got a 1996 nissan maxima interested in replacing everything under the car... the Y-pipe.. cat.. bpipe and muf.... but i got a few questions i need help answering.. i want to replace the old stock pipes with new ones but i dont want the car to b so loud... any suggestions on each part would b helpful... product names.. links... would b greatly appreciated.. thanx everyone

 

All the parts + descriptions + prices all in one place, makes life easy huh?:

http://drewm.dyndns.org/~drew/maxfaq...imaPerformance

 

very nice very nice

 

i have another question about the exhaust system... as people know now... custommaxima.com came out with the dual exhuast bolt on system.. if i get that.. is it worth it??? that set only comes with two muffs rite?? b-pipe not included rite?

 

Make sure you get a B pipe with a resonator, and look for a used 5th gen muffler. That'll be the quietest setup, with some decent power gains, too.

DW

 

I think it has to come with a b-pipe, or else how would you connect the other muffler? It probably splits into 2 pipes somewhere after, but close to the cat. Oh, and no, its not worth it unless you are just going for a custom look, performance will be pretty much the same as any other cat-back

 

if i do this... do i have to get a 5th gen. b pipe with resonator or i could just get a 4th gen b pipe with resonator and it will bolt rite on with the 5th gen muf.... thanx

 

and get the longest resonator available

 

You can stay with a 4th gen, but I was assuming you wanted more power while still keeping things quiet. With the 5th gen muffler, you can get more power out of your exhaust than the 4th gen. I beleive you have to weld on a few flanges to put the 5th gen on, not a major job though.

DW

 

so far i decided on this....Ypipe and b pipe with resonator from budget exhaust.com... rand tech cat .. from custommaxima.com... and a 5th gen. muf. (dont know any cat back exhaust system good for the car.. trying to go for a quiet sound) anyone can change anyting from this list... or add something please email me back at bigjayx23@yahoo.com or reply back to this form.. thanx...

 

I would not reccomend the random tech cat. Many people on the org have had problems with the baffles inside becoming loose and ratting around inside. And ended up getting a new one. Notice some of the sigs around here have "random tech cat hater number **" in them. Plus a cat converter does not even yeild very good gains at all (maybe 1-2 HP if that). But everything else sounds good

 

Question: I really don't want to get an aftermarket muffler because in my opinion they add to much noise compared to just the stock muffler. However, I would like to hear some sort of an exhaust note. I was wondering if getting a the b-pipe without the resonator would do? Is the exhaust tone to loud with this setup?

 

from wat i heard around here if u get the b-pipe without the resonator u will get a louder exhaust sound.... it suggested that u get it with a resonator and get a 5th gen. muf or use ur stock one.

 

What cat convertor do u suggest besides the random tech cat??? i do need a new cat my stock one is dying... but thanx for the advice...

 

I know Carsound makes good cat's and so why not just get that with 2.5" inlet and outlet opening. If you stick with your stock cat, i believe you would experience bottle necking and flow will not be as straight through as it could be, assuming we want a 2.5" exhaust from y-pipe to muffler.
-Jalal

 

Yeah i have not heard any bad things about carsound cats. And they are much cheaper at around $100 i think from warpspeed.

 

When do you know your cat is gonna die? I have a 98 SE with 84,500 miles and I'm looking to do my exhaust this summer. Prob 85,XXX by then.

 

alot of times it will smell like rotten eggs.

 

any other cats ??? warpspeed ova random tech cat??? is that everyone on the org suggest?

 

is this a good setup??Ypipe and Bpipe from budgetexhaust.com.... carsound cat-warpspeed.com... i dont know wat kind of muf i should use... any suggestion?? i plan on getting everying in the 2.5 area if so i heard u cant use stock muf? correct me if im wrong...

 

are there any guarantees of rust proof for the budget Y pipe??? anyone experience bad rust forming on the budget Y? cuz i knwo that warpspeed Y pipes have a 4 year gaurantee of no rust...

 

T-304 Stainless Steel
-Jalal