Paul89SE

After a catalytic converter of course. I've never heard a SOHC 6 cylinder with a straight pipe. They sound good on V8 pushrod engines. The only reason i ask is because i don't want to pay for a full catback when i'm only going to have the max for only a few more months. I don't care if it's loud but if it sounds ratty and redneck then forget it.

fugi43

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...someone had a video clip of their max w/no exaust from the manifolds back a while ago (a jk while in the middle of a job). It was way loud and way redneck. Anyone no where to find it?

Brad92SE

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When I had the exhaust pulled off of my '90 gxe I tried it out with just a y-pipe. It sounded pretty cool at idle and slight revs, but once I took it out for a drive, I came right back home. It was wayyy to loud. As for a straight pipe, I can't imagine it would sound real bad, unless you are thinking about not having a muffler. If you are thinking about not having a muffler, you would be better off just leaving your max as-is.

Paul89SE

damn, i was hoping it wouldn't sound redneck. Oh well i'll let the exhaust rust the rest of the way out.

Brad92SE

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If your exhaust is rusted really bad (holes and such), you could probably have a shop bend you some pipe and weld it to your current muffler for a decent price.

MrGone

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I've got a test pipe in mine, it makes it sound alittle deeper but not much, exhaust still sounds stock, but theres a few little viberations or what have you in it. It's really nothing, probably just the stock muffler being wierd. I also have a stock y-pipe.

stanley3

straight pipes are a little bit noisy. try to use mufflers with perforated cores, even the design is straight but less noise.

Shadow1198

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Well, I've heard different Maximas with gutted cats (a VG and VQ) and they both sounded like sh*t! Don't do it.

evilvamp7

i have done straight pipe without the catalytic converter and if u take out the muffler and put a glass pack it sound great

chrgdRapa

so what should we try after the aftermarket Y pipe to get that deep bass?

internetautomar

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The opinion of the sound is subjective.
I currently have a straight pipe cat back (no muffler) and it sounds fine to me.
But the car alarms tend to get POed at it

Max94SE

I took the muffler off of my 94 SE (it was TOOO quiet) and replaced it with a straight pipe with a Pacesetter Monza resonator tip on it. Very nice sound at idle; actually quiet at highway speeds; the only time it becomes bothersome is under load at around 2500 rpm. Then it drones a bit but that I can live with. I love the sound of it. I do still have the catalytic converter on it and it's not gutted or anything. That provides enough muffling to make it sound nice. I wanted something that sounded better but I didn't want to put a "coffee can" muffler on it. With the Pacesetter tip on it looks pretty much stock until you look from down low and you don't see a muffler body. That combined with the popcharger sounds great at full throttle under an overpass or through a tunnel. Kind of a mini Lamborghini sound.

Shadow1198

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Yeah, well, a Maxima will never sound like this R33 GTR w/ T51r was my whole point.

Kyle

I can't remember but isn't it that if there is no muffler you get great top end power but crappy bottom end because you don't have any back pressure?

Max94SE

I haven't really noticed much of a difference with mine. I still have the stock exhaust for the rest of it. Nothing high flow. Putting a Y pipe, high flow cat, and bigger pipes would probably make that alot more noticeable.