[phillyspecial]

Originally Posted by GT-ER

I have the resonated touring version with high flow cats and LT headers and it's VERY loud. Loud enough that when I start it up my friend can hear it in the next street at his house. I'm surprised you found the Corsa to be louder. I've never heard it, but it must be insane...lol.

Corsa I heard was too loud... I felt the loudness took away all the characteristics of the car.

[phillyspecial]

Originally Posted by Joshinator99

I have this exact same system (Touring, Resonated, Link Pipes) and agree with your assessment 100%. Absolutely love it!

Awesome!!! It really is a great exhaust and super happy with the outcome.

[DFW_Muscle]

Originally Posted by phillyspecial

I haven’t noticed it near the gas pedal. I do have a tiny vibration coming through my cup holders at 1st gear when I get moving. I assume my resonators may be touching each other when they get hot. I plan on getting under the car to see if something needs to be adjusted.

Ok thanks for the feedback. I guess it could be the pipes touching / vibrating slightly.

[mlee]

Originally Posted by phillyspecial

Corsa I heard was too loud... I felt the loudness took away all the characteristics of the car.

Corsa and AWE are exactly the same with non-resonated AWE system. In fact Corsa is a bit quieter inside the cabin while cruising. Add resonator to AWE and you'll tame that down just a bit.

[jvandy50]

That sounds great man. I’m another that had to have the NPP for the sleeping kid and neighbors, or i would have bought this exact setup. I ended up with a stainless works catback

[phillyspecial]

Originally Posted by DFW_Muscle

Ok thanks for the feedback. I guess it could be the pipes touching / vibrating slightly.

Yep that’s what I’m thinking. I’m gonna get under the car when I have some time to figure it out. It only happens when the car is really warm too.

[phillyspecial]

Originally Posted by jvandy50

That sounds great man. I’m another that had to have the NPP for the sleeping kid and neighbors, or i would have bought this exact setup. I ended up with a stainless works catback

Thank you! I heard great things about stainless works as well. So many great options for this car and that’s what makes this platform so great.

[phillyspecial]

Originally Posted by mlee

Corsa and AWE are exactly the same with non-resonated AWE system. In fact Corsa is a bit quieter inside the cabin while cruising. Add resonator to AWE and you'll tame that down just a bit.

Yeah I had to have resonators to keep it a little tame in daily driving. Both exhausts are great and you can’t go wrong. All personal preference.

[rlarsen462]

What functional difference do the resonators make? 10% louder without? 20%? More sharp sounding without? More cabin drone? How much, subjectively? I know this is difficult, but I'm basically down to deciding between resonators or not, system would otherwise be Touring w/ The link pipe/secondary elimination.

It is not a daily driver.

Car in OP sounds awesome by the way, just wondering how to quantify the difference in the same system without resonators.

MLEE, correct me if I'm wrong (I've listened to your video a bunch over the last month) but you do NOT have the PLP's, right? You still have secondary cats?

[mlee]

Originally Posted by phillyspecial

Yeah I had to have resonators to keep it a little tame in daily driving. Both exhausts are great and you can’t go wrong. All personal preference.

You made a great choice then.

Originally Posted by rlarsen462

What functional difference do the resonators make? 10% louder without? 20%? More sharp sounding without? More cabin drone? How much, subjectively? I know this is difficult, but I'm basically down to deciding between resonators or not, system would otherwise be Touring w/ The link pipe/secondary elimination.

It is not a daily driver.

Car in OP sounds awesome by the way, just wondering how to quantify the difference in the same system without resonators.

MLEE, correct me if I'm wrong (I've listened to your video a bunch over the last month) but you do NOT have the PLP's, right? You still have secondary cats?

Mine is the same system as the OP without resonators and without PLP. All my cats still in place

That Corsa system in the video is pretty much a direct comparison to what I have.

[Can'tHave2MuchHP]

Originally Posted by mlee

You made a great choice then.

Mine is the same system as the OP without resonators and without PLP. All my cats still in place

That Corsa system in the video is pretty much a direct comparison to what I have.

Is this correct, Mike?

OP: Resonated Touring cat-back without secondary cats due to PLP in addition to the AWE X Pipe
Corsa (In video): Xtreme axle back with secondary cats in place (Borla 60607 "short" X Pipe)
Mlee (In video): Non-resonated Touring with secondary cats in place (AWE "short" X pipe)

[Twinzero]

Originally Posted by phillyspecial

Yep that’s what I’m thinking. I’m gonna get under the car when I have some time to figure it out. It only happens when the car is really warm too.

I had the AWE Touring installed a little over a month ago. After some spirited driving I noticed a slight metal-on-metal clanking sound and could feel it through the pedals. I took it back to the shop and they said the stainless steel expands with heat and needed to be adjusted. After the adjustment I have had no further issues and love the sound!

[KindaOrange]

Originally Posted by phillyspecial

I love cars with awesome exhaust notes. My previous 2 cars were E92 M3 & F-Type R. Both cars never lacked in sound and are arguably some of the best sounding cars in the market today. When I first bought my ZLE, I was a bit disappointed by the stock exhaust. I felt you really couldn't hear the LT4 unless the valves were open and even then... it still wasn't enough for me so I immediately wanted a new exhaust.

I started my search and narrowed it down to Corsa & AWE Tuning. Corsa sounded amazing but it was a little too loud IMO. After speaking with Josh @ AWE, I decided to go with their Resonated Touring Catback with Performance Link Pipes (secondary cat-delete). I also ordered black tips to blend everything in a bit better with my diffuser.

4 weeks later my exhaust showed up and I couldn't be happier. Quality of the pipes, welds, and packaging was all on point and exactly as I anticipated. Install went smoothly with no hiccups since everything fit like a glove.

The moment I've been waiting for... I started the car and wow.. it sounded amazing! You can immediately tell the car just sounds more angry now. Revving the engine gives you that angry tone with small burbles at the end. Car is noticeably louder but it's not overwhelmingly loud that it sounds just like any other Camaro's on the road. There is zero drone with this setup and I'm really happy with the sound. Now I feel it completes the car and it should've came this way from GM.

Take a look at the video below and I'll be happy to answer any questions! I'll be recording more vids as well but the weather in DFW right now isn't ideal

Duuude...
Thinkin' about the same system for mine.. that sounds goood
Hell yea

[FoundNemo]

Originally Posted by GT-ER

I have the resonated touring version with high flow cats and LT headers and it's VERY loud. Loud enough that when I start it up my friend can hear it in the next street at his house. I'm surprised you found the Corsa to be louder. I've never heard it, but it must be insane...lol.

Any clips of your exhaust? This is the setup I was considering and would love to hear it!