for those that have a warpspeed Y-pipe....are these better than the Budget ones?

Which one is the best quality and has the best performance?

I would think that if they are both stainless steel, and mandrel bent, they should be the same.

Also, do headers make a huge difference in power? or is the Y-pipe enough?

If I add headers, will it make the engine noise much louder?

 

i just had the custom enterprises ss y-pipe and hi flow cat installed...I love it,, perfect fit.. sounds good and has more power..i still have the factory cat-back ...nice hole in my muffler too..lol........I would just make sure it is SS and fits properly..oh yeah,, i cut the resonator out and replaced with strait ss pipe..cant wait for the sp2 or cattman muffler....

 

Just got my warpseed pipe in the mail yesterday, and i can think of 160 reasons why i like it better. It's def. a solid looking piece of equipment. You won't see much difference between headers and y-pipe, other than ease of installation.

 

i have a ws y pipe and a ws high flo cat. def feel more power through the entire gear range, love it my car pullls mutch harder, i dunno about budget but ws y pipe did add hp i def feel the gains, as far as headers from what i understand they do make it louder, and should give u 5 hp. but i guess its the not the most effective mod cuz u would pay 500 for the headers and 400 for install, might as well dod ecu/mevi

 

used to have the ws y pipe on my old 96 auto maxima. got gains and bangs. really nice piece to have. but experienced some rattling sound, and a little bit of bees-in-the-can directly from below. it was made with stainless steel covering aluminum alloys. know that by placing some magnets on it and it won't stick. actually, some parts sitck, and some don't. i wonder how well distributed is the metallury fabrication. i then wrecked that car, totalled it and didn't even bother taking the y-pipe out.

then i bought two more maxima's: a 95 5-speed and a 96 auto. three weeks ago, i bought two budget y-pipes and put them on: the gains are great too. but there are no rattling or the bees-in-the can sound. placed a magnet on it, and it sticks like a ****. it's a beef to have in the exhaust system. didn't run loud at all. i'd go for this budget y-pipe for sure. clarification, bought two maxima's, auto is for my youngest bro for his 18th birthday, and 5-speed is mine to replace my wrecked baby.

the headers are not that worthy as an upgrade for all the money you'll have to pay. with an upgraded header on, you'll gain about 3-5 hp, but that noise level is going to shock your world. it's a nice piece of equipment to attract cops attention and get tickets after tickets. 3-5 hp gain will not be felt like the y-pipe upgrade. why would you pay that much money for little gain, and increase much noise in the neighborhood?

 

I have wsp y pipe. Fitment was perfect on their y pipe but the b pipe absoulutely stinks. I havent had any problem with the y and deffinetely felt the gains. I would reccomned it.

 

No one can really answer your question unless they have tried both pipes. Everyone can offer their experience with one in particular. So if your asking people's opinion its fine, but as to which is best then like i said you have to had experienced both.
Me i have the WSP pipe, no complaints as far as gain is concern i don't know because i never drove my car on the stock pipe or any other pipe. But the performance is good. As far as the budget goes, i've never tried it. So i don't know.

 

hmm i see cyu might have answered you question. hehe

 

aweful. my ypipe hit my engine subframe and had to be notched.

 

I can't compare, I can only say the WS Y-pipe installed without a hitch, except for the difficulty in removing the old one. It is "aluminized steel", not stainless steel. The factory exhaust is also aluminized steel, so you can use the condition of your factory exhaust to determine whether you need stainless steel. My 6 year old factory y-pipe was still is excellent condition, so I personally saw no need to pay extra for stainless steel. I believe Budget offers both, with the stainless steel being a bit more expensive, obviously.

I experienced a bit of buzz for a few days, but it has completely gone, and there is no rattling either. These are typically installation issues.

 

Looking at this as an unbiased, as well as unexperienced view as some might say, but I'll be going with Budget. Ihave heard the WS gets rattles, and bees in a can noise. WS Alumized steel y pipe is $160 as a group deal. The budget however, I haven't heard of fitment issues, nor bees in the can annoyance. It is all stainless steel as cyu1 explained, and therefore fares better in bad conditions (in the long run). Don't know the exact price of budget y pipe, but I think its like $190 shipped.

 

yea so im lookin to buy one is this a good deal or no?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...930773591&rd=1

 

Are you talking about warpspeed or budget?? I think you're talking about warpspeed, but i'm not sure...

 

so does this pipe make the bees inthe can noise u guys are talking bout?

 

No, it doesn't.

 

I have the cattman Y-pipe on my 99 GLE. No bees, good power gain, Looked real solid when I took it out of the box. Very nicely constructed. Was told it was the best y-pipe to get so I bought it. Bit pricey, but so what...you only live once. Figured I would mention it. It's a third choice if you're interested.

 

dont like my wsp y, it rattle's at idle now, and is completely a pain in the ***.

 

i bought the WSP quiet catback, and will probably never buy from them again... i just want more out of spending money into mods... so the y-pipes out because thats all i've heard: bees, flex section is gone, rattling... uh... no

i was going to go cattman headers, but they proved not to be worth it to me, not at 16... so then i stepped it down to cattman y-pipe... very pricey ~$350, but the best one out there... not one problem...

but then, after look at different exhaust setups... im thinking of going with a budget b-pipe and some type of rear section, probably cattman, or stillen... depends... so i though why not get the budget y-pipe as well...

but see budgets is painted black... not that it matters, but i've heard that it isn't completely stainless steel, which was proven wrong by cyu1 i think it was... which is good because now i know it is...

so to me... cattman or budget... im really thinking budget since the only difference is the paint... not like anyone sees it anyways... although it would be cool to get a picture of my car underbody will a full hearder-back SS exhaust system...

lol... i could go on for days... i say budget man...

 

Get under your car, figure out what it's banging against, and fix it. Don't blame the y-pipe.

I had some rattling after my install. I called Warpspeed, described the problem, they suggested a fix, I implemented the fix, and no more rattle.

 

Ya I got the budget and I have the most annoying sound in the world coming from my ypipe I should have listend to steve and got the cattman.. You wont find better than that ypipe from cattman. I tried telling budget about my loud *** sputtering sound it makes when I give it gas and they havent done anything for me or responded to me. I took it to a muffler shop to get it tightend and I thought that would fix it but that was a waste of money.

 

i retract my previous statement... now i definately say cattman over budget... if im gonna spend money on something, i don't want it to crap out... might as well save and do it right the first time...

 

I've had an alum. WSP Y pipe on my 98 for about a month now. The fit was perfect and no noises at all. They have great customer service and are really inexpensive. ($160 shipped) if this pipe rusts through after 4 years and I still have the car I'll just buy another one. I couldn't see wasting the money on the SS one, besides winters in the midwest are relatively mild so it should hold up fine.
Also, a nice noticeable gain and a slight increase in exhaust tone.....sounds and feels good.

 

I have the aluminized steel Warpspeed Y-pipe. Fit was perfect. Power gain is very noticeable. Exhaust sound is slightly louder, but nothing objectionable. For $160 shipped it was a good deal. I expect it to last at least 5 years. Overall, I'm very pleased with it.

 

where can I get the warpspeed y-pipe? how much is the stainless steel one?

does it really make a difference between the budget y-pipe? are both pretty much the same?

My concern is that some complain of the buzzing bee noise coming from the warpspeed y-pipe. is this a problem?

thanks.

 

i bought a warpspeed 2 1/2 " complete exhaust a few months ago. i should have saved up for cattmans stainless complete exhaust . warpspeeds is cheap steel , and the b pipe was bent wrong so they sent me another one still didnt fit, i had to get a local shop to make a whole new b pipe that fit right. i would not buy anything from them again

 

what about this set up?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...931845212&rd=1

 

so is anyone else who bought BUDGET Y-PIPES having problems? or is that just a rare incident with the rattling noise?

 

One step at a time I installed a Budget y-pipe, then a Budget b-pipe then a Budget cold air system.The y-pipe was the best bang for the buck, then propably the b-pipe....I got one with a rez. No probs with fit or sound, perfect fit and just a nice tone increase without it being cop attracting loud. The biggest bargin is that Jeff will install for the cost of shipping or appox 15.00 $ cdn to install the y-pipe. After 25 years as a body man I would'nt get under the car for 15 bucks let alone work on it. Mind you I live only a half hour away so this may not be an option for all of you and with the sinking us dollar the budget stuff may go up in price, but no prob with the fit or quality.....cheers....phil

 

Only reason I wouldn't get WSP is they talk **** about budget and Cattman. morons.....

 

WSP is my choice.

Budget sounds foreign...have you seen the lastest stats? The Euro is way up against the dollar like crazy. Buy some american will ya. WSP is $160!

Anyway, WSP is aluminum coated/plated steel. When you run yer fingers across it, you're likely to get some alum powder on yer fingers. Will it last? Sure...unless you get a brillo pad an start rubbing.

I had to take out some hangers the OEM pipe uses, which caused alot of rattle with the WSP at any throttle.

I still have a rattle, only when I hit the gas hard. This is probably due to the WSP pipe not having any mid y-pipe bolt holes, to fasten to the block(like the OEM one does). I betcha anything, the WSP uses thinner steel than the cattman, which resonates and causes a rattle during heavy throttle.

 

I hear budget is best bang for the buck and most close to a cattman. But I customized my y with a cattman just for the name. Plus it was only for $180 shipped.

 

where did u get it for $180 shipped? was it stainless steel?

 

Yea, used stainless steel, for about a year ive been told, from the org. I chose used because I didnt want to spend money for a brand new one then chop it in half anyway. Sorry to dissapoint but used is the same. SS does not rust.

 

As I always like to say,
Junk!