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Old Feb 15, 2005 | 08:51 PM
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I had the dreaded exhaust rattle that was addressed in a TSB. Took matters into my own hands and installed a Bassani x-pipe.
Man what a difference. It sounds really cool!! I had stingers on my last vette but decided to stay with the Ti's this time. That x-pipe really livened up the exhaust note. I would highly recommend this mod to anyone.
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Add some Stingers to that X-pipe and it will sound super
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Originally Posted by SpiralCoupe
I had the dreaded exhaust rattle that was addressed in a TSB. Took matters into my own hands and installed a Bassani x-pipe.
Man what a difference. It sounds really cool!! I had stingers on my last vette but decided to stay with the Ti's this time. That x-pipe really livened up the exhaust note. I would highly recommend this mod to anyone.
I heartily agree. When I added my Magnaflow xp it really added some zing to the Z06 TI "howl". Sounds far better and much more refined at WOT too.
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Old Feb 16, 2005 | 05:27 AM
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Originally Posted by SpiralCoupe
I had the dreaded exhaust rattle that was addressed in a TSB. Took matters into my own hands and installed a Bassani x-pipe.
Man what a difference. It sounds really cool!! I had stingers on my last vette but decided to stay with the Ti's this time. That x-pipe really livened up the exhaust note. I would highly recommend this mod to anyone.

Did the x pipe increase the sound volume at all or just change the sound? I like the sound of the stock system...just want a little more of it!
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Old Feb 16, 2005 | 07:30 AM
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My 03 came with a Bassani X-pipe mated to B&B PRT's. Man the car sounds great at any throttle position. No drone or resonances but got WOT and the PRT's wail. I still have a lot of snapping/popping on decel, but I enjoy that sound. I love down shifting two gears when I'm along side a ricer and let it decel. The looks on these kids faces is green with envy.

Tom
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Did the x pipe increase the sound volume at all or just change the sound? I like the sound of the stock system...just want a little more of it!
If you like the stock sound, you'll love it even more with an x-pipe. It doesn't really change the volume as much as it adds more of that sweet wail or howl when tooling around at mid-rpms around town. At WOT, it's actually a little quieter, but still sounds great. Do it!
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Originally Posted by THEDVS1
If you like the stock sound, you'll love it even more with an x-pipe. It doesn't really change the volume as much as it adds more of that sweet wail or howl when tooling around at mid-rpms around town. At WOT, it's actually a little quieter, but still sounds great. Do it!
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