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cgrant

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I'm having trouble deciding. I was originally going to go with a BBK Longtube header and BBK catted xpipe but my friend and his brother said they hadn't heard good things about BBK. So we looked at bassani and I could get a Bassani MIDLENGTH (They dont make longtube?) header and xpipe for like $60 more.

Is one company "higher quality" or is it all a matter of opinion? If so, what are your guyses opinions?

Also, I am going with Flowmaster 40's mufflers

 

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Well yes Bassani is generally accepted as better quality...either way you will like the gains...

David

 

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I had a friend who put BBK longtubes oh his '98 GT and we had one hell of a time getting them on. We had the car up on a lift and the headers just wouldnt fit right. I dont know much about Bassani stuff but I would say to spare yourself the trouble of the BBK installation and find something else.

 

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Bassani has a reputation for being one of the best. You get what you pay for. That is my unbiased opinion.

 

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Bassani all the way

 

luther1228

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you will have some say good about bassani and others say bad. for me i dislike bassani had it and got rid of it. you may want to lean towards the bbk long tube, dr gas x, and flowmasters. that is a combo proven to work great.

 

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Sorry to hijack here but. I already have mid pipe and catback. the ? is should i get some good shorties or go thru the hassle of selling my prochamber and get a long tube prochamber? I wont be able to install longtubes myself either so that will be another concern. supercharger is in the future if that is an issue? thanks

 

luther1228

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i would save the money you will spend on long tubes and get the charger. wait to do the headers when you do a short block. reason being you will spend around 900 to get them installed and that is a 1/4 the cost of a s/c

 

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another vote for the BBKs and catted X , time consuming installation , but i wouldnt trade the power for anything else as far as bolt on gains go

 

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Will BBK longtubes give me more power than bassanni mid lengths? If so, how much?

About installation : Am installing the headers myself with help from a friend. We also know a shop that will weld up my xpipe, pipes, and mufflers for well under $300.

I'm looking at $945.00 for bassani mid length headers and catted xpipe
or $899.00 for BBK longtube headers and catted xpipe
+140 or so for the flow's
and about 200 for install

 

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i would say bassani.

 

luther1228

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dr gas x

 

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<-- running BBK LT and BBK catted X (see sig). It was not that bad installing them and all.. you won't be disappointed.

 

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please dont get the bbk x pipe with flowmaster 40s it sounds SO awful and makes me sick IMO

 

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I would say go with the Bassani mid-length headers, Dr. Gas off-road X if your state allows them and the flowmasters.

This is the combo that I will eventually run with. I have had my Bassani X for a about 4 years now. No problems, just know that the Dr. Gas will outperform.