Well i just recieved my y pipe from custom maxima for $199 shipped from the GD. Well i am going install this myself at work next week but i remember that people where saying go to a mechanic and have them replace the bolts on the cat. Well i went to 2 places today and one said they couldnt install the y pipe but for the new bolts i was looking at $75 and down the street said it would be about 150 fo the install they wouldnt do just the bolts. So when i lift it at work next week i guess ill just have to heat up the bolts before they will come off. Anyother things that i should plane inadvance for this install, and about how long does it take. I have read alot of the instructions in the stickies and other places doesnt seem too hard. Thanks Tom

 

Rust Rust Rust

 

so the point of making this thread was?

 

It's just those bolts that were going to give you trouble. Monroe Muffler replaced the two bolts connecting y-pipe to cat this morning for $20. I had to remove those bolts so that I can install my STS, now I'm just waiting for the car to cool down.

If you have access to an industrial lift and tools, why were you going to pay someone to remove them? I just don't have the resources to do what they did this morning, which by the way, is very cool to watch IMO.

 

y-pipes are evil.

 

I too am curious, my budget Y is arriving and I have my mechanic putting it in, looking for a good write up. The stickies have one post, but it is brief. Does anyone have a more comprehensive write up? Is it neccesary? I was hoping to see info on exhaust wrap and hanger fastening...

 

Yea well i work at a college in the grounds crew and there is a lift there so i was gona use that but i dont know all the tools that we have since im never in there. But i also cant wait to have it installed and im taking a nice drive this weekend to the shore (about 1.25 hrs away) so i really wanted to see how it would feel. So thats y i was going around to find out how much people were charging.

 

What are you concerned about, your mechanic can figure it out in 2 seconds. Forget about exhaust wrap. First of all you don't need it for a Budget y, secondly it leads to corrosion, rust and premature failure of the product and is intended for race-car applications.

 

It should be no more than 1.0 to 1.25 hours labor at whatever the going rate is.

 

i think u should save your money and do it yourself b/c its not that hard. i did the ypipe install myself with a buddy and the only problem i had was getting under the car and getting leverage to take off the bolts. all u need is wd40 or some kind of greaser to losen the bolts and you'll be fine. it took me like 2.5 hours cause i kept takin breaks, hope all goes well

 

yeah, just get a breaker bar, or even just some piping and just tug on those nuts!

 

Cool thanks for the help everyone. Ill let u know hopefully b4 July 6th on how this CM y pipe is so that way if u wana get in on the GD you can.

 

yea, get a breaker bar or torque bar. same thing. personally i also have a 15 galon compressor n hardly use that. its a pain in the butt to have to lug it out and wait for the compressor to fill it up with air. the torque bar is great. i only recommend using an air gun when you know there's a lot of bolts to be taken off n only making sure you can get to them

 

Geez, when I replaced mine I used a fire wrench (torch) and they came right off.
Nothing like torching off those bolts. In any case I removed the bolts and
then took out the studs that were in the cat. I put in two new 9/16th
bolts and away I went. Rust is a real ***** on the old ones.

You can try using a mapp torch but that will take awhile to get it to
glow the way you would want. Forget about a propane torch.

If you have to, you can always drill out the old bolts/studs too. ( start with a small hole and go a few sizes up) After about 30min you should be done.

 

did everyone have a problem installing the y-pipe or some of you did not have any problems at all?

 

The installation can get no easier it is just the amount of rust that has built up and the components that will dictate difficulty/time

 

headers are worse

 

I had to have 3 bolts TORCHED OFF of my car for my y-pipe install. Of course, that was after 9 years of NY winters! They were fused on. Heating them didn't work. Air-tools were useless.

If you are lucky, you will get them off no problem.

Just get under your car and test the bolts. You don't need to wait for the y-pipe to see if you can do this yourself. If you can turn them, you know you are good for the install.

 

Hi All
I have a 95 Nissan Max and I have this problem with the wind noise. It is lound. So where/who can I go to get the insulation re done? I live in Indy. if anyone here can advise me where I should take my car to, I'd appreciated.
Also..can someone show me where the distributor cap locate? I replaced the plugs and now I want to replace the wiring/dis. cap/ignition coil/ etc...but I cannot find it.
Thanks

PS: why cant I make new thread on this forum?

 

Ready, aim, fire...........!

 

Welcome to the .org Coolbrew. The best way for you to get your questions answered would be to go to the 4th Generations forum and start a brand new thread.

I figured I'd be the first to post to you since other people on this forum seem to be pretty grouchy lately

This forum is pretty active so I'm sure you'll get responses pretty quickly. Good luck

 

Press the "New Thread" button when on the main "4th Generation" forum. It should work fine.

 

you cant make a new thread because you must have a post count of 15 befor posting a new thread due to the amount of spam we were getting because of the fact you used to be able to post a new thread as soon as you registerd

 

Click below. It's the "test" forum. Post 15 times to one of these "test threads". then post your new thread on the 4th generation forum!

http://www.forums.maxima.org/forumdisplay.php?f=20

 

dont forget to support the ypipe...

 

hey just got my a used budget SS for 100 bucks from some one off the org and my magnaflow for 60 bucks off a friend i was thinking of getting a high flow cat to but do I need a hole put in the cat for an o2 sensor ? i have a 98 max

 

i think the hardest part of the y-pipe install was removing the bolts on the first bend of the original y pipe. i think a lot of people used a special extension to get to it. best of luck to you though.

 

Ive been wanting to do this to my max...and i know this is about the install, but any suggestsion on brands? Ive seen a few around, and im sporting a 96 so im sure there are plenty to choose from...just wondering from personal experience of ya'lls.

 

i havent heard nething bad with the custom maxima ypipe so and since its normal price is 300 and they were offering a gd for it for 200 shipped. There is no bees in can noise and its stainless steel so thats y i got it.

 

Doing it yourself might be a pain in the ***. Took my shop to do it in about 40mins. Good luck.

 

If you are in an area of the country where things tend to rust, and you plan to keep your car for a long, long time, get a stainless steel y-pipe. If you don't worry about rust or don't plan on keeping your car more than 5+ more years you can save a small amount of money by getting aluminized. Stainless is better though, and the price difference isn't tremendous (we're talking $40 here).

The main brands for y-pipes are:

-Budget (a Canadian Company)

-Warpspeed

-Cattman

-Custom Maxima (less well known, but sounds like a good product)


There have been 1,000 arguments about which company is better. Personally, I think they are all pretty much the same dam thing. You get a 2 1/2" pipe with no pre-cats. This frees up your exhaust and you get your power. They all do this.

Now: Let the traditional "flame-war-of-the-y-pipe-brands" begin again! Because that's what happens everytime a newbie asks which brand is better! ha ha. People on here are so predictably combatative. Maybe they'll layoff this one? We will see.

 

Wow, that's a little off-topic, like the last post, but to be quick: 1) Getting a high-flow cat won't increase your HP at all. I got mine with an exhaust group deal and only because it was dirt cheap and came with the other exhaust pieces. I would never have bought it on it's own. 2) Nope, no need to drill any holes. 3) My personal advice: don't bother with the high-flow cat. It's a waste of money. But hey, if it makes you feel good to know it's under there, do as you please and buy one. There not that expensive anyway.

Good luck, whatever you decide.