I know this been reviewed before but i just wondered what is the best y pipe, and is it possible to pass inspection with it . I searched but most threats ppl have more then just y pipe. I read that it the cheapest mod you can do to get power, thats the reason im thinking about it ..

thx in advance and sorry if its a repost

 

Honestly, asides from the lack of o-ring grooves in the front flanges, I've been real happy with the e-bay headers package. Toss the headers in the trash, and go out and buy several hose clamps and a roll of header-wrap. Coat the crappy gaskets with permetex copper SPRAY. It's also helpful to have a welder, because you can't re-use the stock brackets.

E-bay y-pipe wrapped with header wrap and brackets welded up = a cheap yet very quality set-up, and it's the one I will continue to recommend/install until someone offers either an o-ringed stainless for the same price, or better yet an equal length set-up.

In NJ you won't have a problem with inspection, go warm if you are getting tail pipe sniffed. And dude, it's such a repost.

 

I was very close to getting one of those Ebay header/y combos, but I didn't want to deal with the nuisances. Budget had some auctions going about 2 months ago on Ebay-I got my Y brand new for $200 even and had no problems. KRRZ350 is right though-from what I've heard you better have the car warmed up before inspection.

 

been hearing budget

 

why dont people just get custom made ones? any decent exhaust shop could do it

 

I'm not a fan of budget, at all. I'll try to get pics up in this thread as to why, actually on my camera at the garage I have a side by side shot of 3 different Y's that are nearly identical, they are stillen, e-bay, and topspeed, and I also have another pic of a 2-year old budget that is JUNK.

 

Yeah my budget's flex rusted out real quick, prolly going for Warpspeed next

 

Price? Availability of a shop with a mandrel bender and the time to make a custom Y?

For some people () that's no issue, but for most it is. A $200 mass-produced Y-pipe is far cheaper than a mandrel custom Y.

 

i might be totally smoking crack but is a factory fed spec 4th gen y pipe closer to equal length than say a warpspeed or budget? i know the aftermarket pipes give power because of the elimination of the pre cats but they give you that horrible sound. would cattman catback sound better with stock y pipe or aftermarket? forget about power just what about sound in your opinions????thanks and oh yeah i got the fire extinguisher next to me...lol

 

There is also the fact that alot of exhaust shops won't touch our exhaust because of the pre-cats. Atleast thats the vibe that I get around here with the shops in CT...

 

I bought my budget stainless steel y-pipe for $235 shipped and had it installed for $75. I have since passed emissions, had absolutely no bees-in-a-can noise, and gone through a Missouri winter, and the pipe still shines. And the performance gain is tough to beat for the price.

Questions?

 

A 4th gen y is equal length, but this is because the rear collector intersects the front collector at a 90 degree angle - horrible for flow. A cattman catback (or any similar 2.5" catback) would sound smoother and quieter with a stocker. This is why the equal-length y is so desired; it gives a better sound without sacrificing performance.

 

my Y cost me $350 AUS (which aint that much different to the greenback these days lol) mandrel bent, with flex and sensor holes, fitting, everything

i thought that was pretty good considering the shop had never heard of them before. I just gave them a pic of a cattman one and said 'basically this'

the sound is great - i was told it would be 'raspy' but its nice and deep and gives off a nice burble when i let off the pedal, a great addition to the car and sounds throaty with the custom catback

down here everything is custom made lol

 

thx for the opinions guys. now im really confused lol at least i know i can pass inspection

 

I have just recently passed Texas emissions with my new Warpspeed Y-Pipe, which doesn't have the bees-in-a-can noise so far

 

i went to pull in a toyota solaratoday at work , prob like an 00 01 and when i started it i noticed it had some kind of exhaust. i laughed out loud to myself than pulled it in.butttt..... it actually sounded good. better than most of our maxis unfortunatly.while i was under it i saw it only had an aerospeed muffler welded on axle back style. than it hit me... this a 3.0 y does it sound so good? than i looked at the y pipe this thing was almost so equal length i almost went to my car to get my digital camera. i was shocked.... we so need a cheap equal length y pipe WTF

 

Warpseed Y pipe that replaced shot stock unit. No bees and no problem with emisssions. Sounds good, not too loud (stock Muffler). Noticable performance gain.

 

+1

summed it up for me.

 

BTW, having an unequal length y-pipe, such as my Warpspeed one makes the Maxima have a boxer rumble sound, kinda like a Subaru. I like it

 

oh is that a fact?

 

i have a budget/lss pipe and my only complaint so far is the new flex pipe that gives a wind in the tunnel sound underneth the car wen u get on it a little...

 

i got budget SS, handle 3 winters. We had biggest snow fall last year in over 100 years. Just problems on the front bumper support she is ready to pop!!!!

 

ive been asking around but i cant find a company that makes a y pipe for 2002. Cattmanand budget all make 4th gen but not 5.5. anyone no any way for me to get one, cause none of these would fit my car

 

warpspeed maybe

just get headers