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Old May 20, 2016 | 10:53 AM
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So I have the Bassani True Dual system and it sounded great before my head/cam swap. Now its a little too loud (maybe I'm getting old).

Anyway, what are my options to decrease volume without changing the overall sound?

I'm thinking all I can really do is add some resonators/bullets upstream of the Bassani Muffler.

Anybody else have experience with this?
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Old May 20, 2016 | 11:00 AM
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Maybe some high flow cats?
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Old May 20, 2016 | 11:14 AM
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A turbo works decent as a muffler...
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Old May 20, 2016 | 12:56 PM
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The turbo would be nice. lol

The high flow cats are just so expensive : (
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throw a bullet in line. it will knock a lot of the sound out.
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magnaflow bullet
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Old May 20, 2016 | 02:40 PM
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Without buying the same brand muffler, in a quieter series, adding a resonator is about it.
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Old May 20, 2016 | 02:52 PM
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These are supposed to be the bees knees. Gonna put em on my big block 68 Suburban. They may deepen the tone a bit which is usually a good thing. Please purchase, install, report back. Tx.

Amazon.com: Vibrant 1795 Stainless Steel Resonator (Standard Design) 3in inlet/outlet x 18in: Automotive Amazon.com: Vibrant 1795 Stainless Steel Resonator (Standard Design) 3in inlet/outlet x 18in: Automotive
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Vibrant reaonators work very well.
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Old May 24, 2016 | 12:48 PM
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I may try the Vibrant....wonder if I should put them before or after the x-pipe?
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I'd go after, but it probably doesn't matter much. And where they go might depend more on where they can physically fit than where you'd like to place them. The bottom of an F-body isn't exactly a giant blank canvas exhaust design-wise.
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