LazyAF

I have a 2006 Nissan Maxima SE with a Shortram Intake, and I am about ready to straight pipe the **** out of this thing. LOL.

I love loud cars and trucks, sorry, but it's who I am. And down here in Alabama, nobody cares what you do with your cars. (Buddy of mine took all 4 cats off his truck, ruined his gas mileage but that thing is insanely loud, had the work done 2 months ago and no trouble with cops)

Now here's my plan. I'm going to take it to a custom exhaust shop that uses high grade stainless steel 2.5" pipes but I'm wondering if I should just run the pipe all the way to the end? Or perhaps change the sound a little better and give it some exhaust tips?

The way I like cars and trucks to sound, is when I down shift or let off the gas, I want that thing to be popping and making all kinds of noise. Right now, I have a 2.5" QTP electric cutout which has worked perfectly since the day I had it installed, but it's not as loud as I want.

Does anyone have any experience with tips and which ones give a smoother rumble? I like the stock quad tip look, but if the dual tips sound better than it'll be worth the change for me.

carlem9

A tip will not change the sound of your exhaust though it can help project the sound a bit better. You need a muffler like Borla or Dynomax to change the tone of your exhaust system.

aackshun

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As long as you have your cats, you will never get the sound you are inquiring about.

You can remove the whole exhaust system down to the Y-pipe underneath, as long as all 3 cats are intact it won't happen.

You can easily achieve dual tips with just a Y splitter and using no muffler, but may I suggest running a small single in dual out muffler on each side, just my experience.