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Article #116: A Corsa Exhaust for your Vette

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






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