I would opt for this without a second thought. That factory 2016 x-pipe exhaust is quite good and sounds good open or closed. A friend of mine has a 05 C6 Vette making 790 hp to the rear wheels and is running an OEM dual mode exhaust from a newer C6 Z06. The controller for switching the exhaust was run through the homelink buttons on the sun visor. With the exhaust closed you'd never know the car is what it is, its so quiet and tame and barely audible in the car at highway cruise speeds. Open the exhaust and its a different story