So I installed my Warpspeed Y-pipe about a week and a half ago, and it performs really well. One thing I've noticed though, is that when the car is running and all warmed up, there is a very noticeable and pronounced drone that occurs right around 2300-2400 rmps (when accelerating) and then disappears above or below those rmps...

My question: is this the "bees in a can" noise?? It's not the worst sound in the world, but it's getting a little annoying... Plus, I wouldn't know what to compare the "bees in a can" noise to, because I've never actually heard it on another maxima...

Another question: how could I make this go away? Any quick-fixes??

 

What's the rest of your exhaust set-up look like? It shouldn't drone of you have stock cat-back.

 

Yeah I've got the bone stock cat and cat-back...

It sounds like the droning is coming directly from the Y-pipe

 

You will get some kind of noise if you have aftermarket cat back as you stated you do. It's pretty normal to have some degree of drone.

 

Sorry if I misspoke, but I DO have the stock cat AND stock cat-back, no other modifications to the exhaust at all except for the y-pipe... Any suggestions?

Thanks for trying to help by the way, I appreciate it

 

Shouldn't have any drone, jsut a different note, hard to explain.

But the bees in a can is exactly that, it's not a droning noise its more like a really large bee flying under your car. I recently put a warpspeed y after my stillen y, and the wsp was much more quiet than the stillen, and the stillen did in fact have that awful bees in a can noise.

Maybe you have an exhaust leak.

 

Lucky you. when I had no resonator, my car would backfire and fart all over the place, is was actually pretty fun.

 

I dont have any drone. I did when I had a muffler only.

 

I thought the "bees" noise was some type of a hiss? I've heard references including hissing, buzzing, rattling, Chevy Cavalier/Lumina note, raspiness, drone, etc. At any rate, everyone seems to have their own take as to how the "bees-in-a-can" noise sounds like, so maybe some other people can chime in.

An exhaust leak could also cause a hiss. Try unbolting the y-pipe again and refit the gaskets. Next step would be to try exhaust wrap.

Either the flex section is damaged or the flex section is rattling around. This could possibly explain why the Cattman y uses such a small flex section.

Anyways, I have a slight drone at around 1,700rpm, but only audible when the stereo is completely off and when the car is moving. Nothing like that when I rev it.

How does it sound at idle? Hard accleration? WOT?

Maybe it's just resonance

 

It sounds fine at idle, and it even sounds fine about 10-15 minutes of driving while the car is still warming up.

It's when the car is completely warmed up that the loud drone pops in, right around 2300-2400, and then it's gone after that. This never happened with my stock y-pipe, could I just need a new muffler perhaps?

 

I've never heard of a stock cat back droning w/ a y-pipe, but anything is possible.

 

***EXCLUSIVE*** Bees in a can *VID* ***EXCLUSIVE***

Not my car

 

Damn.

My car does NOT do that.

 

Mine did the same thing. My car was turning heads

 

That sounds like a wet fart with the *** cheeks clenched together. All pain no gain

Mine doesn't sound anything like it.

Be sure to check if your muffler is rusting. Mine was causing the low rpm noise not the y-pipe.

 

Its not just a ypipe that did that, I believe he is running straight pipe all the way back with a magnafart muffler.

 

that's atrocious(sp)

 

i have the exact same noise as you. i will take a video clip now and post it later tonight. i have the stock y-pipe though. This droning noise is cuased by an exhaust leak. i turned my car on and had it lifted at the mechanic and i felt the air coming out of the parts where b-pipe and muffler was. also my muffler is VERY rusted and this is also what is causing this noise. I will be home around 10:00 so expect the video then.

peace yall

 

ahahahahahahahaha

I just ordered a budget b-pipe (resonated) because evidently my stock pipe is rusted through. The only way to shut it up is by drowning it out with the stereo or the intake.



I don't have access to the search function , but I do remember a bunch of people complaining about WSP B-Pipe fitment. I'm going to keep on looking for b-pipe threads just in case I made a horrible mistake.

Right now I have a WSP y-pipe, and a 5th gen muffler FWIW. I'll see how it sounds with the new b-pipe and go from there as far as adding a dynomax muffler or something similar.

 

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Your car sounds great,

 

I have the Budget Y and B-pipes with the stock muffler. There is a slight elevation in noise but its very tolerable. Nice background sound while at idle and even better while accelerating. The noise is not overwhelming at all if compared to a Y-pipe/stock B pipe with straight-through muffler setup.

 

Hate to bring this thread back from the dead but can someone repost a video of the bees in the can sound? The old link is deaddddddddddd

 

Ye, y-pipe/stock B, Magnaflow Race series straight through FTW!!!!

 

Anyone?

 

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That video is of my old car (totaled...RIP) when the previous owner still had it.

 

Anyone? Video? Impressions done by mouth will also be accepted...lol

 

ya it won't work anymore, put it on you tube or something i wanna see this, i feel all left out lol