Maganflow vs. Bassani

torched04 · 01-18-2006, 03:04 PM

Which cat back do you guys think would sound better? A maganflow or bassani? I want to find one with straight cut tips but haven't had much luck. I've been told that the maganflow has them but I can't tell from the pics I've seen. Thanks

uvbnhad · 01-18-2006, 03:07 PM

Magnaflow sucks. Of those two, go with the Bassani but be ready to pay for it.

torched04 · 01-18-2006, 03:13 PM

Which catback kicks ass then? I wanna have a deeeeeep mean and clean sound without using flowmasters. Pretty much every GT I encounter has flows.

TheJeanyus · 01-18-2006, 03:22 PM

Borla Stingers.

QWKSNKE · 01-18-2006, 03:35 PM

yeah the Borla Stingers sound good but be prepared to wake the dead when cruising by cemetaries

mustangmuscle · 01-18-2006, 04:23 PM

I have Magnaflow and am very pleased. However, that being said, if I had to do it over again, would go with Bassani. You can save some $$ by opting for their BX version over the stainless steel. No salted roads due to ice and snow down south, so the SS might be considered overkill....

The Maggies sound great, but the Bassani, to me, has a more "aggressive" tone. Both are very deep.....

Just my $0.02, fwiw

TheJeanyus · 01-18-2006, 04:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by QWKSNKE

yeah the Borla Stingers sound good but be prepared to wake the dead when cruising by cemetaries

It's not as loud in the car as you'd think, though, after hearing it from outside. I never realized how loud my car was outside until I watched someone else drive it down the drag strip.

torched04 · 01-18-2006, 09:30 PM

Thanks for the input. Borla it is. Which of these two are the stingers? I'm guessing the one on the left marked aggressive?

http://www.borla.com/applications/lookup.aspx/2004/Ford/Mustang/GT

uvbnhad · 01-18-2006, 09:33 PM

I've yet to hear a Mustang I thought sounded better than a setup with MAC Pro-Chamber and Flowpaths. It still has a chambered muffler sound but at a totally different tone than the Flowmasters.

torched04 · 01-18-2006, 10:46 PM

Flowpaths are made by MAC correct? Also, do any of you guys think that using an O/R prochamber instead of an X pipe with those bullet type Borla "S" stinger mufflers will make the exhaust pop or raspy? I had that problem when I had the prochamber installed with the one chamber flows that I used to have. The one chambers sounded really good with the stock H, but when the prochamber was put on, it sounded like ass. I just don't wanna spend $600 and it sound like a truck with glasspacks.

01-18-2006, 03:04 PM	#1
torched04 Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Birmingham, AL Posts: 66	Maganflow vs. Bassani Which cat back do you guys think would sound better? A maganflow or bassani? I want to find one with straight cut tips but haven't had much luck. I've been told that the maganflow has them but I can't tell from the pics I've seen. Thanks __________________ 2004 GT Coupe Just got 4 new stickers that added 150hp to my wheels!!

01-18-2006, 03:07 PM	#2
uvbnhad Friends Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: McCalla Posts: 1,241	Re: Maganflow vs. Bassani Magnaflow sucks. Of those two, go with the Bassani but be ready to pay for it.

01-18-2006, 03:13 PM	#3
torched04 Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Birmingham, AL Posts: 66	Re: Maganflow vs. Bassani Which catback kicks ass then? I wanna have a deeeeeep mean and clean sound without using flowmasters. Pretty much every GT I encounter has flows. __________________ 2004 GT Coupe Just got 4 new stickers that added 150hp to my wheels!!

01-18-2006, 03:22 PM	#4
TheJeanyus Administrator Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Huntsville, AL Posts: 14,774	Re: Maganflow vs. Bassani Borla Stingers. __________________ 1998 Mustang GT Coupe - World's Slowest Racecar 2005 Toyota 4Runner SR5 V8 2013 Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagen TDI

01-18-2006, 03:35 PM	#5
QWKSNKE 3v's are slow Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Here and There Posts: 17,152	Re: Maganflow vs. Bassani yeah the Borla Stingers sound good but be prepared to wake the dead when cruising by cemetaries __________________ 2009 Porsche Carrera S 2008 ///AMG C63.. Eurocharge Tune. RIP 2019 AMG GLC43..wife's 03 F250 SD.. Edge Evo, AFE Stage 1 CAI 08 GT. JBA axle back, FRPP springs, FRPP swaybars.. daughter's 01 Cobra vert... wife's I need a new toy

01-18-2006, 04:23 PM	#6
mustangmuscle Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Auburn Posts: 792	Re: Maganflow vs. Bassani I have Magnaflow and am very pleased. However, that being said, if I had to do it over again, would go with Bassani. You can save some $$ by opting for their BX version over the stainless steel. No salted roads due to ice and snow down south, so the SS might be considered overkill.... The Maggies sound great, but the Bassani, to me, has a more "aggressive" tone. Both are very deep..... Just my $0.02, fwiw __________________ 04 Red Fire Cobra JLT RAI MGW Shifter Bassani cat-back Bassani catted-X MM FLSFC's BF IRS Brace Lukem80 Special Edition Hi-perf springs BF 2.76 S/C pulley SCT XCAL2 DiabloSport MAFia NGK TR6 Plugs Steg Stage 4 Eaton Afco D/P H/E Metco 2# Lower KB BAP SPEC 3+ clutch w/SPEC steel fw 60# inj's 491rwhp/504rwtq

01-18-2006, 09:30 PM	#8
torched04 Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Birmingham, AL Posts: 66	Re: Maganflow vs. Bassani Thanks for the input. Borla it is. Which of these two are the stingers? I'm guessing the one on the left marked aggressive? http://www.borla.com/applications/lookup.aspx/2004/Ford/Mustang/GT __________________ 2004 GT Coupe Just got 4 new stickers that added 150hp to my wheels!!

01-18-2006, 09:33 PM	#9
uvbnhad Friends Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: McCalla Posts: 1,241	Re: Maganflow vs. Bassani I've yet to hear a Mustang I thought sounded better than a setup with MAC Pro-Chamber and Flowpaths. It still has a chambered muffler sound but at a totally different tone than the Flowmasters.

01-18-2006, 10:46 PM	#10
torched04 Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Birmingham, AL Posts: 66	Re: Maganflow vs. Bassani Flowpaths are made by MAC correct? Also, do any of you guys think that using an O/R prochamber instead of an X pipe with those bullet type Borla "S" stinger mufflers will make the exhaust pop or raspy? I had that problem when I had the prochamber installed with the one chamber flows that I used to have. The one chambers sounded really good with the stock H, but when the prochamber was put on, it sounded like ass. I just don't wanna spend $600 and it sound like a truck with glasspacks. __________________ 2004 GT Coupe Just got 4 new stickers that added 150hp to my wheels!!