exhaust choices

[purplesnake]

I know this has been examined over and over again, but any subject answer is not quite the same every time the question is asked. My 05 came to me with corsa exhaust. I have to be honest, I never new what the cat situation was on the car. It sounded really nice and I am one of those guys that really enjoys the decel popping. As I begin to think about my "new to me" 08, I have some questions. First what I am looking for is as much quality rumble as I can get without doing headers (at least right now), and I would prefer idle and cruise to be quiet enough to listen to the radio with the top down. I have a Harley with engine work and open pipes, so my sound tolerence threshold is pretty high. My questions involve which combination of parts. Which cats? Which system behind them? Leave the stock cats? Hammer out the interior of the rear cat and buy an exhaust? 2-1/2" or 3"? 3" in case I want to do headers at a later date? JonB was kind enough to spend some time with me this afternoon, and gave me his thoughts, but I wondered what opinions, the nation out there might throw out. Thanks!

 

[AbsolutHank]

Let's start with how much you want to spend, and work backwards from there...we'll have a better idea of what you might want

 

[purplesnake]

Thanks Hank,

Are we talking a huge difference when I am only talking from the headers back, and not the headers themselves right now?

 

[bigmack339]

Sell me the Corsa, sir. Then buy Bellanger headers, roe cats and Mopar catback, sir.

 

[purplesnake]

Not doing headers right now, but might in the future. Why Corsa, why roe cats, why Mopar catbacks. This is kinda where I am going with this thread. Which combination of parts and why? And 2-1/2" of 3", and why?

 

[plumcrazy]

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[purplesnake]

Did that. Still looking for input on combinations of these parts.