| It all started in 1989 in Berea, Ohio, a town | | | | allowed the high-volume flow that a Vette's |
| more recently known for a famous run-in | | | | engine requires to maximize performance. |
| between a gritty, mustachioed investigative | | | | Instantly, Corsa had a patent on the |
| reporter and a lonely Ohio State Buckeyes fan | | | | best-flowing, best-sounding Corvette exhaust |
| at a public library. And while the computer | | | | on the market. |
| banks of Berea's libraries may be a bit | | | | |
| scandalous, things are considerably more | | | | The technology behind Corsa's revolutionary |
| savory down the road at Corsa's facilities. | | | | muffler core wouldn't be anything without the |
| In fact, some of the best pipes made come out | | | | quality manufacturing every set of Corsa |
| of Corsa's clean house, and not just for | | | | pipes receives. They start with 304 stainless |
| autos. | | | | steel, the highest grade available for |
| | | | corrosion resistance. Next, the pipes are |
| In the marine world, Corsa exhausts are king. | | | | hydroformed into shape for a restriction-free |
| So, when it came time to make a plunge into | | | | exhaust path. And, each part of the kit is |
| the four-wheeled market, Corsa went after the | | | | hand-welded to ensure quality. Combine that |
| automotive equivalent of a thundering | | | | with an experienced, precision fit, and the |
| American speedboat: the Corvette. Starting | | | | complete Corsa exhaust gave its |
| with the C4 generation, Corsa hand-crafted | | | | resonance-canceling technology every |
| stainless steel exhausts that not only | | | | opportunity to succeed. |
| tickled enthusiasts, they turned the heads in | | | | |
| GM's performance shop. This earned Corsa | | | | Corvettes have been the sharpest looking car |
| exhausts a lofty place among the Corvette | | | | on the road for quite some time now. And the |
| accessories adopted under the General's | | | | drive toward performance parts is something |
| label. And, it earned Corsa a place | | | | almost universally held by Vette owners. |
| underneath the first of several Indy 500 pace | | | | There may be intricate twin intakes, advanced |
| cars. But, how would a specialized product | | | | headers, and even suspension components that |
| made by a small producer of pipes earn such | | | | get those last few neck hairs to stand at |
| mainstream distinction? | | | | attention. But, nothing to come around in the |
| | | | last 30 years of Corvette accessories has |
| The answer is technology. A drawback to | | | | changed Vette performance quite like Corsa's |
| nearly all exhaust systems made before Corsa | | | | exhausts. While they have taken the formula |
| debuted was the interior resonance or drone | | | | from those old Indy pace cars and applied it |
| that assaults the ears at certain RPMs. Corsa | | | | to virtually any popular car, truck or SUV on |
| developed a fully tuned chambered muffler | | | | the road today, there'll always be a soft |
| with individually welded deflectors that | | | | spot for the Corvette beaming from one big |
| cancel the drone. But, these deflectors still | | | | Berea warehouse. |