Aftermarket Header Question
 

Hi I see on ebay that they have maximizer abd OBX headers. I currently only have a corsa catback (exhaust wise). I love the corsa sound but don't want to get too much louder. I heard stainless works with corsa (no cats) and it was too loud for me,. Anyone have a video clip or advice on which to buy?

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I am in the process of ordering Stainless Works headers with their cats. It is a direct fit to factory exhaust and to the Corsa exhaust I currently have on my car.

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I had OBX headers and Corsa on my car, with no cats. At full throttle, it sounded like all hell was breaking loose. I loved it, but I can see how it would be entirely too loud for most. Phil's (PhillipsLT5) car has SW headers and Corsa, but he has cats, and his sounds much more mellow than mine did. You're not really going to notice any difference in tone between OBX and SW headers. I think you'd likely be happy with the sound if you install cats, which have other benefits, as well. Good luck.

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Don't Play games. Buy the Stainless works.

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:blahblah::blahblah::blahblah: what do you mean to loud? Trade it in for a Kia then lol Listen to Robert get the SS you saw what happened with your other exhaust. :cheers:

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LOUD??? He hasn't heard loud until he has been in a ZR-1 B&B stage 1.

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Loud I would be okay with

But DRONE is another story.. Happy with my Headers/Cats/Corsa

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I have SW headers with cats and corsa exhaust. The sound is just right for me. It's not too loud (except perhaps at WOT). There is no drone. I recommend having the cats as it cuts down the sound some and cleans up the exhaust (no smell).

Just my $0.02

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Loud is fun for a car you only drive on Saturdays, but loud mufflers don't have the nickname "cop-callers" for nothing.

many of us have gone back to stock-ish pipe sets, installed cut-outs, or done the vacuum operated NPP muffler flaps to help make the car pleasant when you have to drive somewhere farther than 30 minutes away.

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Catalytic converters do reduce the intensity of the sound. Don't know by how many decibels but others have opined about a 20% reduction sound. I went a slightly different route in that I have SW headers with no cats (no more emissions testing for these cars in Illinois) backed by a stock 95 exhaust. Very livable and of course no drone. Somewhat louder than it would be with cats but probably too quiet for many in our group. Great for long stints in the car, like when I am, say, driving to Bowling Green. When I need to, I solve my "need for noise" and add back the roughly ten horsepower that the mufflers cost me with electric cutouts in front of the mufflers. I can dial in whatever sound lever I want. After trying a half dozen different exhaust systems over two cars and about 20 years, I like this setup best. But as Marc Haibeck points out, I have a child's span of attention when it comes to exhaust systems;) so who knows what might be next--Bob