www.iFourWinns.com

Damn, I automatically assumed that the Corsa was switchable - through side or outdrive. However I realized there are a number of different types of the Corsa exhaust and a couple of them are switchable.
So for those of you with the SS or Corsa exhaust on thier Horizons can you tell me - are they switchable or not. I really love the sound but I would want to be able to go quiet in the evenings or in the narrows.

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2008 Four Winns 210 5.7 GI/SX
2007 GMC Sierra 2500 Crew
1966 Fed-Up Wife

The FW factory option is Quick & Quiet which switches between through-hull and through-drive. Many are disappointed to learn that when switched to "quiet," the dampers in the through-hull don't close up completely tight, so you still get a bit of noise out the sides.

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Mike
2005 Four Winns 230/240
VP 5.7GXi/DP
1998 F-150 XLT
Boat Pic

Oh, phew. Thanks. I ordered the quick and quiet (still a hot rodder at heart) but I can be obnoxious enough all on my own - I didn't want my new boat to add to it - aggrivate my neighbors when they are trying to get thier kids to sleep at night. I get that toys like those are gimmicky and require constant maintenance to keep them working as expected. I am OK with that. I have some friends that run Bajas and the like and you can hear em coming a long way away. Always. I just don't want to be that guy. Not all the time

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2008 Four Winns 210 5.7 GI/SX
2007 GMC Sierra 2500 Crew
1966 Fed-Up Wife

Well, not to be redundant, but... bless you.

I love the sound (at a distance), but would NOT want to hear it all the time, and can't imagine listening to it constantly on my own boat.

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Mike
2005 Four Winns 230/240
VP 5.7GXi/DP
1998 F-150 XLT
Boat Pic

It's really not that loud in the boat. Especially when at idle. Now when that little tach needle passes 3K, different story altogether.

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H210SS 6.2
F150 Platinum

Mike's dead on about the "quiet" function not being quiet. Mine doesnt close up and it still rumbles enough ton get head turning when idling through marinas

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2007 Four Winns 220SS (Sold!!)
2006 Toyota Tacoma

Wow, yours is a little iffy already? Your 220 is pretty much new is it not? Hmmmm - may be the case that a little reworking will be necessary - beefier solonoids or a reworked diverter. I was assuming that it would be something that would require attention every season or two not something you had to live with right from the get-go. Well, thankfully I am in the marine industry and have access to a number of talented people who would be more than happy to exchange some expertise for a drag around the pond and some brew. Are we talking Baja loud?

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2008 Four Winns 210 5.7 GI/SX
2007 GMC Sierra 2500 Crew
1966 Fed-Up Wife

Nah, it's not like that. They just don't seal up completely.

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Mike
2005 Four Winns 230/240
VP 5.7GXi/DP
1998 F-150 XLT
Boat Pic

Yeah, mine tend to have a little leakage of exhaust and sound out the sides but its very muffled. Hard to described. Almost like its running on 1 cylinder. Actually, when you give it just a little throttle it seems to almost disappear with the additional back pressure. But maybe its just the other noises drowning it out. When at cruising speed it sounds just like any other boat without the option.

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Former owner of:
1996 Four Winns Horizon 200 5.8L VP
2006 Four Winns Horizon 260 8.1L VP
2007 Sea Ray 290 Sundancer

Current boat
2004 Sea Ray 290 Sun Sport Twin 350 Mags

I agree Cincy...mine is loudest at idle speed for some reason...cruising in the quiet mode is very quiet but idling on quiet mode is still pretty throaty. Its definetly not baja loud though

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2007 Four Winns 220SS (Sold!!)
2006 Toyota Tacoma

My 240 has the quick and quiet Corsa exhaust. It works well switching back and forth but in the "quiet" setting it does sound "throaty" as my Lake Norman Marina salesman called it. I like the sound, it is not loud, but definitely more sound than the same engine without the Corsa option.

Perhaps the sound we hear is an echo coming down the exhaust hose from the elbow. Has anyone smelt/fet actual exhaust gases while in quiet mode?

Those solonoids are stout. It sounds like someone is hitting your engine with a hammer when you push the button.

I was a little surprised at how abrupt they operate.

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H210SS 6.2
F150 Platinum

When mine are closed I will still see a little steam coming out.

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Former owner of:
1996 Four Winns Horizon 200 5.8L VP
2006 Four Winns Horizon 260 8.1L VP
2007 Sea Ray 290 Sundancer

Current boat
2004 Sea Ray 290 Sun Sport Twin 350 Mags

When I mine are closed a small amount of steam seeps out on one or both sides. I have a Volvo 5.7 GiDP engine.

Could be cold water hitting a hot flapper.

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