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In Part 1 of our two-part series, we perform Stage 1 and Stage 2 upgrades from Corvette Central Performance on Project Y2k, our 2000 Corvette. Follow along as we free up trapped horsepower with improved intake and exhaust flow…
Corsa Performance Exhausts has developed the technology to reduce unwanted sound without robbing performance through their patented Reflective Sound Cancellation design. Here’s an inside look at how Corsa develops and manufactures their exhaust systems right here in the US.
Headers can help you make more power, but they can also bring it down. We aren’t experts in the exhaustive arts, so we called in some favors from some of the leaders in the header world. These guys are experts, and they schooled us in the science of headers.
The Cadillac CTS-V holds its own as a powerhouse straight from the factory. Whether it’s on the street or at the track, this four-door luxury sedan can switch from errand-runner to a street-legal drag car. While we respect the amount of power the stock CTS-V produces, we wanted to give our 2011 a bit more spice.
Exhaust systems don’t have to be an afterthought when you’re shoe-horning a massive powerplant into a cramped stock engine bay. Exhaust header master builder Dan Lemons, of Lemons Headers, explains how performance and fit can work together for exceptional performance on the track.
Like all OEM hardware, it’s designed with certain criteria in mind: it has to meet sound level standards, it has to not rust and fall off (at least until the warranty ends), it has to be easy to produce, and most importantly it has to be built to a price target.
As Pontiac sails off into the sunset, we recently had the chance to indulge ourselves with their last truly great car, the G8 GXP. We decided that even though it is a very respectable car straight from factory, some sections of the car could use some work.
We’re just going to say it: stock exhaust manifolds are bulky, restrictive cast iron boat anchors. Even in the rare-instance that your particular ride came with “factory headers,” chances are those are rough-cast finished manifolds that can’t flow the air compared to a decent set of aftermarket long tube headers.
Today’s Cherry Bomb just doesn’t sell just glasspacks anymore either, they have six different muffler designs as well as other stuff including catalytic converters, tips and most everything you’ll need to get performance and a nice exhaust note for your muscle car, diesel truck, hot rod and modern machine!
If you’re talking cars and you drop the words hand-made or custom, the first thing that comes to mind is quality. Something that is hand-made will always have a personal and even a little mystical feeling to it. The guys at Kooks Custom Headers are people that believe in just that.
An exhaust – it’s the first modification that many enthusiasts make when they pick up a new car. It sets your car apart not only in sound, but also performance. Another great aspect of this modification is that an exhaust system is something you can switch out in your driveway in virtually no time.
If you’re like most automotive enthusiasts, the modification of your high performance street or strip vehicle begins with the removal of the stock exhaust to make way for a deeper-sounding, more powerful aftermarket exhaust system.
Kooks Custom Headers offers a trick headers and X-pipe setup which would allow us to use a real 3-inch exhaust “Z06″ style, but not necked down to 2.5-inches like the original Z06. They did, and this is the story. We then capped off our installation on our Corvette with a Corsa 3-inch exhaust.
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