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Old May 29, 2003 | 11:49 AM
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Hey all:

I have a Gibson side swept exhaust on my 1996 351w Bronco. Thinking about upgrading the catalytic converters to hi flow cats. Any suggestions? I've heard Bassani y pipe converter is good

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Old May 30, 2003 | 06:56 PM
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I installed a Catco high flow cat on my 89 f150 302. I noticed a good performance upgrade and a little more noise out of my flowmaster.

How do you like your Gibson? I am thinking about installing the gibson single outlet exhaust on my 99 f150. Any thoughts?

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Old May 30, 2003 | 07:23 PM
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Bassani! Im sure youve visited the bronco forum, and have heard all about them. Yes, a high flow cat replacement is ok, but it only solves half the problem. You ever take a look at that stock pipe? Its all creased, and the tubes are tiny. The bassani is all mandrel bent, and is 3" through the cat. Cant go wrong.


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Old May 30, 2003 | 10:11 PM
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I really like the Gibson exhaust. The sound is throaty, a unique blend which is distinctive to Gibson. I have a few more hp, I suppose, 325$

wheelMA1 you say the Bassani only solves half the problem what did you mean?
 
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Old May 30, 2003 | 10:45 PM
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wheelMA1 you say the Bassani only solves half the problem what did you mean?
I was referring to Buck000's post. He said that he bought a high flow convertor only. If you dont open up the pipes entering the cat, as well as leaving, youre not optimizing your output.

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Old May 31, 2003 | 12:12 PM
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