Borla Axle Back Exhaust vs. Bassani Axle Back Exhaust

[CaliGT500524]

Hi all,

I am trying to decide between the Bassani and Borla axle back units. I like the deeper more aggressive sound that both provide, but I am looking for reasonably louder than stock but deeper without being obnoxious or too loud like what I would get from the Roush and Flowmaster Outlaw units.

My main concern, since I daily drive the car, is about potential drone issues (if any) between the two units and you guy's perspective on either if you have them on a GT500 or have had them on a GT500.

Thanks in advance!

 

[Fast Ford]

Between Bassani and Borla, Borla has more exhaust options if you're concerned about drone. The Borla Touring series will fit your bill.

I recently went from a Ford Racing axle back which is made by Borla, that was comparable to their Attack series to a Kooks 3" cat back system. It's very quiet at idle and cruise with 0 drone and sounds very nice at WOT. I'd give a Kooks axle back system a look also.

 

[Coosawjack]

+1 on the KOOK's!!

I had BORLA S-types and they were just too loud around town......perfect on the highway but most of my driving is around town!!

Had KOOK's and they sounded FINE but the tips stuck out of my 2014 GT too far and looked bad from the side so I moved on......bought the last pair of FRPP Tourings by BORLA and they are fine for now!!

 

[Inittowinit]

Kooks axle backs have NASTY drone on the highway with any off-road midpipe. I know from experience. Switched to Corsa and drone disappeared.

 

[Fast Ford]

Kooks axle backs have NASTY drone on the highway with any off-road midpipe. I know from experience. Switched to Corsa and drone disappeared.

Not sure why you had a drone issue, but I've had none. I have Kooks 1"3/4 LT's going into their 3" O/R X-pipe and continue out the back with their 3" cat back. It sounds great...

 

[Coosawjack]

No drone here either.......3" MRT H-Pipe with Performance Cats.......NO RESONATORS either!!

 

[Smm7PT]

The Borla Stype are great, and best sounding exhaust but very loud and can be annoying on over 2-3 hour drive.

I went with Corsa Sport, sounds good and also 0 drone. Sounds great with factory OTA pipes removed.


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[Inittowinit]

Not sure why you had a drone issue, but I've had none. I have Kooks 1"3/4 LT's going into their 3" O/R X-pipe and continue out the back with their 3" cat back. It sounds great...

Yea I'm not sure what the deal was either. Had a lethal 3" off-road X into the 3" kooks catback and the drone on the highway between 1600-2500rpm was almost unbearable on any drive over 30 minutes.

I agree it sounded great. But all I changed was the catback over to Corsa Sports and it completely went away.

I have the kooks axle backs for sale if anyone wants them

 

[Coosawjack]

Yea I'm not sure what the deal was either. Had a lethal 3" off-road X into the 3" kooks catback and the drone on the highway between 1600-2500rpm was almost unbearable on any drive over 30 minutes.

I agree it sounded great. But all I changed was the catback over to Corsa Sports and it completely went away.

I have the kooks axle backs for sale if anyone wants them

What condition are the Kooks in and do they have the longer tips??

 

[TBCobra]

I have the Borla Atak's with a stock midpipe and manifolds and love the sound I get from it. There is little to no drone while cruising and it sounds great when you go wot.

 

[WHT03SVTCOLO]

I have Borla S types but with the factory Cat pipes and it's perfect. I think if you removed the cats it would be to loud.

 

[reeve_ryan]

I started with an off-road x and factory gt500's. It had a great overall sound but I wanted more....so, I switch to the KR's and it was awesome at WOT. The around town though was very intermittent (not clean). I'm now on my final setup which are the magnaflow street series, off-road x, and long tubes. Music to my ears at every level. Good luck with your pick

 

[fmylife]

I love the sound of mine now... Stock mid pipe but cut off the X and installed a Mac ProChamber and have the KR mufflers with better looking tips. Tons of compliments and zero drone but very aggressive when getting on it.

 

[OldYeller]

My 11 had flowmasters on it when I bought it with the stock H and manifolds and they sounded fine at idle and around town. The drone on the freeway was beyond awful. I ended up swapping to the Bassani units and overall they sounded great, it is a little bit higher pitch then some of the others but has a nice mellow sound while cruising and then came alive when you stepped on it. Not to mention the double wall tips look awesome. I did headers and high flow cats this spring and ran the Bassani for awhile, and it still sounded really good but was loud for sure, I went back to the stock 11/12 axle back and have been running those now as I wanted to tone it down just a bit.

 

[CaliGT500524]

My 11 had flowmasters on it when I bought it with the stock H and manifolds and they sounded fine at idle and around town. The drone on the freeway was beyond awful. I ended up swapping to the Bassani units and overall they sounded great, it is a little bit higher pitch then some of the others but has a nice mellow sound while cruising and then came alive when you stepped on it. Not to mention the double wall tips look awesome. I did headers and high flow cats this spring and ran the Bassani for awhile, and it still sounded really good but was loud for sure, I went back to the stock 11/12 axle back and have been running those now as I wanted to tone it down just a bit.

Great! Thanks for the response, I think I'm going to give the Bassani axle backs a shot. It seems like they aren't much louder than stock but give a good deeper sound, much like your experience (from what I gathered). I really dont plan on doing headers and an X Pipe and cats and all that, so I don't anticipate the axle backs by themselves to be annoyingly loud.

 

[HaroldP]

My 11 had flowmasters on it when I bought it with the stock H and manifolds and they sounded fine at idle and around town. The drone on the freeway was beyond awful. I ended up swapping to the Bassani units and overall they sounded great, it is a little bit higher pitch then some of the others but has a nice mellow sound while cruising and then came alive when you stepped on it. Not to mention the double wall tips look awesome. I did headers and high flow cats this spring and ran the Bassani for awhile, and it still sounded really good but was loud for sure, I went back to the stock 11/12 axle back and have been running those now as I wanted to tone it down just a bit.

How much were the Bassani installed

 

[OldYeller]

I installed them myself so I cant give you a installed price. Can't imagine a muffler shop charging much labor to put just the axle backs on.

 

[HaroldP]

I installed them myself so I cant give you a installed price. Can't imagine a muffler shop charging much labor to put just the axle backs on.

Thanks