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how much hp would full bassani exhaust add?

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silvrgt

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well? on a stock 02 GT mustang...catback/off road x/headers.
 

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does bassani make longtube headers?

with LTs I'd say you should get at least 30rwhp, give or take
 
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they're not LTs...but they're not shorties. they're mid pipes or something. i've been told they're just as good as LTs.
 
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5-12 horsepower gain
 
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Kilgore Trout said:
5-12 horsepower gain
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maybe with just the catback/xpipe. with headers i should see around 20rwhp.
 

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silvrgt said:
maybe with just the catback/xpipe. with headers i should see around 20rwhp.
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You're giving an exhaust sytem only, too much credit. 5-12 is about right for a car with no other mods.
 
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they did this in muscle mustang and fast fords on a 97 gt auto. it droped a full second in the quarter, and gain around 20 rwhp. the headers are called optimum length i believe
 
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they did this in muscle mustang and fast fords on a 97 gt auto. it droped a full second in the quarter, and gain around 20 rwhp. the headers are called optimum length i believe
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Um. I don't think so. 20rwhp would drop 3 tenths at most.
 

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americanjesus said:
they did this in muscle mustang and fast fords on a 97 gt auto. it droped a full second in the quarter, and gain around 20 rwhp. the headers are called optimum length i believe
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Theres no possible way 20rwhp will drop 1 sec off an E/T. Bassani makes Mid length headers, they fall right between shorties and long tube headers in length. I would estimate a 15-25rwhp gain with that setup.
 

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Kilgore Trout said:
5-12 horsepower gain
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Id hope with full exhuast he would manage to get more than 12rwhp, that is way too low. id guess 22-25rwhp with all 3.
 
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MMFF did a test of an 03 with a full Bassani exhaust and got 17.3 rwhp and 17.2 fp of torque.(with cats)
 

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MMFF did a test of an 03 with a full Bassani exhaust and got 17.3 rwhp and 17.2 fp of torque.(with cats)
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Does that include the headers? Id say without cats that would come out to an even 20/20 gain.
 

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if you did the mid lenght, o/r x-pipe, catback there is probably 20hp there.

give or take a couple hp.

you have to remeber mods don't always stack. a stock car may make 8hp with a mide pipe and 9hp with a catch back but 13hp with both. if that makes sense. you can't alwasy just take the bolt on face value and stack them all up. you have to make all the mods and see what they come up to.
 
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