Just installed Corsa exhaust and RT High Flow cats on my 2002 GTS. I was feeling a bit stupid for spending $2K+ to basically just change the way my car sounds....well, that certainly changed as soon as I started it up for the first time. Wow, was that worth it!
Installation was pretty straight forward. I found it easier just to cut the old exhaust out instead of trying to undo 9+ year old fittings. I did not relish the idea of having someone lift my Viper to have the Cats welded in place, but found a great shop in Westland, MI (Keith's Muffler) that treated my car as carefully as I do. They took a LOT of extra time to make sure the car was lifted correctly. No easy task on a low slung Viper. I think they spent more time getting the car set up for a lift than actually welding. Charged me $60, but I added a nice tip given how much care they took with the whole process. I was more worried about how someone would lift my Viper than I was about the actual welding. But they did a great job with the welding as well - getting out small inspection mirrors to check the weld quality all the way around the pipes.
As to the sound - I know this has been covered at great length, but I will add an opinion I would describe the sound and considerably more aggressive and appropriately louder. It is not so loud as to wake up the neighbors, but certainly a sound more in tune with the whole character of the car. In the cabin, a fair bit louder when using the go pedal, but pretty much no change in sound level during low RPM cruising. And, no drone (been there, done that in other cars). It's not so loud as to get everyone in a three block radius to look at your car, but it will certainly sound nice to bystanders as you drive by.
For me it is the perfect solution. I wanted a definite improvement in the sound, and something a bit louder. But I did not want something that was so loud that it would be annoying to ride in, or wake up the whole neighborhood. I have a Superformance Cobra w/427R Roush that fills that bill (no better sound in the world, and earplug loud). Nothing will ever make a stock tuned Viper V10 sound as good as a well cammed V8 or Harley V2, but the Corsa and RT High Flows are an amazing improvement.
- LIONDOG
Installation was pretty straight forward. I found it easier just to cut the old exhaust out instead of trying to undo 9+ year old fittings. I did not relish the idea of having someone lift my Viper to have the Cats welded in place, but found a great shop in Westland, MI (Keith's Muffler) that treated my car as carefully as I do. They took a LOT of extra time to make sure the car was lifted correctly. No easy task on a low slung Viper. I think they spent more time getting the car set up for a lift than actually welding. Charged me $60, but I added a nice tip given how much care they took with the whole process. I was more worried about how someone would lift my Viper than I was about the actual welding. But they did a great job with the welding as well - getting out small inspection mirrors to check the weld quality all the way around the pipes.
As to the sound - I know this has been covered at great length, but I will add an opinion I would describe the sound and considerably more aggressive and appropriately louder. It is not so loud as to wake up the neighbors, but certainly a sound more in tune with the whole character of the car. In the cabin, a fair bit louder when using the go pedal, but pretty much no change in sound level during low RPM cruising. And, no drone (been there, done that in other cars). It's not so loud as to get everyone in a three block radius to look at your car, but it will certainly sound nice to bystanders as you drive by.
For me it is the perfect solution. I wanted a definite improvement in the sound, and something a bit louder. But I did not want something that was so loud that it would be annoying to ride in, or wake up the whole neighborhood. I have a Superformance Cobra w/427R Roush that fills that bill (no better sound in the world, and earplug loud). Nothing will ever make a stock tuned Viper V10 sound as good as a well cammed V8 or Harley V2, but the Corsa and RT High Flows are an amazing improvement.
- LIONDOG
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