Ok love my max but am no expert on performance...besides turbo and s/c what could i get to help with hp and so on...

-exhaust..if so what kind good sound not corny but noticable
-y pipe..again what kind
-b pipe..?
-intake..kind?
-air filter..?
whatelse is there like do spark plugs give you a few extra horses
and how much do chips run.. any kind of info would be super and if your gonna say do a search just click the lil x at top right of screen thanks

 

You can do a search if you want a more detailed explanation.

Exhaust: only adds about 2-3 horsepower. Do it if you want the deeper sound...not worth it for performance.
Y-Pipe: adds ~20hp if combined with intake. Consensus seems to support Budget y-pipe (www.budgetexhaust.com) or Cattman. Others not worth extra $$$$.
B-pipe: adds a couple of horsepower - depends on how much $$$ you are willing to spend. Is a "maybe" mod.
Intake: lots of discussions on this. Stillen is good. Joe W. pop charger is good. Even generics are probably ok if you are really trying to cut costs. Adds 6-8 hp, mostly on mid-high rpm end. Best to combine it with y-pipe.

 

It may not always be there, but it is the cheapest bang for the buck performance mod that you can do.

 

No Offense, but I disagree with a statement or two.

Y-Pipe - Budget or Warpspeed. Warpspeed seems to be the more popular one. Cattman is a great guy, but he is $$$ for what many consider the same performance/quality as Warpspeed.

Intake - Cold Air Intake - Warpspeed once again, or Place racing. Improves Mid-high End, sounds cool.

Intake - Hot Air Intake - JWT Pop-Charger, Stillen, Generic. Improves high end as much as a CAI, but there is some debate that it is not as good in low and mid-range. Mostly, this is unproven at this time, however.

And don't forget a High-Flow Cat. Adds 5-10hp.

 

what would be better hot or cold air intake could you do both have no idea about any of this..just loving driving and beating those damn hondas...also after putting any of these extras on the car will they over work or dammage and factory things or will everything remain normal and good ?

 

Agree with above, but never seen anywhere that hi-flow cat gives 5-10 hp; heard more like 1-3 hp.

 

Oh man - I'm totally sorry. You're right about the Warpspeed y-pipe...I don't know why I typed Cattman. I must be even more tired than I feel.

And I didn't know enough about CAI options to put it down. I'm only familiar with the short-ram/hot air stuff. I should have wrote that down, but I guess I'm too tired.

Sorry for the misinformation. I think, besides names, the performance info is correct.

Goodnight everyone.

 

That's why you're a Newbie.

I've seen them give 20hp.

If you can figure out why It gained 20, I'll give you a cookie.

IanS

 

3" straight pipe after the cat?

I WANT THAT COOKIE!

 

Still not 20hp... maybe a 3" exhaust all the way through (hence cat is 3" as well) on a highly boosted Max?
-Cyrus

 

The stock cat was clogged up to ultra-restrictive levels?

 

lol - if it was a 5-10 hp gain everyone would have it...........try more like 1 HP

 

A high flow cat isn't going to add any kind of noticeable increase without a few other things. Y-pipe, exhaust probably...

 

Bingo!

 

yeh i have jwt and i think it takes away from low end a lot

 

Does anybody have the FPIPE combo from BUDGET Exhaust??

I had my mazda protege done there from the manifold back 2.25" exhaust pipes, S/S cat/ S/S resonator and magnaflow muffler but the pipes are all discoloured to red rust!!

Any how i am looking for a good Y pipe for my maxima i am picking up next week so if BUDGET is good i will go back there since i live like 20 mins away..

ED

 

Alot of people on this board have budget. Most, if not all, like them.

For your reference, most people tend to call them "Y-Pipes" on this board. (Same thing as an F-Pipe)

IanS

 

The Budget Exhaust Y pipe from Burlington ontario??

You guys in the states have them and they ship it from budget exhaust??


I am sort of unfamilar with the types of stainless steel as they say their y pips are t304..

My only concern is that they told my the exhaust system on my mazda protege is stainless steel but the whole exhaust system is orange rust colour!!

So i don't want to put something that will rust on my maxima... Thanks for the info guys..


ED

 

Even then you're not adding 5-10hp, you're just restoring it back to where it should be.

And maybe gaining 1 more.