Is there a way to make the exhaust note louder without actually changing the tone? I have all stock exhaust with corsa sport axle backs. LOVE the sound but want it a little louder. All the options I've seen change the tone as well. Also don't want to go ridiculous, just a decent bump in sound level.

 

Have you tried turning up the volume.

 

Only Difference is the short tube headers
Decent Bump with the BBK's and those are the stock Manual Mufflers also.

 

You need to add a catless xpipe with resonators. Headers won't do much to tone your exhaust.

 

Here's my set up:

 

I didn't have resonators. So the car screamed like a b***h at WOT. Resonators will make it all better and toned.

 

I am guessing you did not listen to the before and after video's, tone is both louder and deeper with just the Short Tube headers.
Plus my setup is legal.

 

Yes you are right. But if you compare the x pipe with headers, the xpipe will define the sound volume alot more than headers.

 

i had a dramatic change with the catless x pipe (no resonators).

But i do recommend anyone out there to add resonators to deepen the sound and eradicate the rasp at WOT.

I had BBK shorties as well just like you did. But Xpipe was the number factor in major volume change of the exhaust as compared to the borla axlebacks and bbk shorty headers.