Sorry if this is a stupid question but I want to make my car faster with out sacrificing the quiet ride. I installed the Stillen Intake and that's not too bad unless I really punch it. I don't want to hear the the engine while driving on the highway or cruising around town.

Or maybe something with minimal increase in noise with increase in hp.

Is this possible?

 

Keep your muffler stock and it will do its job of keeping your car quite. It is when you swap it out for a watermelon cannon sized one thigns will get very loud very fast.

SuDZ

 

get a 00-01 muffler, people said it might increase hp with minimal noise

 

I noticed that you are looking for a 2000+ muffler. Will this increase hp while c the quiet ride?

 

Well here is the deal on that.
1. Yes it will keep the ride quiter being the stock muffler and all. They do it that way for people who want the car but not all the rumble.

2. I am not sure if it actually increases HP but here iswhat it will do for you. On the 2000+ muffler they added a second output chamber. The point of it is that at lower rpm/speeds there is a valve in the muffler itself that stays closed. The point is that you wont lose as much low end pressure because of too much air flowing out of both at once. Now when you get higher RPM/speed it opens the valve allowing more pressure that is building up to get out. That helps you at higher speeds.
So I dont know if it actually increases HP or just uses it better. But does seem worth it.

3. I have always like the look better with two chambers coming out.

SuDZ

 

Weight Reduction:

1. Get lighter rims.

2. UDP

3. Take out spare tire.

 

Can add the new carbon fiber hoods that are coming out. Good for about 35 pounds or so.

SuDZ

 

NOS doesn't add noise...

 

Yeah wouldnt mind going that route.

SuDZ

 

Do you know if the 5th gen's muffler bolts on directly or does it need to be motified?

 

isn't the V2 supposed to be super quiet?

 

No one has mentioned the ECU upgrade! It's a good 20-25 HP (almost double the Y-pipe) and doesn't add any noise. Nixes your speed limiter and elevates rev limiter by 500 rpm's. JWT is good for that stuff, especially if you want nitrous too.

 

Do they have one for the 97-99 Max now?

 

I was JUST going to say that.

dko....sorry buddy...ECU does NOT give you even close to 20 hp let alone 25...it's more like 6-8hp. The y-pipe is still the best stand alone N/A mod you can do to a maxima.

Miguel...no they STILL don't have any ecu for 97 or above.

 

I want to stay away from NOS but I've heard the Y Pipe gives you a decent amount of hp. Does it make the car sound loud especially at low rpms when driving around town?

 

since when? jwt has some dyno scans with about a 20 hp gain! 500+ for 8 hp is real ****ty, i'd rather just get the intake for 1/5th the price.

 

dko,
Don't believe everything you read!

 

But what you don't realize is the total gain of the JWT ECU. Lets say for the sake of arguement that you get 5hp from the ECU and intake. I can say 100% that the car with the ECU would pull the car with the intake all day long. The reason why is because the ECU has so much more average torque. While both may have the same power at 5000-6500rpm, the ECU will have at least 4-8fwtq more from 2000-5000rpm. Not only does the intake equipped car get pulled off the line but it gets pulled after every shift. The ECU and Y pipe are the best upgrades for NA cars. Together the torque they produce is awesome.

 

i'll second that.

 

a y-pipe with an otherwise stock exhaust is almost unnoticeable. Hook yourself up with that and an OSCAI...and you'll be a happy "quiet" camper.

 

My next mod will probably be the cattman's s/s y pipe and 5th gen's muffler. Think of me as the Stealth Bomber....

I like the deep groul that my BMW E46 Coupe has... My Max has more of a airy sound..

 

i have a y pipe and a CAI and my car is LOUD!

 

a gutted cat will do that to you

 

even before i did that.

 

Did you have an aftermarket muffler when you had the oscai and y pipe?

 

nope, stock muffler and it's a REAL CAI.

 

To answer your question, bottom line, no! You can add an intake that is quiet until you get on it. You can do exhaust work that will add a little more(noise and hp). Then there are just a couple of things that add- under drive pulley, frees up 5 hp, or NOS. It's tough to add mods and keep it quiet. I have been looking into finding chips for the 97-99 but no one emails me back. There are a couple of places in Australia that I might try calling. Will just have to figure out the time zone difference.