cattman headers
07-30-2012, 08:30 PM
#1
cattman headers
I was looking for some cattman headers for my 4th gen maxima. And i came across these on www.sportcompactonly.com/part_p-311.htm. They say they fit the 2002-2003 maxima. The Part Number is : HDR-G5A . And they a $500.00 bucks. I was wondering if these would fit the 95-99 maxima. Hows the fitment on the cattman, r they better than OBX? thanks.
07-31-2012, 09:58 AM
#7
cattman
I was doing some more research today and i found these cattman headers on the same site, but they are for the 95-01 maxima. www.sportcompactonly.com/part_p-8963.htm . But they are 870.00 bucks. Should i get the ones that fit the 02-03 maxima because they are 370.00 buck cheaper. Any ideas what i should do? And i call them up, the headers are T-304 stainless steel not CHROME!!
Last edited by theblackone3.5; 07-31-2012 at 10:02 AM.
07-31-2012, 10:16 AM
#8
I was doing some more research today and i found these cattman headers on the same site, but they are for the 95-01 maxima. www.sportcompactonly.com/part_p-8963.htm . But they are 870.00 bucks. Should i get the ones that fit the 02-03 maxima because they are 370.00 buck cheaper. Any ideas what i should do? And i call them up, the headers are T-304 stainless steel not CHROME!!
07-31-2012, 06:48 PM
#10
just to clear things up
first of all, just from the pics they are a cattman knock off, cattman does not chrome/super shine polish their stuff
these http://forums.maxima.org/4th-generat...brand-new.html are the latest cattmans. pretty sure the gen 3's came with the heat coating.
second, the pics for 95-01 are the same as 02-03
also 95-01 headers wouldn't be the same since the vq30de-k in 01 had no egr (just cover it up i guess). 02-03 vq35de had no egr as well (egr is that bung looking thing on the middle pipe of the header to the right of the pic).
third: why the **** is there $370 difference between the two? they would be nearly identical for fitment -if these fit properly at all
thanks for sharing this.... sorta interested but $500 its still on the pricier side. obx went for about $400 shipped... you could get altima 3.5 headers for $250-300 shipped, sell your current aftermarket y pipe and reuse the flanges and other bits from the alti y, take them to an exhaust shop and have them make an equal y. thats like $500 all in for the alti headers and no grinding of your car's parts like obx.
i'm gonna email them to see whats up and ask about fitment. i wonder if they even test putting these on... i know for sure obx didn't try with the 95-01 design (long headers, unequal y), people hated it.
these http://forums.maxima.org/4th-generat...brand-new.html are the latest cattmans. pretty sure the gen 3's came with the heat coating.
second, the pics for 95-01 are the same as 02-03
also 95-01 headers wouldn't be the same since the vq30de-k in 01 had no egr (just cover it up i guess). 02-03 vq35de had no egr as well (egr is that bung looking thing on the middle pipe of the header to the right of the pic).third: why the **** is there $370 difference between the two? they would be nearly identical for fitment -if these fit properly at all
thanks for sharing this.... sorta interested but $500 its still on the pricier side. obx went for about $400 shipped... you could get altima 3.5 headers for $250-300 shipped, sell your current aftermarket y pipe and reuse the flanges and other bits from the alti y, take them to an exhaust shop and have them make an equal y. thats like $500 all in for the alti headers and no grinding of your car's parts like obx.
i'm gonna email them to see whats up and ask about fitment. i wonder if they even test putting these on... i know for sure obx didn't try with the 95-01 design (long headers, unequal y), people hated it.
07-31-2012, 07:29 PM
#12
ok great... its still polished, have you even taken a look at my link to see how BRAND NEW gen 3 Cattmans actually look like? take a look at the y section, nothing like the one in the picture from the website. on top of that the website one is a 4 piece and cattman is 3. i don't care if its a knock off but don't advertise wrong ****. all i care about is fitment and price 
.did you ask about fitment, like actually having them fit on a 4th/5th/5.5 gen maxima? did you ask about the almost $400 difference for a nearly identical product? fyi the obx v1 headers say they fit but don't really
oh and my email just got rejected/no reply :? address was correct
07-31-2012, 10:20 PM
#15
Just because they say there t-304 stainless doesn't mean they are, they prolly just read the ad. Order them an report back. When you called, did you ask if they were in stock? Cattman headers in the past were a group buy thing, meaning if you had 10 or more then he would make them. I doubt these are actually in stock being that cattman sold his company last year
Last edited by renots; 07-31-2012 at 10:23 PM.
07-31-2012, 11:30 PM
#16
k i believe you they said its not chrome/polished...
i emailed but it got bounced back cause the email doesn't work . i'm gonna give them a call tomorrow.
. i'm gonna give them a call tomorrow.
08-01-2012, 07:08 AM
#17
Just because they say there t-304 stainless doesn't mean they are, they prolly just read the ad. Order them an report back. When you called, did you ask if they were in stock? Cattman headers in the past were a group buy thing, meaning if you had 10 or more then he would make them. I doubt these are actually in stock being that cattman sold his company last year
08-01-2012, 09:20 AM
#21
ok i called... i had to call 3 times cause no one answered :/ but when i got through the last time i was put through to andysautosport LOL i asked who i called and he's like andy's bought out sport compact only and sport compact only is poorly updated. pretty much told me to go to andy's auto sport instead because they have much more up to date product info
so i asked about the headers and told him what cattman was (sold the company, hasn't produced headers for 2-3 years) and he's like "we don't carry them in stock, we receive a payment and then we try to ship and if the product is no longer produced we refund your money back" i also asked him about this http://www.sportcompactonly.com/Down...arts_c-117.htm which i assumed was stillens old equal y pipe and he said he can't find it in stock anywhere. so basically this is a wild goose chase on a website that doesn't update their ****... OP if you still disagree for some retarded reason, order a set of them and report back
so i asked about the headers and told him what cattman was (sold the company, hasn't produced headers for 2-3 years) and he's like "we don't carry them in stock, we receive a payment and then we try to ship and if the product is no longer produced we refund your money back" i also asked him about this http://www.sportcompactonly.com/Down...arts_c-117.htm which i assumed was stillens old equal y pipe and he said he can't find it in stock anywhere. so basically this is a wild goose chase on a website that doesn't update their ****... OP if you still disagree for some retarded reason, order a set of them and report back
08-01-2012, 09:25 AM
#22
LOL
i think he closed up shop because there wasn't enough people buying cattman period. he 'fed' the maxima community full with great parts and then when everyone got what they needed there was no one left to buy stuff till a fresher generation of maxima owners came to this site... now we're all left scrambling for obx v2 (non existent atm) and/or a used set of cattmans (hard to find/expensive)
if obx doesn't make v2's by christmas i will be going schmellyfart's way: alti headers w/ custom equal y
i think he closed up shop because there wasn't enough people buying cattman period. he 'fed' the maxima community full with great parts and then when everyone got what they needed there was no one left to buy stuff till a fresher generation of maxima owners came to this site... now we're all left scrambling for obx v2 (non existent atm) and/or a used set of cattmans (hard to find/expensive)
if obx doesn't make v2's by christmas i will be going schmellyfart's way: alti headers w/ custom equal y
08-01-2012, 09:53 AM
#24
ok i called... i had to call 3 times cause no one answered :/ but when i got through the last time i was put through to andysautosport LOL i asked who i called and he's like andy's bought out sport compact only and sport compact only is poorly updated. pretty much told me to go to andy's auto sport instead because they have much more up to date product info
so i asked about the headers and told him what cattman was (sold the company, hasn't produced headers for 2-3 years) and he's like "we don't carry them in stock, we receive a payment and then we try to ship and if the product is no longer produced we refund your money back" i also asked him about this http://www.sportcompactonly.com/Down...arts_c-117.htm which i assumed was stillens old equal y pipe and he said he can't find it in stock anywhere. so basically this is a wild goose chase on a website that doesn't update their ****... OP if you still disagree for some retarded reason, order a set of them and report back
so i asked about the headers and told him what cattman was (sold the company, hasn't produced headers for 2-3 years) and he's like "we don't carry them in stock, we receive a payment and then we try to ship and if the product is no longer produced we refund your money back" i also asked him about this http://www.sportcompactonly.com/Down...arts_c-117.htm which i assumed was stillens old equal y pipe and he said he can't find it in stock anywhere. so basically this is a wild goose chase on a website that doesn't update their ****... OP if you still disagree for some retarded reason, order a set of them and report back
08-01-2012, 10:57 AM
#28
He will only do these for a GD. As I stated earlier, he hasn't sold his company, but he told me he would make more maxima stuff (H/Y) and only 2.5" cat backs for the 4th gen. Don't believe me, give him a call, and the pricing on his website is incorrect, as stated by Brian.
08-01-2012, 11:02 AM
#30
08-02-2012, 08:57 AM
#33
its not much room period...even some exhuast shops i went to said the same thing...
08-02-2012, 09:04 AM
#34
And no banging issues here, only tip placement on my car, which is a well documented "problem" if one would say that it's even a "problem" to begin with.
And I road coursed the red car multiple times, I can gaurantee I pull more lateral G forces than 95% of 4th gen owners on this forum.
compared to what? a thousand?
08-02-2012, 12:20 PM
#37
yeah well my T-304 stanless steal headers and y pipe rusted threw in 9 months....if i told you that they were solid gold because i painted them would you believe me...T-304 stainless is not that shiny...and besides why dont we ask brian himself if these are his work or not
08-02-2012, 12:23 PM
#38
08-02-2012, 12:24 PM
#39
Aackshun, I guess you were a lucky one, but he should have seen of there would have been a banging issue. One can't assume since it worked for this gen it will work for the other.
08-02-2012, 12:37 PM
#40
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Join Date: Mar 2012
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cattman is still in business!! if you are looking for 4th gen headers and equal length y pipe call and put your name on the list. I put mine on 3 days ago. He didn't say how many more people he needed but you could be the magic 10!!