Bassani or Borla?

04Crimson-GT · Oct 16, 2009

Hey what's up everybody? So just a quick question...Which exhaust set up do you prefer/recommend between Bassani and Borla? I am beginning to look into getting a new exhaust set up and I was recently settling for Magnaflow, but decided to take it a step further. My 04 GT has a JLT Ram Air Intake, but otherwise stock if this helps at all.

EPIK · Oct 16, 2009

Love the sound of my bassani's on my Mach. It always sounds mean, & at times can be a bit loud, but not too loud like SLP. It also has a very unique sound thats unlike any other Mustang mufflers IMO. I'm not very familiar with Borla's, but I know that the stingers are the louder ones, & the regular Borlas are similar to magnaflows....

I have Magnaflows on my HCI fox body. They are very, VERY quiet at idle, but they scream when opened up....

I guess it all depends on what you are looking for.

04Crimson-GT · Oct 16, 2009

EPIK said:
Love the sound of my bassani's on my Mach. It always sounds mean, & at times can be a bit loud, but not too loud like SLP. It also has a very unique sound thats unlike any other Mustang mufflers IMO. I'm not very familiar with Borla's, but I know that the stingers are the louder ones, & the regular Borlas are similar to magnaflows....

I have Magnaflows on my HCI fox body. They are very, VERY quiet at idle, but they scream when opened up....

I guess it all depends on what you are looking for.

I did look into SLP and as much as I love really loud cars, I live in an area that would just be a bit too much of a disturbance. I love the sound of the Borla Stingers, but have never heard the Bassani's personally. I'm pretty much looking for something that will be loud, idle and opened up, but not obnoxious (like the SLP's)...it would be nice to know exactly what the Bassani's would sound like. I have heard that the Bassani sounds like no other, which is what led me to posting this thread.

Without hearing this set up makes it harder for me to commit to spending the additional amount than just going with the Borla's.

twogts4us · Oct 16, 2009

I had the Stinger catback...quality thru and thru and a great tone. Yeah, it was loud, but a little unique...you won't find a lot of other people with Borla Stingers.
The SLP original LoudMouth setup IS too loud IMO...but I loved the LoudMouth II - my wife had it on her 01 GT with an offroad X and it was great. Awesome tone. OK at idle, but wicked when revved. SLP is high quality stuff as well.
You won't go wrong with Bassani, Borla or SLP...these are all quality kits.

02nightmaregt · Oct 16, 2009

I currently have the LM1's on my GT w/ an o/r x. It is starting to annoy me, so I am switching to LM2's here shortly. I think when it comes to the Bassani or Borla setup, it's all in what company you prefer.

04Crimson-GT · Oct 17, 2009

Yeah I would like the lm1's given I lived in an area where noise was never a concern. I'm not sold on the lm2's so I'm stuck between Borla and Bassani. They may cost more or the same, from which I've seen, but I don't think either will be really obnoxious in my neighbors' eyes. I don't think the loudmouths are obnoxious, but we all know what it's like to have neighbors that just don't have the same appreciation for that loud muscle car sound that we do.

EPIK · Oct 17, 2009

Here is a vid of my Mach. The exhaust consists of Mac LT's, Mac o/r h, & Bassani catback....

Video's - SoSick Photography

Poisoned Pony · Oct 17, 2009

I have Stingers on my GT. To describe them in one word, loud lol. They're not annoyingly loud like Loudmouths. They have an awesome tone and give the car some attitude. Here's a couple vids:

Idle
YouTube - Resurrection of my GT

Idle and rev to 5k
YouTube - Cammed 2000 GT exhaust rev video

Exhaust setup in the vids was at the time BBK LT's, O/R X and the Stingers welded into a Magnaflow catback

peepeeskillz · Oct 17, 2009

i have the regular borla cat-back and theyre not too loud, and they don't drone at 2200rpm either, but they kind of do at 1500.

heres a vid of it reving to 6k
YouTube - mustang gt with bbk Longtube headers, bbk catted x-pipe, borla catback

04Crimson-GT · Oct 17, 2009

Wow watching and listening to the videos you posted made my decision harder! I love the sound of the Borla Stingers Poisoned Pony and peepeeskillz and the Bassani set up on your Mach 1 EPIK. Each had its own sound and its just too hard to choose between the two. Any of you guys have an idea of what either would sound like with some shorty's? I don't want to go with any LTs (nothing against them-just not in the position to be able to spend that much more for them) and am looking at buying some BBK shorty's when I do decide which set up I want to go with.

EPIK · Oct 17, 2009

04Crimson-GT said:
Wow watching and listening to the videos you posted made my decision harder! I love the sound of the Borla Stingers Poisoned Pony and peepeeskillz and the Bassani set up on your Mach 1 EPIK. Each had its own sound and its just too hard to choose between the two. Any of you guys have an idea of what either would sound like with some shorty's? I don't want to go with any LTs (nothing against them-just not in the position to be able to spend that much more for them) and am looking at buying some BBK shorty's when I do decide which set up I want to go with.

Shouldn't sound much different, but will be a tad quieter at WOT. Either way, neither are considered "quiet" mufflers, so Im sure it will be plenty loud enough....

04Crimson-GT · Oct 17, 2009

EPIK said:
Shouldn't sound much different, but will be a tad quieter at WOT. Either way, neither are considered "quiet" mufflers, so Im sure it will be plenty loud enough....

Yeah I figured it would be a bit quieter, just wanted to see if anyone knew for sure. Loud is the only option in my eyes, just don't want to cause a ruckus in the neighborhood everytime I fire my engine...(well I would, but the cops are the last people I want knocking on my door)

peepeeskillz · Oct 17, 2009

04Crimson-GT said:
Wow watching and listening to the videos you posted made my decision harder! I love the sound of the Borla Stingers Poisoned Pony and peepeeskillz and the Bassani set up on your Mach 1 EPIK. Each had its own sound and its just too hard to choose between the two. Any of you guys have an idea of what either would sound like with some shorty's? I don't want to go with any LTs (nothing against them-just not in the position to be able to spend that much more for them) and am looking at buying some BBK shorty's when I do decide which set up I want to go with.

i think if you had shortys it would sound a little bit different. before i got LTs i had o/r x and it had a different idle and tone. and it was louder since i have cats now lol

02nightmaregt · Oct 17, 2009

I would recommend saving for LT's. You're not going ot see/feel any gain with shorties. You'll be very happy you saved for LT's, trust me.

peepeeskillz · Oct 18, 2009

02nightmaregt said:
I would recommend saving for LT's. You're not going ot see/feel any gain with shorties. You'll be very happy you saved for LT's, trust me.

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