 Chevrolet did a good job on the exhaust system for a stock vehicle, but like with all Corvettes of the past, it has left something to be desired. The release of the Corsa exhaust system is just what every Corvette owner needs, let's get it installed at Zip Products, Inc., 8067 Fast Lane, Mechanicsville, VA 23111, 1-800-692-9632. |
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01: The first thing we will need to do is loosen the accu-seal clamp that holds the stock exhaust system the factory H-pipe. This is a Corsa Sport exhaust system so we will retain the factory H-pipe, if it were a touring system this would be replaced. |
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02: Now it is time to remove the rear O2 sensors. If you are doing this at home and the car is on jack stands, you will not need to remove them. There is enough wire so that you could set the h-pipe on the ground without disconnecting them. If the car is on a lift then you will need to remove them. You can leave them plugged in and just unscrew them from the pipe.
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 03: Once you have the rear clamp loose, you can start removing the bolts from the front of the H-pipe. Now you are probably asking yourself; "if we are re-using this, why are we going to take it off?" Well unlike the C5, the rear mufflers slip on and there is no room for them to go backwards once they are bolted in. We must slip the H-pipe off the muffler instead, so we have to remove this before we start on the mufflers. |
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04: Once you have the front bolts out, the only thing holding the H-pipe in place is the brace that holds it just forward of the transmission. You can remove these two bolts and the H-pipe will easily come out.
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 05: Before we start unbolting the mufflers, the sway bar needs to be moved out of the way. Remove the top bolts and the nuts on the bottom. Once the stud on the bottom is removed you push the lower control arm bolt through until the sway bar bracket will come off. The bar just lowers down out of the way.
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  06: The rear muffler bracket bolts are difficult to see but fairly easy to get too. Once these are removed you will be able to pull the muffler assembly out. Don’t discard them; you will need to reuse the brackets on the new Corsa mufflers. |
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 07: The new Corsa mufflers come in two parts. You have the muffler and then the over axle pipe. You will need to connect the two and install the clamp (leave it loose) and then install the assembly. Once you have it in place go ahead and bolt the assembly. You can now reinstall the h-pipe. Since the Corsa mufflers come in two pieces it allows you to bolt the h-pipe to the converters before sliding the mufflers over it.
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08: Now you can slip the Corsa pipe over the factory H-pipe. |
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09: Once the pipes are all fitted together you can bolt the h-pipe back up to the bracket forward of the transmission. Once these are tightened you can slide the clamps over. Now before you tighten down the clamps you are going to need to align the tips of the exhaust and tighten the clamp on the muffler/axle pipe. Once it is tight and the tips are aligned you can go ahead and tighten the last clamp at the h-pipe. This is the last step in the process and now you can enjoy the deep sounds of your Corvette's Corsa Exhaust System. |
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CORSA EXHAUST
INSTALLING A CORSA EXHAUST SYSTEM ON A C6 CORVETTE
SOURCE:
Zip Products, Inc.
8067 Fast Lane
Mechanicsville, VA 23111
(800) 962-9632
PARTS LIST:
The Author would like to thank Richard Gaudio of Greg Donahue Collector Car Restorations, Inc. for his assistance with this article.
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