Cobra Exhaust Poll

[69fastback]

Whats the best sounding exhaust on the market today assuming you had an O/R mid pipe with standard length headers?

[cobrapace94]

Borla stingers FTW. :thumbsup:

[dougstang]

Not sure what my cat back exhaust is. The previous owner installed, I think maybe Dynamax.



:scratch:

[cfradam]

Borla here :thumbsup:

[69fastback]

What kind of Setups do yall have? Headers? Mid-pipe? Cat-back?


maybe post up some vids:thumbsup:

[revtech]

gotta love the flowmasters

[Cobra4me]

best sounding to me was bassani on 04 cobra with borla stingers a very close second with stock midpipes

[69fastback]

for a deep classic muscle car rumble (kind of like the shelby cobras), what would you suggest

so far ive liked the bassani and borlas the best

[nckissfan]

Bassani=sex nothing sounds as good, in my opinion.

[cfradam]

What kind of Setups do yall have? Headers? Mid-pipe? Cat-back?


maybe post up some vids:thumbsup:
kooks LT,high flow cat H pipe,borla xr1 catback. I've had many different setups on many cars and the most complements have come from the one I have now

[RF Cobra]

Put a Bassani X pipe and Borla Stingers on mine after hearing a Cobra with that setup on a video, and it usually gets quite a bit of attention.

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[mikecarinci]

I HAVE A 99 COBRA WITH AFTERMARKET HEADERS [NOT SURE OF BRAND] IT HAS THE STOCK MID PIPE . I HAVE BORLA CATBACK ON IT AND IT SOUNDS AWSOME I GET TONS OF COMPLIMENTS ON HOW MEAN IT SOUNDS.I HAVE HAD ALOT OF MUSTANGS AND A 97 COBRA THAT ALL HAD FLOWMASTERS ON THEM AND THEY SOUNDED GREAT BUT NOT NEAR AS GOOD:thumbsup:

[69fastback]

im thinking that im going to go ahead and get the bassani exhaust

for hp and good sound quality, what mid-pipe should i get

[treblruh]

I think bassani is the best..but if your concerned about prices i think borla or flowmasters are dang good for much cheaper

[pacificgreensvt]

I have longtubes o/r x pipe & FACTORY muffs w/dumps or turn downs.
people say it sounds sick @ wot.

[nos4atu]

bassani was worth every penny for me
351 in my 96 no cats w/ x pipe

[CobraAnt]

I have a 99 with JBA headers bassani O/R x-pipe and the Borla Stinger. The best!!

[360Rocket]

My side exits sound great with the Spintechs thru a MAC O/R, no cats.

http://videos.streetfire.net/video/New-side-exit-Spintech-on_108704.htm

http://videos.streetfire.net/video/Spintech-flyby-Roush-in_108713.htm

http://videos.streetfire.net/video/Roush-Cobra-flyby-this-I_108714.htm

[ProfChaos]

What kind of Setups do yall have? Headers? Mid-pipe? Cat-back?


maybe post up some vids:thumbsup:

On my refurbished white '96 Cobra, I have Bassani mid-length, ceramic-coated headers into a Bassani high-flow, catted X-pipe (removable cats), then to a mandrel-bent, one-off stainless cat-back that includes Flowmaster dual-chamber mufflers and Magnaflow bologna-cut, stainless steel tips. It sounds great, and people often comment about how much they like the sound of the car.

To be honest, however, if I were to do it all over again, I wouldn't get the Bassani mid-length headers. They are hand-bent individual tubes that merge into a press-fit collector, and they are bent to fairly loose tolerances. Both times they were removed to have head work done, the mechanics cussed the day that these individual-tube assemblies were invented. I had to get a replacement tube because one of the tubes rubbed against the transmission housing and vibrated/chattered to beat the Dickens, not to mention the heat that it radiated through the transmission housing. The one-piece mid-length coated headers are a better call for the '96-'98 Cobras, mostly because of the one-piece transmission/bell-housing assembly on these cars and the clearance issues that this causes.

Another issue with the Bassani headers is especially relevant for those who have lowered cars: Since the collectors of the Bassani headers are essentially glued-on with a very light layer of high-temp RTV sealant, they are prone to getting knocked loose when the car bottoms-out on speed bumps. My car has been lowered 1.5 inches, and I now have a "Check Engine" light (Code P0133) due to an unfortunate encounter with a nasty speed bump at St. Pete Beach.
:(


cheers,
--Professor Chaos

[Mario95]

For me I've got FRPP Header, stock H-pipe and the SLP Loud Mouth cat-back on my '95 I have no complaints.

[Bill in Tucson]

Bassani. But I'm biased...;)

[WhiteSnakeBite]

Just wondering but why is borla not one of the options on the poll?

on my car right now there is an offroad xpipe (not sure on brand, came with the car) and I have borla xr-1s on the stock pipes. I always have people tell me my car sounds good. and i think it sounds amazing.

also i have the stock h-pipe and im selling it if anyone needs it.

And in 3 or 4 weeks when i have time i am putting on my new flowtech longtube headers with offroad x-pipe. I bought them just because someone was selling all of that for cheap. so I will see how they sound with the xr-1s. eventually im gonna get a whole 2.5 piped mandrel bent borla xr-1 catback. or maybe stingers.

[nckissfan]

Borla no longer offers a catback for the 96-98 Cobras

[RAGEN-CAJUN]

I personally like the Bassani Mufflers. I'm running BBK L/T, Mac X-Pipe, with the sweet sounds of Bassanis. Had the SLP Loudmouth before and didn't like it. Reminded me of Cherry Bombs. :thumbsup:

[Big Daddy]

Bassani=sex nothing sounds as good, in my opinion.


Bassani is what I run and man the '01 sounds sweet! See sig for details

[ProfChaos]

I like the sound of Flowmaster dual-chamber mufflers married to a Bassani catted x-pipe..It's that familiar Cobra growl.

If you have a '96-'98 Cobra, however, I would use the Bassani catted x-pipe but stay away from the Bassani headers: They are mandrel-bent--one tube at at a time, they sometimes are bent out-of-tolerance, and they thus present pain-in-the-arse clearance problems around the transmission. This happens because the bell-housing and transmission are one unit on the '96-'98 Cobra. Kooks Long-Tube (http://www.nmradigital.com/forums/showthread.php?t=99893) headers are the best choice, I think. They certainly cost the most. :D

cheers,
--Professor Chaos