Had a budget Y-pipe installed today and I'm not really impressed with the new exhaust tone. Sounds a little bit tinny at low rpms, kind of like an old Bonneville, or other gm crap, Z34 etc (I'm exaggerating a bit). From what I've read alot of org.er's choose to keep the stock muffler with a Y, Is this because a high flow muffler only makes it sound worse?

Right now I'm debating whether to have a universal magnaflow installed
Any insight is appreciated.

Could anyone post a sound clip of a Y-pipe with aftermarket muffler?

 

Magnaflow sucks at higher RPMs. It sounds like a Boxer engine(Impreza wrx and sti) at lower rpms. That's all I'll say.

 

when i had the ypipe and magnaflow setup i sounded like a dump truck crusing around and a rice warrior at WOT ! it bugged the crap out of me and i had to get rid of it.

 

aftermarket y-pipe and a stock muffler sounds high pitched and bad imo. My powertech with ypipe sounds awesome...deep burble at idle (slightly wrxish) and a very deep sound continuing through the rpms up until 5k where it gets SLIGHTLY higher pitched..nothing bees in a can tho. Ive gotten compliments on how my car sounds from guys that hate how imports tend to sound.

 

People always tell you your exhaust sounds nice when you ask them. What did you expect? People say they like how mine sounded yet I know myself it gpt high pitched at WOT.

 

Uhh Ive heard my car many times from outside, buncha times friends have driven my car while im in theres or they do a driveby from a stop full throttle so I can hear my exhaust while I stand outside. I guarantee my car has none of the bees in a can noise...if you lived in socal id be happy to let you hear.

None of the comments I get are from me asking...they just tell me my exhaust sounds good. Ive heard sound clips of magnaflows on maximas...they never sound good.

 

I like the sound of the y pipe and striaght through muffler when you lay on it.

 

i like the sound of my y pipe, budget b with magnaflow res and borla traight through muffler. you could try putting a 5th gen muffler on.

 

Heres my experience with a Y-pipe and multiple exhaust setups...

1) Budget Y - stock B - stock muffler : very stockish sounding with a pontiac like burble on start up.

2) Budget Y - stock B - dynomax dual exhaust: sounded alright. No real "tone" to it, just sounded like woosh.

3) Budget Y - custom B - flowmaster dual exhaust: my favorite setup. VERY burbly at idle, deep, but quiet at WOT (intake always sounds louder) and the typical flowmaster burble at descending RPMs

4) (current) Budget Y - test pipe - custom B - flowmaster dual exhaust: a tad bit higher pitched because of no cat. Can sound ver ricey if revved when ice cold, other than that, just louder and deeper that my previous #3 setup..

Now, my buddy has had a few different ones as well including Warpseed Y and magnaflow muffler. Sounded horrible and he knew it, so he took it off. Sounded VERY raspy above 5K. Now he has my old dynomax...

Word of warning, a Y-pipe and anything just straight through in design will sound raspy and dont let anyone else convince you it doesnt!


-eric

 

HEHE you guys are so right. Y pipes sound bad. I hada straight through muffler and had to remove it. So nasty sounding. My set up is WS Y, carsound cat, and stock cat back. Sounds deeper than stock with a little burble at some rpms....mostly 1,200 rpms, reminds me of a VG30E Maxima.....oh and a lawn mower. But I can live with it because I have the extra HP. I know 2 ppl that have a Y with a Greddy SP and it sounds sweet.

 

thats a damn bummer. i was close to grabbing a budget Y since i've heard so much that it sounds good w/stocks.

 

Greddy sp, and cattman ss y pipe..

 

I never said it sounded bad?!? I think you guys are taking the "pontiac sounding" a little to far. What i mean is at start up it has a nice burble, almost reminiscent (sp?) of a pontiac which doesnt sound bad?! Maybe i was comparing it to the wrong car? But trust me, it doesnt sound bad, you cant even hear it from the cabin with the windows up...

Trust me, get the Y pipe, you need it to move those massive heavy rims you got there



-eric

 

Dont get me started...




-eric

 

Ludacris, did you get this muffler right here?



I think all those other ones just look like rice cans. Don't mean to offend anyone, but thats my opinion.

 

You get what you pay for..

 

if its the pt1011 then yes...5th gen guys put pt1012 but those dual 4 inch tips are just too much.

 

That's a very small muffler and I still have a time hard believing it sounds good with a ypipe and bpipe. Luda do you have any sound clips? I'll be looking for a new muffler soon and need all the help I can get.

 

exactly, you paid for a can and you got complimentary rice....





-eric

 

Yeah its a small muffler i can see why some would have a hard time believing it sounds good...but it does.

I have stock b-pipe...so im not sure how its gonna sound with yours. If i can get a hold of someones camcorder ill get a soundclip for you.

 

The best sounding setup I have heard (and the one I will have done soon) is an aftermarket Y-pipe, OEM cat, 2.5" non-resonated B-pipe (although I'm sure a resonated one would sound fine) and a 5th Gen muffler.

 

Thanks Luda, that would be great. B-pipe won't make much difference if they both have resonators.

 

what is the difference in sound form a y-pipe and stock muffler to a Y with 5th gen muffler?

and how much is a 5th gen?

Guess I won't be putting the magnaflow on!
thanks for the replys

 

warpspeed y + apexi catback

 

Anyone have a sound clip of a 5th gen muffler?

 

how does the 5th Gen look on ours? any pics?

 

99Maxima5sp, what series flowmaster do you use?

 

what about the dynomax super turbo? anyone have that with just a y?

 

Guess you missed my post up above?




80-series, otherwise known as the "camaro-style" muffler. One inlet, two outlets...





-eric

 

not even a true dual exhaust...

 

oh please please please can i hear your civic immitating exhaust?!?!? Pleeaaaaaassseeee




-eric

 

If you think my greddy sp sound like rice, then go listen to your POS crapflow exhaust.

 

, we will just never stop...its too fun. I hate your car, you hate mine, its all good




-eric

 

so would you recommend any of the other series for my single exhaust?

 

60-series would probably sound very good.






-eric

 

hey i dont hate your car... just the fake dualies.. and the chrome dress up kit..

 

i was thinking of a 40 series. i really want as deep a sound as i can get.

you dont think that would sound good?

 

It would sound good, but my experience with them is their loud, deep, and they drone very badly...



-eric

 

well i'm gonna go ahead and try a 40 series delta flow, with a custom non-resonated 2.5" b-pipe. i'll let everyone know how it sounds!

 

when I just had a budget y-pipe and the rest stock, only a small burble at idle and a bit louder on hard excel...but deep not tinny. With the b pipe with res and the cold air still not louad if you take it easy, to me on hard excel it winds out much harder and sounds almost like a good running small block chevy with headers, esp past 5 grand. the budget stuff has never sounded tinny to me.