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Old Feb 17, 2004 | 10:41 AM
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need help with aftermarket exhaust

Hello, I need some help with what I should get for my exhaust. My warpspeed y-pipe should be coming soon. Im going to keep the stock cat and get a b-pipe and muffler. Im probably going to go with warpspeed for the b-pipe. For the muffler I want something quiet or has a very low deep sound, nothing ricey, loud and has a 4" tip. I was thinking about getting a dynomax turbo muffler, would I need 2.25 or 2.5? What side is the stock muffler and does the stock muffler have an offset inlet? I cant check myself because the car is in the shop from the hit and run . I was also was thinking about going with a 5th gen muffler but I dont want a dual tip. Anyone have any other sugestions? Thanks.
Old Feb 17, 2004 | 07:34 PM
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Anyone have the Dynomax muffler?
Old Feb 17, 2004 | 07:59 PM
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Anyone have the Dynomax muffler?
I just ordered one, It will be needed because i will be running a 2.5" straight through exhaust (no cat, no resonators). Ive heard they are good.
Old Feb 17, 2004 | 09:31 PM
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i have a dynomax its good, not too loud, it makes the intake sound more heavy. but the muffler is done now because i blew out the wells.
Old Feb 18, 2004 | 02:13 PM
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Will the Dynomax muffler bolt right up or will welding be needed? I dont really want to pay a shop to do it but I have never done any exhuast work before.
Old Feb 18, 2004 | 02:24 PM
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Dynomax will be a weld on. They are universal .
Old Feb 18, 2004 | 02:56 PM
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I heard the magnaflow SS muffler sounds really deep and clean. I had one on my 3rd gen max and it was great. I'm thinking about getting one for my 4th gen.
Old Feb 18, 2004 | 03:53 PM
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Im looking for a good low deep sounding exhaust for my 92' maxima GXE. I was wondering if I have to buy the entire exhuast system, or can I just buy the muffler. How much is the Muffler ?
Old Feb 18, 2004 | 04:15 PM
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If I go with a Dynomax 2.5" muffler, which b-pipe from Warpspeed can I use? The stock muffler has an offset inlet and a center outlet like the Dynomax...right? All the 2.5" b-pipes are for center inlet mufflers. The b-pipes for the "stock" inlets are 2.25". Which one can i use?
Old Feb 18, 2004 | 04:38 PM
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for a 92' GXE, I'd go with Magnaflow SS - thats all I had was the muffler on my car and it sounded awesome. Very deep and clean.
Old Feb 22, 2004 | 06:07 AM
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Anyone know if I can use a warpspeed 2.5" b-pipe and a dynomax 2.5" muffler? Is it going to line up correctly, will the b-pipe need bending or extra pipeing be needed?
Old Feb 22, 2004 | 09:07 AM
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I just receive all my exhaust parts from warpspeed yesterday and I am using a ws y-pipe, high flow cat, b-pipe w/ resonator, and 18 inch magnaflow muffler with 3.5 inch tip. Warpspeed recommended these pieces to me and stated that it will be a real nice deep tone with no ricey-ness to it. Will be installing sometime this week.

BTW...it is all 2.5 inch mandrel bent piping.
Old Feb 22, 2004 | 09:26 AM
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Keep us updated. I'm looking to get a b-pipe and wanted to know how your setup sounds. Thanks

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Originally Posted by RyCrisp
I just receive all my exhaust parts from warpspeed yesterday and I am using a ws y-pipe, high flow cat, b-pipe w/ resonator, and 18 inch magnaflow muffler with 3.5 inch tip. Warpspeed recommended these pieces to me and stated that it will be a real nice deep tone with no ricey-ness to it. Will be installing sometime this week.

BTW...it is all 2.5 inch mandrel bent piping.
Old Feb 22, 2004 | 01:21 PM
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For those of you who don't want a loud exhaust, you have a many choices. No matter what, the Y pipe increases sound, (can get raspy). The Apex and Frankencar cat backs are relitively quiet. If you wanna go custom 1) Mod the whole exhaust and keep the stock muffler. This will give a raspy yet quiet tone, not deep though. 2) Mod the exhaust keeping the cat and a resonatonated B pipe. You will have a deep tone due to a straight through muffler, but the resonator and cat will ease the noise (rasp) of the Y pipe. I have resonator for a muffler, yeah a glass pack, and an other wise stock exhaust. The resonator is not much louder then stock. It adds a deep rumble from start up to 3,000 rpm, then it dies out. To answer the lining up question, having a new tail section (to mate to the B pipe) made from scratch is kinda pointless, just cut off the stock muffler inlet and reuse it. The B pipe ends with a flange so if you use the flanged inlet pipe of the stock muffler, it will take little work, if any, to get a muffler to fit correctly. Thats what I did. If you have a 33" long muffler (inlet to tip) it should not need any extra pipe and it comes right to the edge of the bumper (on a 97-99).
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i have wsp y-pipe + magnaflow SS muffler... nice and clean.
Old Feb 22, 2004 | 04:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Maxima10to1
For those of you who don't want a loud exhaust, you have a many choices. No matter what, the Y pipe increases sound, (can get raspy). The Apex and Frankencar cat backs are relitively quiet. If you wanna go custom 1) Mod the whole exhaust and keep the stock muffler. This will give a raspy yet quiet tone, not deep though. 2) Mod the exhaust keeping the cat and a resonatonated B pipe. You will have a deep tone due to a straight through muffler, but the resonator and cat will ease the noise (rasp) of the Y pipe. I have resonator for a muffler, yeah a glass pack, and an other wise stock exhaust. The resonator is not much louder then stock. It adds a deep rumble from start up to 3,000 rpm, then it dies out. To answer the lining up question, having a new tail section (to mate to the B pipe) made from scratch is kinda pointless, just cut off the stock muffler inlet and reuse it. The B pipe ends with a flange so if you use the flanged inlet pipe of the stock muffler, it will take little work, if any, to get a muffler to fit correctly. Thats what I did. If you have a 33" long muffler (inlet to tip) it should not need any extra pipe and it comes right to the edge of the bumper (on a 97-99).

I was thinking that I probably need the inlet to the stock muffler to make this work. The stock inlet is 2.25"? If so, there is not reason to go with a 2.5" b-pipe and muffler.
Old Feb 23, 2004 | 12:39 PM
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I was thinking that I probably need the inlet to the stock muffler to make this work. The stock inlet is 2.25"? If so, there is not reason to go with a 2.5" b-pipe and muffler.
I never measured but my muffler/resonator thing was just bigger in diameter. I have a coupler that fits into the inlet pipe and into the muffler, so in reality its a reducer but turned around. So I think yes the stock piping is about 2.25".
Old Feb 23, 2004 | 12:56 PM
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correction...stock piping is 2.0", not 2.25". That is why some people on here get 2.25 piping put on aftermarket.

JeEve, I would just get some muffler shop to custom bend you some piping for b-pipe and beyond. I did this and it only cost me like $50. I got 2.5" piping all the way from the stock resonator back to my 5th gen muffler. It sounds good. I am sure it will be a little louder when I get my y-pipe on, but I will not mind. I think it will still be quiet enough for my taste and sounds like for you too. Look into it. Call around and see what people would charge you to do it.
Old Feb 23, 2004 | 03:17 PM
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Thanks for the replies. I thought the stock was 2.25". Brudaddy, did the muffler shop mandrel bend the piping? I was just going to get a warpspeed 2.5" b-pipe and dynomax 2.5" muffler and get a shop to weld 2.5" piping from the b-pipe to the muffler. I dont want to use the stock muffler inlet piping sinces its 2" and there will be no point of doing this. I cant trust any shops around here, every place tries to screw you. My friend called a shop and they wanted $100 to install his catback. It bolts right on and does not need welding. He got it done for around $60 elsewhere. Im probably going to get charged a lot more since i need custom piping. Is going with 2.5" going to make any difference than 2.25"?
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