I'm looking for a Y-pipe and found a Warpspeed pipe on Ebay for $199 shipped. There are also some other Y-pipes that are going for around $100 + shipping.

First question is, the Warpspeed one advertises that they have eliminated the "bees in a can" sound in their product. Is this accurate?

Second, would it be a bad move to get a cheaper Y-pipe or is going more quality with Warspeed generally the wiser thing to do?

Last question, are headers a good idea or not worth it? The Warpspeed ad denounces them as effectively useless.

Any thoughts would be appreciated. Thanks.

 

Budget stainless steel y-pipe

 

headers are only useful if u get the whole setup. ie cattman headers with y pipe. most headers for the 4th do not fit correctly with a different brand of ypipe.

i have the warpspeed ypipe that is aluminum and i have no bees in the can sound, but them again i have a catback 2.

 

i got a WSP on that GD awhile back for around $165 shipped...had it for bout over a yr now...no probs at all

 

i was so mad that i missed that gd

 

go with a warpspeed pipe, and dont get their "new" design, go with the normal one. and since you live in sunny ****ing san diego there is no point in getting the stainless steel one.

 

Why not their "new" design? What's the difference?

I may be moving to Boston in a year or so. I think getting the stainless is the safe bet for me.

 

their new design doesnt have hte standard flex section. its kinda hard to explain, you should look at a picture. the reason i say dont get it is that when it came out a few people were complaining about it. basically its more expensive than the normal one and dose not give more gains.

 

i recommend Budget SS y-pipe. i have mine installed for a few months now and love it!! no probs, fit great, sounds great and makes my butt dyno happy!

 

It all depends on where you live. Summer all year = warpspeed... aint it 160 with group deal? Winters = SS budget. I just ordered one ~225 shipped. Ive seen / heard the budget y on a max day 1 and after 2 years... still perfect. Cant wait for mine!

 

ok you guys are suggesting this pipe, but i was looking at the cattman y pipe.. kinda expensive at 350$ but is that worth it?

here it has some other options.
http://maxmods.dyndns.org/index.php?MaximaYpipes

im not sure how old that data is, can someone update it? i mean me with mabe newer info?
i want alot of HP and good low end... i dont care about noise but i rather not have it, chances are even if a pipe is noisy you can produce the same results without noise... i think the cattman is the better idea, but im not sure if its worth it, i mean 350$ compaired to under 200$ for a budget pipe... i want it to last without having to change it for a long time.

 

Cattman y-pipe isn't really worth the money from what I've heard. It's going to give you the same gains as any other y-pipe, and it's SS just like the Budget. Why spend the extra $$? Just get the Budget SS.

 

they all give the same gains. warpspeed is cheap and ships fast. no reason to spend more on something that does the exact same thing.

 

I have the Warpspeed pipe. I got it in the GD as well. So far so good...and having it in Spokane (think lotsa ice/snow/slush/salt) and Portland...it's held up incredibly well for not being stainless. No marks of any kind anywhere.

 

so who votes for a budget ypipe here: http://www.lssexhaust.com/
or warpspeed ypipe from warpspeed of course

i guess performance is the same, but which is better in design and or construction, (AND FITTING/INSTALL).

 

I had no problem at all with fitment. It went smoooth, and was a quality piece. Very nice looking and durable. (Then again, I've heard good things about Budget too. I almost bought one before the GD came along.)

 

It's crap. Whenever you rev past 3 grand, there goes the raspy garbage. Sure, it gives you the gains of a normal y-pipe, but it sounds horrible. I didnt' spend 500 on a catback exhaust for it to sound like crap because my y-pipe is poorly designed. I'll be getting a budget pretty soon to replace mine.

 

Budget and warpspeed are good options. Yes, IF you have the money and want the best "piece of mind" grab a Cattman because they are the best. But if you are a bit more conservative with your money and still want a product that performs good, by all means grab a budget or warpspeed. Just go with what you think is best for you i.e. stainless steel etc for your situation and where you live. Good luck ^^

 

what do you mean by Cattman are the best?

 

custommaxima's got a GD going right now for $199shipped

http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?t=411750

 

Has anyone written a review for for the custommaxima ypipe? How does this compare to the cattman or warpspeed one?

 

you all have convinced me...once i get my hands on some cheddar im going to get one of these...probably the budget becuase its cheaper, but i live in Louisiana so now snow/salt. Wheres the best place to purchase? Is it a DIY job?

 

Order budget SS Y from http://www.lssexhaust.com/ Have to call them to order. Very easily a DIY job with the right tools and equipment.

 

So the question still remains, is anybody running a custom enterprise y pipe?
Are they quiet, loud, not much louder than stock? How do they compare to Budget and/or warpspeed? Looking to get one and inquiring minds want to know. thanx

 

i just called warpspeed on thursday to order one. they asked me if i was a maxima.org member and i said yes of course. she said there was a GB for $160.00 shipped for all org members. i didnt hesitate to order one. call them up and tell them you heard about a GB from the org

 

Wow thats even cheaper then the gb on the custommaxima ypipe. How some this deal isnt mentioned in the groupdeals section? Whats their number?

 

Ya its cheaper but remember the WS one for $160 IS NOT SS. Its aluminzed. The GD on custommaxima ypipe for $199 is SS. But noone seems to know much about it. That's why I bought from budget. SS with known good quality.

 

I'm either replacing my super-flo with a CE or Budget y-pipe. I've never heard anything bad about the CE, but that may also be because few people own one. Lately Budget has been getting a bad rep.

 

True that... I just ordered from them, taking forever cause of canada day, weekend, and july 4th tmrw. Hopeing to receive it tuesday. If you want i can let you know how mine looks when i get it, and install it.

 

im getting one from Custom maxima (CE) or Budget... leme know how that budget one is guys, wana know.

with that deal in the other link looks like im going to get one from custom maxima!!!! looks like a good deal Stainless Steal (SS) too!

btw guys whats GD? i made about the above abreviations :P but didnt know what GD was, mabe i wasnt paying attention.

 

Sounds good man, good luck and let us know how it goes.

 

can anyone tell us about the custommaxima one

 

GD means group deal. There is a group deal section in the forums.

 

what are the sound gains with the y pipe? in general

 

A slightly more "throaty" sound. With just a Y-pipe and stock catback its not bad at all. Still sounds fine.

 

i have just a stillen catback system, and a stillen k&n cold air intake, it is abit noisy i admit but i love it!!!!! when someone is pissing me off i rev and they move their assess, or i get more mad that they are going 10under flash my lights and beep like crazy, damn lazy people... lOOK AT THE SIGNS!

lol, anyways im going to put in the new y-pipe either this friday or saturday (if im lucky) else it will be next week.

this car will probably sound abit more noisy. i dont suggest a stillen catback system - from what i hear from the gereral jist of things is that there mufflers are loud in compairison, use the stock mufler or something else, the gain is only like 3hp or so i belive so your not missing out on much. (i think you can use the bpipe and it would be fine, but i dunno how that all works, i bought it allready with it on there).

the cold air intake might also make some of the noise too, you could probably mod the stock box for better performance instead of using a cold air intake :P that might make some better gains and have less noise.

 

Here's a quick question, I checked out the site http://www.lssexhaust.com/ that was mentioned here as a good place for a Budget Y-Pipe.

This site lists "F-Pipes" and they look similar to a Y-Pipe. Are they the same thing and I'm just an idiot or is it a different animal?

Thanks.

 

Bob, dang they must be sponsoring you and yet your car is still stock! Why don't you set up the Budget linky as part of your signature?
Wanna buy my Gen 2's?

 

f-pipe is the same, f being the shape it is, not describing the y shaped collector that makes people call them a y pipe. im going to order a cattman, heard they are the best, and the first, and then eventually i can get a full exhuast. then ill have no fitiment problems.

 

damn right!
There are a lot of naysayers, so I ask all of you,

who's y-pipe has ever rusted out?

(not including pipes that were wrapped)