

Link didn't work for me, have to have permission to view. Also, do you have any pictures you could post of the exhaust installed??

Well crap on the videos, I'm sorry about that. I'll get some pics today.
Somebody tell me how to post videos from an iphone5 please!

[utekineir]

you can send to youtube from the phone

[roddy]

Originally Posted by twag4

... What amazes me is how quiet it is when at a neutral throttle position at highway speeds. (55-80 mph) If you give it 1/2 to full throttle, you can hear it, but not for normal driving. It is even quiet going up shallow grades such as those on an interstate highway in most states...

This is par for the course with Corsa. They are very good at eliminating drone. I have a set of their axle-backs on my Mustang. Good stuff.

[twag4]

Videos are posted in post #2

[twag4]

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[Chad86]

Looking to get the Corsa for my Whiteout. Anyone get the black tips? Thinking this may compliment the white paint really well.

[zc06_kisstherain]

looks great.