In a quest to be different.......I ordered an aft cat BASSANI exhaust system. Nah, I just got a really good deal on it. $760 shipped to my door It arrived this evening and it looks to be a very well made kit. I can't wait to get it installed, if and when the weather warms up in Houston.

Some pics for your viewing pleasure. I will try to take some before and after video clips as well.

Bassani etched in all the huge 4 inch tips


I used an adult beverage in this pic for scale purposes


the kit broken down


a quick living room fit up. Notice the single muffler! it has a bassani x built into it

not the best pic of the x, but hopefully you can get the idea.


I will report back when the install is completed. I picked up a callaway honker this past weekend as well, so it will be hard to distinguish which yielded results if any at all. I am just looking to increase the sound quality. way too quiet from the factory........

 

I had this exhasut on my car and really liked it. Had to change when I got Kooks headers because that deleted the middle xpipe/muffler of the bassani...making it basically straight pipes (like the bulletts) and holy cow it was loud (with heads/cam)...

Enjoy

 

from what I have seen you and I may be the only 2 on these boards that have ever tried it. Seems like corsa is the dominant choice around here. I have a corsa system on my wife's tahoe and wanted to try something different.

I can't wait to get it installed

 

Want to sell me your c6 stock tips ?

just cut them off the mufflers.

danw@optonline.net

if interested for my c4

 

I will be curious to hear the results. I am still trying to decide what
to put on my 06. I have had both Corsa and Magnaflow on other
Vettes, but willing to try another brand. Have even considered
headers and high-flow cats, but I have time. Here in Ohio, Vettes
are usually hibernating so I have till spring to decide.

 

I will let you know. I plan to take the exhaust off intact. I had planned on saving it in case I ever trade the car in or decide to sell, but realisitically I won't want to go thru the hassle of going back to stock.

Besides, I will probably never sell this car anyway

I will let you know on the tips. I am planning to install the exhaust this weekend.

 

glad to see you got them safely after all this crappy weather we've been having. gimme a holler if you need some help.

 

I saved your number. I got everything to get it up in the air.....including some home made additions to the rhino ramps.

I am supposed to have a couple buddies come by Friday evening to give me a hand (they usually just provide moral support and drink beer with me)

I am not anticipating any problems, but if I run into a snag I will certainly give you a call.

Thanks

 

Really nice looking quality.

 

Well, I installed the bassani aft cat system and the callaway honker last night. The exhaust went pretty smooth, the honker was a b*tch.....getting the shroud out and back in.

Impressions: The bassani is awesome. It has a very unique sound and it is LOUD when you step on the loud pedal, yet hardly even noticeable at freeway cruising speed. There is drone under mild acceleration at varying RPM but these are only under load and seem to neutralize once a steady speed is reached.

The honker is a very well made kit as well with phenominal instructions. Color pictures the works. It is a PITA to get the shroud out and back in but it all seems to worth it in the end.

The bassani directions SUCK. To sum it up, it says remove old exhaust and install new exhaust but don't tighten clamps until you are done and start at the back. No pictures, no diagrams, nothing. With that being said though the kit is fairly straight forward and anyone that played with lincoln logs or legos as a kid can figure it out

I am attaching some pictures as well as a short video clip. The video is from my digital camera and the quality is not the best and the sound definitely doesn't do it justice.

I would definitely recommend this kit to anyone and at $760 shipped I think it was a very good deal.

link to the video:
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v6...v?t=1169304369

getting it up in the air. I only had to raise the rear of the car, the front was high enough on the rhino ramps. I used the crossmember from northern tool with my trusty 3 ton floor jack. supported the crossmember with jack stands and removed the jack. I had plenty of room to work with using this method.



the stock setup prior to removal, also a good shot of how I supported the vehicle



a couple of shots after the factory exhaust was removed




the new x-pipe muffler assembly. notice the 2 tabs welded on top, those are the mounting points and use the existing spring hangers that use to suspend the factory h-pipe very slick


bassani tips installed, these things are HUGE 4" and they clean up really nice too


a shot of the muffler in it's new home


If anyone would like to know where I got the kit for such a good price, shoot me a PM and I am glad to share.

 

I also have this bassani exhaust system, and i am verry happy with it. There is a slight drone at around 1800-1900rpm's but besides that it sounds great. ill try to post a video up soon.

 

Click here to see Video

Here is video of my vette when it had bassani. i eventually exchange it for corsa and then eventually sold my vette to start my business (to which I am sitting at right now ).

 

SWEET, although these videos really don't do it justice. The guys at corvettes of houston had a fit over it. They had never heard anything like it before. They primarily sell corsa and b&b.

 

Would you guys say that the exhaust has a more throaty sound and less of a NASCAR rasp?

 

absolutely. It has a deep rumble to it. Not poppy or raspy at all. It does gurgle on deceleration but I think it sounds great.

The sound is different than any other system I have heard. I wish the video could better produce the sound, but with computer speakers and digital cameras it is hard to reproduce the sound.

 

i have bassani on my 05 and i like it . ive had corsa and borla on my c5s and i liked them.

 

hi, could you tell me where you got the bassani for 760. great price, also any idea how much it would cost to have it installed? ballpark #
thanks, geno

 

well I am not sure if the forum vendors will approve but it was a website that contains performancepeddler with a prefix and a suffix common to the world wide web. If you need further explanation shoot me a pm.

They have an option for best offer. I offered them $700 and they countered with $760 shipped. As far as installation.....I would guess around $100-150. Best of luck to you

 

that looks really.. basically looks very much like the bullet PRT.. im curious is that actually some sort of muffler in the center or is it like the PRT resonator that has smooth piping inside but wraps the pipes in sound deadening materials.

If you go with headers that work with this center muffler, i.e. bassani, or B&B the sound should be more tolerable then just the rear with headers and standard x pipe.

 

I have a friend who has the Bassani's on his C5; I have not seen or heard them on a C6. They look great on his C5, but I am not crazy about the sound. His have more of higher toned pitch to them, but then I am a lover of the Corsa Indy.