Another y-pipe question from me . sorry guys/ Pictures added
 

ok well im thinking about buying a y-pipe from a orger , but neither of us know what brand is the y-pipe he has . How can i tell what brand is it . If it would be a cattman or budget or wrapspeed would it say the name or just some number ? my other question is what does the y pipe come with ? any gaskets or anything like that ? thx agian
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b11/Xkazik/pipey.jpg

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b11/Xkazik/ypipe.jpg

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b11/Xkazik/ypipe1.jpg
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b11/Xkazik/ypipe2.jpg

I don't think my budget y pipe had anything that said the name.
To answer whether or not your y-pipe with come with gaskets, you'll have to ask the seller on the org. If you're buying new, then it probably would come with gaskets, but probably not with a used one.

David

It doesn't matter. make sure the seller guarantees that fitment is good and that the pipe doesn't give you the bees in the can noise. that's it. if it's used then you will have to ask the seller what it comes with; when I bought mine new from Budget it came with crush gaskets.

the thing is he doesnt know . he got it with the car and it was never installed .he said there are some numbers on it but we cant figure out what brand it is .

Cattman stamps their y-pipe near the flange that bolts to the cat. I do not know about Warpspeed or Budget though.

how bout pics? "him and i don't know" doesn't help one bit. budget is pretty simple to tell from the rest of the market and cattman would have been a dead giveaway.

warpspeed/ssac/ebay all look similar with no distinguishing marks that i know of.

Ok thx guys im getting pix soon so i will post them .

do ebay Y pipes and the Warpspeed do the same thing? Is it just a matter of fittment?

I'll be getting my WS Y on Wednesday, I can take pictures of it when I do.

Just make sure it fits well, they all do the same thing.

Is it a two-piece design? Could either be an eBay or Stillen.

i posted the pictures on top so let me know what you guys think =) thank

Judging from the pictures I think its a Budget

looks a bit like this one 2
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/WARPS...mZ290117779869

looks just like my budget and i think it looks just like my warpspeed did back when i had it. that's definitely not a cattman.

the real question is, why does it matter? as long as it fits then who cares what brand it is?

yea you right , but since it was never on we both dont know how it fits or sound lmao . He cant find any bolts or gaskets , so im not even sure what i need to order from nissan dealer on top of that ,and an top of everything ,since i dont know what it is , i dont know how much its worth .

just buy it but def dont buy anything from nissan, you can get those gaskets at autozone or something. And they are just 2 little crush rings that go in their slot in between where it bolts to both of the exhaust manifolds. if in fact its either budget or warpspeed I think a fair price is $150 since its not been on the car? I think you said he said that. You wont need bolts. use the ones from the exhaust manifolds

Looks like my Budget pipe.

Just get the gaskets and hardware, the Y-pipe is a worth while mod. You won't get much sound change using the stock exhaust. It's been so long since I installed mine I don't recall the type of hardware.

when i was looking at the http://www.motorvate.ca/mvp.php/519 budget pipe i noticed that the bolt holes by the flex are more wider then the ones on the y pipe from the pictures i posted . idk if that matters or not but maybe its not a budget. sorry guys lol im just looking at a lot of pictures lmao

The picture in the write up is the old budget styled piping... They were sprayed black.

I think along the way they changed the design up a little bit

while on the Y pipe subject...has anyone wrapped their Y pipe? if so, any noticeable difference?

budget

I have wrapped mine, and no I haven't noticed any difference at all. Me being so low it ends up getting ripped apart. I'll probably go back and wrap it again but will only wrap the flex section.

thanks everyone for helping me . i will buy the y pipe on sunday most likely .Now i just have to decide if i should even bother doing it alone .

did the wrap reduce the bee noise?

Most definitely. A y-pipe is the best bang for the buck mod out there for the Max.

you think i should try installing it my self ?

a Jersey car? :noes:. You can give it a shot, but if you don't have any air tools you may very well end up doing a whole lot of cursing without getting much accomplished.

Hell yeah. Assuming you don't have any extremely rusted stubborn bolts, it's a piece of cake job. If you're still concerned, post up in your respective regional forum and ask for help.

Don't quote me on it, but here's what I think you need:

Jack
Jack stands
Breaker Bar
Ratchet
14mm deep socket
14mm wrench
extensions
knuckles
PB Blaster (to loosen the bolts, soak ahead of time:))
22mm wrench for O2 sensors

And don't forget to install new gaskets at all 3 locations.

It's been a while, so please correct me if I'm wrong on the sizes/add to the list fellas:D

He might also want a universal swivel. like the Wizard said its all about rust and removing bolts. You can get someone regional to help you (salt in Northeast=Rust) but if you wanna do it yourself you should let them bolts soak in PB blaster overnight

:laugh: My first Maxima was a Jersey car. I did mine without PB Blaster it was to say the least interesting. But lots of PB Blaster, cursing, and a little bit of elbow grease in the end you can get it done. Once you start bolting up the aftermarket pipe your really glad that the precats aren't in the way anymore.

Oh I also just found an old pic of my ypipe I took on my web host. It's a Budget.

http://4drspeed.com/mycar/maxima/ypipe.jpg

Did my friends y pipe the other day. Under 30min to take old one out and install new one. Very simple, mine nor his had any issues with rust or anything like that. We both have 200,000 plus miles.

I guess you dont live in NJ lmao . I just looked under my car and those bolts look pretty bad .

My car has never left florida :) Rust doesn't exist on my baby !

my Y install should be easy

yea, it looks like hell under there :eek:. between the different salts citys use and the drastic weather changes throughout the year, unless you have air tools from heaven then its not gonna be 30 min

thats what it looks like =) hahaha
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b1...k/DSC00187.jpg

You're so screwed if your ypipe bolts looks like that. :(

:laugh: :sprint:

Get that thing to a shop and bring between $80 and $100!

so i guess shop it is huh ?
the stock pipe doesnt look any better it self
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b1...k/DSC00184.jpg
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b1...k/DSC00183.jpg

:laugh: looks kind of like how mine did. Except the steel braiding around my flex section was completely ripped off. One place wanted $150, I went to another place and they put it in for $100. So, be sure to shop around and don't take the first quote that you're given. It gave the guy hell to remove the stock one, but better them than me :laugh:.