its heat shield lol I could care less what it looks like it had to be moved back to install the resonator

 

A heat shield? This is getting better. What the hell is going on with your exhuast?

 

Thats the end of the stock heat shield. just melted it back so the resonator could be welded in. not a lot of room. Didnt need to grind it back lol its not a big deal

 

Really.....Tell me more about this exhuast of yours, do you have any pictures of the full setup?

 

stock headers. Cattman y to bullet high flow cat then Magnaflow resonator stock piping to a Magnaflow muffler. I just posted the pic of the resonator and cat damn come on now

 

It's pretty much just random stuff thrown together.

 

I want to see what that rear section looks like.

 

its a smaller resonator than stock and its far from random thrown together. Thats the resonator I wanted because I have heard it before and know what the sound is. I dont like surprises. some of us dont have the $ to go out and get a custom 3in done

 

i dunno i can get a custom 2.5" exhuast done for just over $100 or just ebay it.....

 

a 2.5" cat back for $100? you got cheap labor son. Its $65/hr around here and I wanted to do the b pipe but I didnt have the money plus its not THAT restrictive

 

Dude just to re-post mine and the Wizard's. It works. Trust us lol.

 

I know yall will probably hate it but I am very pleased with the sound and no drone makes long trips easy on the ears

 

Why does it sound like a stock Civic?

 

because I upgraded to 1in piping

 

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Well... This is exactly what the white car sounds like.... It ain't bad.... I still prefer the exhaust note w/ mah OBX's on (COMING SOON), but I can see why people like this sound.

 

Please that litte brace can be skimmed or not even installed! Believe us, that 90 degree bend is the same from the 2nd Gen- 5th gen! My 4th has a 2.5" catback and it fit's fine, there's 2 or 3 other pics showing you that there's room , my 5.5thhas a 3" with that same 90 degree bend.....Are You Blind? Cause your eyes should be able to see Wizard's, Aackshun, & emdot's......systems make that tight bend, my Boy Wonder!

 

Nice lift by the way!

 

My 5.5th still has that useless bracket installed! It was there to catch your exhaust system if the isolator rotted and broke I shimmed mine

shim it or remove it! here's mine:

 

No it depends on how fast way get 10 ppl listed! Last time we did a 3rd gen 2.5" Catback it was about a month of corresponding maybe 1.5 months, but we all got it done! Some of the time is me actually fitting and measuring the exhaust system and communicating with them everthing I'm seeing! Like a long distance love affair! Here are a few pictures of my 3rd Gen tubing kit and catback!

 

Put me down as a definite. That's so much cheaper than me making another one. I do want a 3inch one though.

 

put me down to

 

3" for you

3" for you or a 2.5"? I may get one too since my 2.5" on this Newly acquired 4th gen is crush bent and the muffler selection wasn't of my taste....I'm thinking about experimenting with some HeartThrob Exhaust components since he does use T409 SS and has some straigh thru muffler with no drone! The Magnaflow setup on my 3rd is awesome and the components I used is completely drone free....thnks to that 18" resonator and that gigantic 5" x 11" x 22" rear muffler!!!!

 

Updated!!!! The list is GROWING!!!!

1.........Jessica1988
2.........Reallyslowrio
3.........ReLLik *(3")
4.........emdot *(3")
5.........J2FRESH *(3")
6.........CMax03
7.........
8.........
9.........
10........

 

Oh ok sweet. I actually thought it had to be 10 people for a 2.5" and than if they get that 10 they will go for 3" but either way im IN LOL I want 3" tho

 

Interested in this. So a 3" kit is $175, including all hardware, clamps, etc. ready to install? Quick question to. How loud would the car be with a 3" exhaust with no resonator? What are our options with resonators?

 

Doesnt the "useless bracket" make your car faster and add HP? jk

 

Yea Headers will come down the road too. Are you doing the headers for our specific model or going with the Altima ones? I havent decided quite yet. Ive always heard, and was even told by my exhaust people, that the stock 4th gen headers arent super restrictive as far as air flow. No sharp bends or anything. Obviously the aftermarket ones will sound better but as far as performance Im still wondering if its worth it because I didnt put my exhaust on for sound lol

 

You might need to slap your exhaust people.



Full details in my dyno thread if you care to notice, but the cattman 3" isn't responsible for 13whp/20wtq alone

http://forums.maxima.org/7854364-post86.html

 

lol well that doesn't prove that the stock headers are restrictive that just proves how the aftermarket headers are better designed. Im not arguing that the stock are good im just saying they arent as bad as they could be. Thats a nice curve BTW, no real noticable dips nice and smooth like the stock curve and yea ive seen the thread very informative

 

We can get further in to the + or -'s of the stock exhaust system in another thread but not this one, I do have some things to say about it though, just don't want to derail this one, nomsayin'

 

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Glad to see the list finally picking up. Im in for a 3" when its ready!

I know ebay shorties are basically refined stock headers.

My whole idea is keeping the shorties and goin 3" ypipe (equal length hopefully) to 3" exhaust. I know the longtube headers have a 2.25 or 2.5 y-pipe but have better top end gains. I guess what Im wondering is would the shorties benefit from a 3" y-pipe? If so would that improve more low to mid range, or would the 3" y give me more top end?

Just trying to see how much power I can get out of the shorties before going OBX. Sorry if im goin a little off topic tho, lets get this list filled!

 

Here's a dyno with a 3" y pipe and shorties. http://forums.maxima.org/dyno-discus...f-set-ups.html
Andd a 3" y pipe that caught my attention in another thread. http://www.ebay.com/itm/OBX-Downpipe...ht_1539wt_1185

 

Thanks for the links bro, answered my questions perfectly

EDIT: Ive never seen that OBX downpipe, has anyone had experience with that? Im wondering how the front would bolt on it looks too short

 

I've heard people talk about it but didn't actually see it till today. I don't think anyone has installed it.
That's what that 90* elbow is in the auction picture is for, so you can use it whether you have fed or cali spec.

 

I cant answer those questions, I dont think anybody knows for certain. Its like the 3" exhaust, kinda surprised people. Exhaust information is slim because people rarely do a dyno run after 1 mod and see exactly how much gain, or loss, came from any one mod. I have yet to hit the dyno because my tuner is not cheap and I also haven't finished so its kind of pointless as well. I still don't think the stock headers are terrible. If you want to go as far as you can with the engine then yes, you obv will need headers because they aren't designed to support significantly higher HP numbers.

 

I think we were able to have a mixture of different sizes during the 3rd gen catback buy.....we're almost there....
...I'm estimating according to the 3rd Gen pricing for tubing kits: 3" Aluminized Steel- $195/ 3" Stainless Steel-$270.....

Stock exhaust manifolds is more like it! Stock headers are what came on 85-93 Mustangs and 4.0L Jeep Cherokee....Whether they aren't very restrictive isn't the issue! They don't outflow headers period, nor will they be as light as headers weight wise!

 

Sorry I didn't fully answer your question did I ???? Your options for resonator are nearly endless....You can use Magnaflow 4" round mufflers, Magnaflow glasspacks, Hearthrob, Cherrybomb, Summit glasspacks, Jeg's, you can use what ever you like this is a tubing kit!

 

so is this for the 3" cattman catback or the brm? and last time i talked to bryan he had told me he goes off of the backorders, so ten people on a list isnt going to cut it, they need to actually order it as well