I have a 2000 Expedition and it needs an exhaust - badly.

I'm sitting here debating between the Magnaflow and the Bassani cat-backs.

But you can get a muffler and get pipes bent up cheaper!

Yeah, I could get pipes bent up cheaply. However, I don't think anybody locally has a mandrel pipe bender. Plus, I'm not too worried about the cost - afterall, it is MY money and MY truck.

I've read lots about how the Magnaflow sounds nice (it does). I'm just worried about the fitment (it's made too short) and I'm almost certain it'll be too quiet without getting a smaller Maggie or getting high flow cats. It is stainless though.

I really haven't heard much about the Bassani on an Expedition. I've heard clips from a Lightning and I like the tone. I know it'll be louder and I can get it cheaper, but it's aluminized steel (not good up Nort' ya hey!). I was actually thinking of painting it. I don't know how the fitment is with it, which kinda worries me a little. Anybody care to share their experience with the Bassani catback?

 

Magnaflow. 14" or 18" muffler will do the job. You can do a muffler swap and pop a tip on the OEM 2.5" tailpipe unless you must get new bent pipes.

 

if you want to spend the money on a bassani i definantly would get bassani over magnaflow, but if your just wanting some kind of exhaust on there go with the magnaflow

 

I'd go Bassani! Honestly, everyone has Flowmaster's or Magnaflow's which are nice but Bassani has a nice sound. Pricier maybe but different. I like bieng a bit different with stuff like this, probably why I got JBA system for the truck and Spintech's for the car.

 

I'd look into the roush offroad.

if your choice is between the 2 you mentioned then I'd go with the bassani

 

I have had both I have magnaflow on my sport trac it does sound good but it is not as loud as I would like it but the bassani that I had on my Lightning did sound very good not to loud just right and I have bassani on my mach1 and it is very loud but that is the way I like it I would buy bassani.

 

if you are worried about rust then use some steel wool (0000 grade) and then some BBQ grill paint and you'll be fine

 

That's what I had planned!

I guess I never should have doubted the Bassani. I never heard anything bad about them, so it must be a quality system.

 

My vote's with magnaflow, but I'd never put a cat-back on my vehicles, waste of money when you can build your own setup for much cheaper.

 

a buddy of mine has a 03 mach1 with factory maniflolds, no cats, H pipe, and true dual bassani mufflers,

it sounds amazing

 

if your willing to spend the money, get the roush off-road or the step it up a notch get the corsa cat-back.

 

Do they make a Roush Off-Road for a 2000 Expedition? I'm quite sure aside of Mustangs, the only other Ford vehicle they fit is the 04 - 08 F150.

 

i dont know, i didnt look. probably not now that i think of it, since they dont make it for my truck either. if nothing else you can almost always find the mufflers from it on e-bay

 

Well I certainly couldn't, I tried my a** off and couldn't find the freaking muffler

 

I have bassani Mufflers on my 99 f-150 5.4l..... http://s301.photobucket.com/albums/n...t=7a00e0e7.pbr that is a normal take off I have a thread started of me reving the exhaust also..I love the sound and performance I got with them!