maxima_man1992

What do you guys recomed for a new muffler or exhaust system? I dont want it to sound like a honda or like a pissed off bumble bee.

Greeny

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If you want to retain the stock exhaust note,then i recommend recommend staying with the OEM muffler,i have heard the 5th gen oem muffler also has pretty much the same sound...

Someone in the classifieds has a good used 3rd gen muffler f/s..link to his for sale thread below

link--> http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?t=526655

'93maximaGXE

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Greddy has a complete exhaust system from the y-pipe and has all the pipe and a muffler for $609, i dont know how much it is shipped, but here is a link.

http://greddy.com/products/display/?...&SubCategory=1

but if you just want a replacement muffler, i have the one off of my 93. its in exellent condition. i dont have my camera right now, but when i get it ill take some pics of it and post them here. summit has a lot of inexpensive mufflers too, just go to the link below and narrow the search down to what kind of muffler you want, and there you go.

http://store.summitracing.com/egnsea...115+4294891681

BuckFutter

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i'm pretty sure the greddy kit is just a cat-back. if not then they owe me a cat.

'93maximaGXE

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hmm... i dont know, i think that big thing is a cat. if not, its a resonator. to tell you the truth, i have no idea. haha

Greeny

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It's a resonator..

'93maximaGXE

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haha, thanks.

jlars205

Anyone have pics of the greddy system? I like my twin tips on the stock exhaust, but the muffler needs replacing and I'd just as soon upgrade to a stainless one.

'93maximaGXE

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i put the muffler that i said i got (link somewhere above) on my car by myself, i need a custom b-pipe cuz the muffler is, ah, you'll see, but ill get a vid up soon.

gerryv

sorry to kinda hijack this thread but for somereason i cant startmy own.again sorry!!!!
ok my 90 gxe needs a flex what i wanna do is just replace the flex piece for now as i drive it about 150 miles a day. does anyone know what size it is and how long so i can pick one up?

Cliff Clavin

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It is way better to just get a new warpspeed y pipe with the new flex built in. Most shops will charge you just a little less to weld in a new piece of flex pipe.

The warpspeed will increase power and mpg and everything will be new (flanges, gaskets, etc) so you won't worry about any more problems.


As for the original poster, you can either buy a GReddy (cat back only), a warpspeed (everything from the y-pipe back or just the cat back) or have something custom made at a shop near you. This can go from OEM all the way to mandrel bent, full on sweet exhaust.

I would recommend you buy an aftermarket y pipe (best inexpensive mod for performance on these cars) and then have a cat-back made at a shop with a resonator and quality muffler. Something like the 5th gen would be optimal. It is quiet, but changes the flow when you get into the high rpm range.

If you want to spend the money, the GReddy sounds awesome, IMO. I have one and I love it. I first heard it on MrGone's old car and I fell in love with the sound immediately. The downside is that the GReddy cat-back costs as much as the complete warpspeed exhaust (y-pipe, high flow cat, resonator and cat-back with a magnaflow muffler) combined.

http://www.warpspeedperformance.com/nissan.htm

gerryv

i know the warp speed is the way to go but i dont have the time towait for one to show up plus i will in stall the flex pipe myself as i have all the tools and it what i use to do for a living i guess what i am looking for is an easy answer what size and how long. when the car is done doing my daliy driving then ill do all the mods.so puting in the flex is cheaper for me since im doing it myself since all it will cost is my time and the 20 or 30 bucks for the flex pipe.

internetautomar

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crawl under the car and measure it.

gerryv

for everyone that would like to know it was 2 inch's both sides and 8 inches long.nothing a well trained hand with a saws all cant handle and 30 min of time.thanks for the input anyhow i just thought that some one here would have done what i did by know i guess not everyone is on a budget with there MAX or DO IT YOURSELFERS. lol oh well its done know and i shared the info.

Alex_V

Most people just don't have welders. And if they do they can probably afford a warpspeed y pipe.

Im assuming you welded it correct?

~Alex

StevePPD

The Pacesetter exhaust sounds awesome. Just my oppinion.

CyMax

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IMO the Warpspeed Y pipe is worth the 7 day wait. Very well designed and built. Install took maybe 5 minutes after the old one was removed.

maxima_man1992

I was lookin at pacesetters and I was wondering how they sounded. My friend has them on his probe.

DizZL3

I have a pacesetter setup, with the headers and everything. I'll see if i can get a video up on the sound or something. I'm glad I picked pacesetter though, just as long as it doesn't sound like a civic... yuck!

'93maximaGXE

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i have heard that pacesetter is not that great in terms of durability, and that they wear down or whatever a lot sooner.

jlars205

Will pacesetters even fit with a WSP (or stock) y-pipe? I looked and the description is kind of vague. Some models have a completely different y-pipe and others will hook up to the stock one, but everywhere I look is really vague as far as which models get what.


Reason I ask is that my y-pipe finally came! I can't wait to get it installed

internetautomar

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pacesetter headers will not fit the y-pipe

StevePPD

Pacesetter headers are just fine as far as function I have ran them on almost all of my cars. As far as how pretty they are they lose there luster/paint very very quickly.

jlars205

I heard the paint was only to protect them during storage and that the other, more expensive finish was the better way to go if you want it to last. Bummer about them not fitting a stock y-pipe though.

Tampamaximus

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Has anyone done dual exhaust before?

elusivemax93

i have seen a off white Maxima running around these parts over here in Washington with a cheap looking ricer straight through mufflers. its kinda hard to do a dual exhaust without having to cut out the spare tire well to fit a nice set of mufflers underneath the car and not just some ricer cans.

jlars205

WSP Y-pipe installed! I have to admit I was skeptical at first, but I felt a definite improvement in acceleration from it. Awesome first mod! My only beef is that I seem to have traded a rusted-out flex section for one that hisses, but only at low rpm. I figured the pipe would be louder, but I thought the lined flex section was supposed to stop it from hissing... Has anyone else noticed this?

CyMax

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Sounds like a leak to me. How is your low end after the y-pipe? I installed mine about a week ago and my bottom end seems weaker than before, MUCH weaker.

bs33mp

So what kind of headers will? Im going to buy a WSP Y pipe next week and after that I want to put a cat back on it. But other than pacesetter the only other brand is Greddy(that I found) and that is out of my price range. Should I just get one custom made? Or does warpspeed also sell cat backs as well. Im a newb so if I got any of this stuff mixed up help me out. Thanks

Greeny

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Have you checked for a bad knock sensor code?

internetautomar

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1. the y-pipe only fits the stock manifolds.
2. no one beside pacesetter makes headers for the 3rd AFAIK

CyMax

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No check engine light, would'nt a bad KS show up on the dash?

Greeny

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Not unless it grew legs and jumped up on the dash to wave at me


Seriously,My k/s never lit up the cel,but when i ran the codes a some years back,thar she was.

internetautomar

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the only time I ever saw a CEL was when I started the car...

jlars205

My low end is fine, unless you're talking just off idle. Even then, the car pulls harder with the A/C on full blast than it did before with it off. Whereabouts would you suspect a leak? I used the gaskets that came with the pipe...

maxima_man1992

This might be a stupid question but I went to the warpspeed and I cant find where to order the y pipe.

Pearl93VE

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http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/WARPS...QQcmdZViewItem

maxima_man1992

so you have to buy it off of ebay?

Greeny

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The ebay link provided is warpspeed's ebay store,so in essence you are buying directly from warpspeed via ebay..

jlars205

Or else you could call them and order it that way. They've got their phone number all over that site.