Lets say I were to get a custom cat-back with no resanator, y-pipe, would that give a 2K maxi any nice sound? Thank you.

 

In a word, YES!

 

how would a Budget Y-pipe sound on 5th gen with stock exhaust? Will this give me any extra HP, because I dont want to change the cat and muffler?

 

dunno how it would sound, you would gain some hp, but the stock muffler is limited to how "free flow" it is...

 

If it sounds anything like my Cattman with the stock rear section, it will sound great.

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Will this give me any extra HP, because I dont want to change the cat and muffler?

In a word, YES!

And when it comes to those who continue to disparage the stock muffler, ask yourself this simple question. If it's good enough for a Nissan Skyline, is it good enough for your Maxima?

 

i guess i need my .5 advantage

 

I guess I need to keep my hearing intact! And while there's plenty of people out there who are gullible enough to believe that you can get a .5 advantage out of a 2-3 FWHP increase (and all the noise that goes along with it), I'm not one of them.

 

well-yes, because keeping some backpressure is important HP/TQ right? Otherwise do you think that Nissan would've installed cheaper (free-flowing) muffler? Well, I only have to find a used Y-pipe for my car...for the price I can afford.

 

Nope. That's a common misnomer. There is NO SUCH THING as good backpressure. And the reason Nissan developed the variable capacity muffler was to provide the highest performance they could with the lowest noise output. I'd say they did a rather remarkable job of doing just that.

 

I still dont get it.

y-pipe+custom catback with no resanator will give me a nice sound at WOT. and little grown at normal driving. sort of like the G35 coupe???

 

Some backpressure is good.....You need some backpressure for low end tq/hp like was said above. With a open exhaust you will lose low end, but gain top end pull.

 

ACtually it's exhaust gas velocity. Not really "backpressure". If you had an exhaust that exhibited good exhaust gas velocity both in the low and high end, you would gain hp thoughout the rpm range. Unfortunately, that is a very hard thing to do.

 

Thats true.....I personally think the Nissan OEM muffler does a great job of what you just explained above. The stock B-pipe is the main restriction after you have freed up the y-pipe. A 2.5" B-pipe is the best way to go IMO. Mufflers are just for sound on our cars.

 

My only suggestion is to listen to the clips that ms thickness has on her site to give you a vauge idea of what it will sound like! Personally, I couldn't stand the sound of the stock muffler being over powered by the Y pipe. I also can't stand the sound of my aftermarket muffler with Y pipe. y2kse has a point, it will be very loud with an aftermarket cat back and a Y.

 

i dont mean .5 hp...

i meant .5 off my 1/4 mile time. Test and Tune is fun

 

Thats what he said.
I guess you are gullible if you believe that 2-3HP will get you .5 off your 1/4.

 

I have this exact setup. Budget Y-pipe and stock muffler with nice 3-1/2" dual tips. It gives the car a throaty growl at idle but is not at all loud at wot. Am likely gonna get the Budget B-pipe without resonator to open it up a bit more but will keep the stock exhaust. Only caveat, car smells like rotten eggs when you fire it up.

 

i guess ur an idiot for believing everything you read on the internet

i ran my car with the 2k1 muffler and then a free flow muffler, with the same weather conditions and all that bs you ppl like to talk about, and my times did go down

why dont u leave ur car stock if you think mods wont do anything then???

 

Anyone wanna try G35 mufler?

 

All we're talking about here is noise.
So your telling us that you swaped mufflers and gained what a tenth, more like .05. You sure you didn't get a better 60' that run.

 

sorry i got off topic

and i am sure i didnt get a better 60 ft, but to each his own

 

That's believable. A 1/2 second reduction in ET with a muffler swap isn't.

 

well, the smell of exhaust is the last thing that I'd be worried about lol. Do you think Budget B-pipe is really going to give you any gains, or just for the sound?