maximalnemisis

hi .I have currently a 98se auto I have a ractive intake and a universal muffler that is a straight through design it sounds good, throaty and agrressive, and too over the top. but I want to get a y-pipe and I want too know how much more typically is the noise level increased when a budget y-pipe is installed? the max is somewhat of a daily driver so my 5 year old is with us I dont want him wearing hearing aids next year but at the same time I want more horse to satisfy me when hes not in the car.......

BadKarma99-4spd

iTrader: (4)

i dont know whith that muffler, but i have stock muffler, a place racing cai set up as a hai and the y-pip is barely noticable. at wot the intake is much louder. at idle the y gives a nice low gurgle at wot you hear a hissing like air rushing under your *** real fast. but like i said with the intake i can barely hear the y pipe.

most people will have no idea that you have a y pipe if you have a stock muffler.

good luck

99Maxima5sp

if its a "can" style muffler you have, it will probably sound like a$$, simply because there isnt much sound muting material in those style mufflers...


Eric

Street Reeper

I didn't notice any change in tone after installing my Y-pipe with Tsudo muffler. The best way to describe the sound is like a 3000gt. The Y-pipe only emphasized that slightly. No cats and a B-pipe is probably the sound you hear on ricers cars and thatsprobably what your worried sounding like. A y pipe doesn't do that and it gives big gains get it you won't regret it!!!

BlackCat

iTrader: (6)

If your universal muffler happens to be from Vibrant you'll get an annoying drone from 2500 rpm upwards during cruising. Even louder when accelerating.

maximalnemisis

thanx for the reponses the muffler I have now is fron naxos (?) and the car from my point of view sounds low and throaty and with the intake growly..... no mid to high pitch bees in a can drony but nice and thats the way I want to keep it.... but with more power. thanxxx!