Got my axle back today in the mail and installed them I must say Ford made it very easy to swap mufflers. They went in easy but definately are not lined up in the notches of the rear valance. I'm pretty sure I just have to loosen the clamps mid-way under the car then tweak them into the center. I just thought the Bassani would be louder than they were. I listened to this audio clip http://www.sonicbluenirvana.com/funwithbassani.wmv but just didn't think they sounded like this. Maybe it's just the audio is louder when taped. Will they break in and get louder??? I dont need it super loud but they just didn't impress me. I was trying to get close to the sound of my Stangs of the 90's with Flows. What can I do add an H-pipe? Any advice guys.

 

Give the mufflers a little time to break in, they should get louder.



Paul

 

What about the quality of the sound? Are they deep? Throaty? Raspy?

 

Sorry to hear that man. Hopefully they wear in nicely, I always liked the look of the Bassanis

 

Neither one. I guess they sound as of right now 1 step above stock. I think I know what I have to do. I have to install an X-pipe with cats. Did anyone have any problems installing an X-pipe themselves? Any clanging around down there?

 

I have the Bassani cats, x-pipe and axle back and it sounds great. Yes there is a bit of a break in period and it will sound better. I installed the whole thing myself and it wasn't a problem doing it on jackstands. Just takes a few hours to get it all lined up correctly. Here are some pictures of my install:
http://franksperformance.com/Forums/index....w_album&album=4
And here is a video of my dyno run where you can really hear how great the system sounds:
http://videos.streetfire.net/player.aspx?f...1A-BB05078989EA

 

Scott, if you are looking for the sound of a 90's GT with Flows, dont go with an X-pipe. It will sound a lot higher pitched and raspy than it did with the stock h-pipe. Right now I have a MAC o/r Prochamber, which is pretty much an x-pipe. I am going to get an o/r h-pipe from brenspeed.com when they are available and I am hoping it will give me that deep throaty Flowmaster sound that I love.

 

If you have a lift and an impact gun it takes about an hour to take the factory h-pipe off and put on the new unit. Just unclip the O2 sensors and leave them screwed into the factory h-pipe. Then take off the bolts from the manifold, then loosen the clamps at the mid-pipe, and it will just come right out after you slide it out of the hangers. Then just unscrew the O2 sensors from the factory pipe, and screw them into the new one and then bolt it back up in there the same way it was taken out, and clip the O2 sensors back on. The most difficult part I had was getting the top O2 sensor on the passenger side clipped back into the harness. You definitely need small hands!