Bassani Cats Gone Bad

[whydaman]

I know that everyone is suprised by this, as I know that the old Bassani X Pipes with cats were notorious for going bad. Has anyone encountered this problem and replaced the cats as opposed to the whole x pipe? If so, which cats did you go with and how lighter was your wallet afterward?

 

[mblgjr]

The Magnaflow high flow cats are reasonable and durable replacements.

Random Technologies would be a nice alternative as well; a lot of the GM guys use them with great success.

 

[batfat]

Magnaflow high flow catted X all the way.Many track days on mine, no issues.

 

[04CobraMatt]

mine went bad to so I replaced them with these

http://store.summitracing.com/partd...4294923429+4294838974+400636+115&autoview=sku

 

[hyperider]

how can you tell your cats are bad??? want to know cause i have the same set up, bassani w/ cats and cat back. on mine you can take out the cats and put a straight pipe in place of the cats it cut off before and after the cats and intalled w/ clams.

 

[XJRGUY]

how can you tell your cats are bad??? want to know cause i have the same set up, bassani w/ cats and cat back. on mine you can take out the cats and put a straight pipe in place of the cats it cut off before and after the cats and intalled w/ clams.

Wouldn't clams stink up the exhaust?
:lol:

 

[CEE1NG_RED]

Im assuming you have a 5 piece Bassani mid pipe (x pipe)... Were these replacement cats identical or near the dimensions of the original Bassani cats? Were there any modifications done or it just bolted right on?

mine went bad to so I replaced them with these

http://store.summitracing.com/partd...4294923429+4294838974+400636+115&autoview=sku

 

[hyperider]

Wouldn't clams stink up the exhaust?
:lol:

:-D:beer:

i still want to know how you'll know that your cats are bad??? :shrug:

 

[XJRGUY]

If you have a major exhaust restriction, if the underbody temperature of your car seems awfully hot, an extreme sulphur smell, hit the cats with a rubber mallet or fist and see if you hear sounds of broken substrate inside the pipes/cats.

 

[2 ROWDY]

:-D:beer:

i still want to know how you'll know that your cats are bad??? :shrug:

speaking of bad cats...

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDvmjk6LHYU"]YouTube - CTS-V Cat blowout[/ame] :rockon::rockon:

 

[coolcobramatt]

just bought a second hand bassani x with the race cats..sure hope its not a bad one.

 

[Rob Nelson]

The new cats are great from bassani and have great flow. They replaced the old style with the newer bullet style since the old ones were blowing out. Get a newer set of bullet style cats and you should be fine.

 

[hyperider]

If you have a major exhaust restriction, if the underbody temperature of your car seems awfully hot, an extreme sulphur smell, hit the cats with a rubber mallet or fist and see if you hear sounds of broken substrate inside the pipes/cats.

the only symptoms i got is the underbody where the shifter and hand brake area gets freaking hot! ibut no restriction or smell. 'll try hitting the cats and see if i hear something.

 

[CobraRyan]

when my cats went bad i could hear the little metal peices rattling inside the cat. Just like someone said about hitting it with a mallet, except i heard it while driving.

 

[trey193]

I have a new style set that I have for sale. I went offroad and have no use for these! PM Me if anyone needs them. Thanks Trey