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Hi all,

 

I'm considering the Corsa side exit, but the obvious question is sport or touring edition.

 

A search resulted that most recommended the sport and considered the touring to be not loud enough, but I've read some wishing they had gotten the touring instead of the sport by those that tow often (they complain the noise gets annoying with the sport system after a while).

 

I tow a 4000 lb boat quite often on 1/2-1 hour trips on the freeway in 3rd gear. I'm really concerned the noise will become just too annoying with the sport system when towing. But then I've also been told the touring is not much louder than stock and why bother, except for the performance gain. The thing is the performance gain is not all that much so that's a lot of $ to drop for just a little bit of perforamnce.

 

Is the touring really no louder than stock? Will the sport system get annoying on long tows?

 

I'm really not looking for a super loud system, just want a little more rumble than stock.

 

Thanks,

Chris

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Why are you towing in 3rd gear? Is the boating place up hill both ways? Your truck should pull that boat in 4th gear. I had a Corsa Sport on my 04 2500 with the 6.0 and pulled my 5000 lb boat for 4+ hours to the river. There were grade changes up and down both ways. The Sport really didn't bother me, it wasn't loud or annoying, but it does let you know it's there. With the Corsa, if you're at a cruise with no load on the engine, you won't hear it. Only when there is a load on the engine do you hear the exhaust - it's awesome how this exhaust works.

 

The first time I pulled my boat with the new exhaust I noticed it every time it downshifted, but after having the exhaust on for a while you won't even notice it and no one in the truck ever complained.

 

I'd say go for the Sport unless your ears are real sensitive, go with the Touring. If you're over 50 you might want to consider the Touring. I'm 44 and it never bothered me.

dlstewart01 Senior Enthusiast

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Go with the touring. I tow a 5000 camper and my touring gets real loud in a hard pull on hills. The touring is quiet a bit louder than stock under acceleration. The touring is staright through just like the sport.

 

If you have a wife she will like the touring better.

 

Thanks and have a great day,

 

Don

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........ If you're over 50 you might want to consider the Touring. I'm 44 and it never bothered me.

 

 

Hey, enough of that over 50 crap!!!

 

JK :cool:

 

maybe not a lot of help but there are a lot of folks over on the corvette forum that are reall unhappy about spending the money on the touring edition. Almost no change whatsoever.

 

If you are only towing for 1-1/2 then I'd say get the sport and turn up the radio.

 

:driving:

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Why are you towing in 3rd gear? Is the boating place up hill both ways? Your truck should pull that boat in 4th gear. I had a Corsa Sport on my 04 2500 with the 6.0 and pulled my 5000 lb boat for 4+ hours to the river. There were grade changes up and down both ways. The Sport really didn't bother me, it wasn't loud or annoying, but it does let you know it's there. With the Corsa, if you're at a cruise with no load on the engine, you won't hear it. Only when there is a load on the engine do you hear the exhaust - it's awesome how this exhaust works.

 

The first time I pulled my boat with the new exhaust I noticed it every time it downshifted, but after having the exhaust on for a while you won't even notice it and no one in the truck ever complained.

 

I'd say go for the Sport unless your ears are real sensitive, go with the Touring. If you're over 50 you might want to consider the Touring. I'm 44 and it never bothered me.

 

Lots of hills in my area and d**n 3.42 gears. Does too much shifting when in D at 65 MPH. The owners manual says to tow in 3rd if the truck is down-shifting a lot. With the 3.42 gears the RPM's aren't all that high at 65 MPH in 3rd gear and the mileage is about the same as towing in D (i've tried it).

 

In hind-site I would have gotten the 3.73 gears. It is my only regret with this truck. If I was towing much heavier I would really regret it, but at 4000 lbs it's not too bad. In 3rd with 3.42 gears I'm probably close to the same RPM's as a truck in D with 4.10 gears.

 

I'm leaning towards the touring as the wife rides in the truck quite a bit and I'm worried she's gonna whine louder than the exhaust about it being too loud. I wish I knew someone with the toruring edition. I'd love to hear it in person.

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I wish I knew someone with the toruring edition. I'd love to hear it in person.

 

 

Have you gone to Corsa's website? There's lots of exhaust bytes that you can listen to.

omegafiler Senior Enthusiast

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Hard to say with the 5.3 even though they are generally quieter with exhausts than the 6.0. But if ya do happen to have the 6.0 and plan on towing, I'd strongly consider going with the touring. I have the 6.0 w/ corsa sport and I love it. But if I get a vehicle full of ppl, it can get quite a bit louder when you get a load on the engine - to the point where it'd be hard to hold a conversation with passengers in the back. So I can imagine how much worse it'd be with a trailer.

 

Personally, I'm fine listening to the exhaust instead of talking. :)

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