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Bassani 3.7L Mustang Full Exhaust System

This full 3.7L Mustang exhaust system made around 30 RWHP on my supercharged 3.7L V6 Mustang. That is about right. When Bassani made a 5.0 V8 Mustang Exhaust kit, it made around 40 RWHP.

I started to look at taking the factory exhaust off and quickly discovered it would be very difficult without a lift. So I had the guys over at MC Racing Install this full exhaust system.
Dyno With Exhaust at 9psi

Dyno With Exhaust at 9psi

 Dyno Sheet with Full Exhaust on and at 9psi of boost.
Removing the Heat Shield
Pull the header off.
On the drivers side it was easier to pull the steering shaft.
Top of the stock header.
Side view. I thought it looked quite thin.
Port view of the stock header.
02 plug cable.
Stock cat.
Stock X-pipe. Actually not bad compared to the tiny H-pipe on the 5.0 mustang.
Stock mufflers.
New Bassani Exhaust kit laid out!
New hardware for installation.
Coat the metal header gaskets with some copper spray.
New long tube headers bolted on. Shot from the below
Drivers side header.
Passenger side header.
Both header collectors. Looks so sweet!
Close up of the collector. Excellent craftsmanship can be seen here!
X-pipe goes on. This could be a computer wallpaper picture!
New Bassani Muffler inside shot.
New Bassani Muffler outside shot.
Full System on the worlds first supercharged 3.7L Mustang.
   
Bassani High Flow Cats I later installed some Bassani High Flow Cats to take the edge off of the highway drone.
Here they are compared to the race pipes. They are small and should not be very restrictive at all.
Bassani Race Pipes on a 3.7L Mustang

There are 4 band clamps to pull. Two flat and two V. Then the two AFR sensors.

One side pulled right out and the other was a bit tight. Once you have them both loose the pipes will drop down. I used a jack stand to hold them up just below the header level.

 

Drop them down and then twist them out or tap them with a rubber hammer. When you put them back in you have to push them a bit deeper so you can get them past the lip of the headers. Then tap them forward and put on the v-clamp.

Overall you can swap them out in about 1 hour.
   
3.7L Mustang Full Bassani Exhaust without Cats.
3.7L Mustang Full Bassani Exhaust with Cats.
   
   

You can read and see more pics on the Bassani 3.7L V6 Mustang Exhaust System on the post page.

Its absolutely the best sounding 3.7L Mustang exhaust kit out there.