I know there are a million threads on y-pipes for our maxs, but where the hell do i actually get a decent y-pipe for a reasonable price. I found some on ebay that are Bosal brand and are only $140, but i keep hearing about Budget y-pipes, but i dont know ow much they are or where to physically get them.

 

Budget = lssexhaust.com. They advertised a special for the SS Y Pipe but the thread got locked. $200 Canadian shipped if I remember right.

 

http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?t=487261

 

check out
cattman
greddy
warpspeed
and
apex'i

they seem to be the most popular for cat-backs
budget just makes y and b pipes

 

i have a stainless steel cattman for sale, and cant post a thread cause i have less than 15 posts so you should buy mine, 250+ shipping? pm me

 

is it a Cat back with a muffler etc..?
I would be interested in buying it

 

budget is the way to go when ur cash is low

 

not to ruin any sales on here but i heard that the budget y-pipe is better than cattman's, i dont know how true that is but which ever y-pipe you go with i dont think you would be wrong, because my best friend has budget and i have an ebay JDM made y-pipe. we both have the exact same everything else and im beating him by a car to a car and a half so whichever you choose, is ok... 2 me

 

you heard that?......
I dont think your "beating by a car length" theory applies to this situation. I think the only variables people are really considering when upgrading their y pipe, is the sound they will be getting, and the quality/longevity of the product. The power gain comes from eliminating restrictive pre-cats in the pipe.

and to the OP, you are correct, there are a million threads about this. buy whichever fits your budget.

 

well in this case sound and price varies... you will pay more for a cattman y-pipe vs a budget, but yet cattman is quieter, the point i was trying to make is that it doesnt really matter what y-pipe you get, as long as its stainless, then they are all good y-pipe, durabilty is yet to be proven to me

 

It kinda seems like you re-worded exactly what I said. I dont know the science behind the y pipe construction either. But you kinda contradicted yourself when you suggested that budget could be better than cattman if you now are saying they are "all good y-pipe".

 

i said i heard

 

alright, i'm not trying to argue with you...sorry.

 

As far as sound goes, who makes the loudest pipes. I wanna make my car LOUD, what setup could i do?

 

OEM, loud and cheap. just remove your B-pipe & your good to go!

 

Louder sound will not come from the y-pipe alone.
It will depend on whatever you have behind the y-pipe. Most importantly (with respect to sound) , the muffler.

Find a cheap fart can muffler on eBay and be happy.

 

Just do what I did...Budget y pipe, test pipe, and then have someone hit your rear and pop off your rusty @ss muffler. Loud as no other!! lol.

 

So its the muffler that dictates sound? Im no ricer, but i just see people at school with civics and corrolas that you can hear all the way up the street, and i kinda wish i could let people know im coming from that far also. Any idea if the flowmaster 40 series(the ones that claim to sound deep and throghty) would actually give a maxima that type of sound?

 

Muffler and resonator for the most part.




Get a system. That way you can turn it on adn off at will and people wont look at you like you are retarded.

 

Lol, so true.

 

exhaust cut out...
http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?t=510512
you want loud, you got it!

 

lol, nah not annoying loud. like 2 blocks away loud, just enough to make people notice, any recomendation on a muffler, they all look the same.

 

not annoying loud, but two blocks away loud??? this thread is gettin alittle too complicated for me. you guys have fun now...

 

I have a warpspeed y and megan catback... Ive heard people from the max community say its loud compared to their after market y and (in this case a pace setter) catback. I dont think its all that loud, but im pleased with the sound. Go megan if you want some noise.

 

bah i guess i cant get pm's either
anyway, cattman is the company that made my ypipe if ur still interested shoot me an email at jupak32 (at) gmail.com

ive aslo heard that performance doesnt change much but sound does, and that cattman sounds good (part of why i got it) and its stainless steel so its less susceptible to rusting

 

Yea I have a flowmaster 40, I like the sound a lot, its throaty enough but not so loud that its annoying. Granted it doesn't sound like a firebird or anything, but its better than the annoying fart can. I also have a budget y pipe, test pipe, and OEM B pipe. I have gotten a lot of comments about my car sounding "bad@ss" and no ricer comments.

 

i can vouch for this set-up cause its what i have minus the test pipe, it sets of all alarms in parking garages.

 

lol, i think thats the route i will go, just curious, whats the test pipe do and where do i get one, is it legal?

 

just get a universal cat converter