cattman headers installed
10-27-2003, 10:16 AM
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cattman headers installed
so i got my car back last night, everything looked good under the hood and my mechanic did a great job. Before i go on about this i will let u all know that this thread is worthless because i have no before or after dyno so if u dont want to read the rest you dont have too. Money situationn is tight and i really couldnt pay for the dyno as the installation ran me for about $150.
Sound
The car sounds great,a bit louder then having an aftermarket y-pipe, but in no way is it annoying, and this is with a greddy evo. my previous setup was a greddy evo, stillen ypipe, and place racing cai. The stillen ypipe had to be removed for this, and i would pick the sound of this setup any day over what i had before.
performance
as i mentioned no dyno so i kind of took a risk at getting these but brian did submit a before and after dyno so im not that worried. This mod definintly throws me back in my seat and i dont feel the lag the maxima would do going from 2nd to 3rd. The car really starts to rip from the midrange to upper gears and kind of surprised me because i expected it to be a tad bit faster then an after market ypipe since brian mentioned a 40-50% over an aftermarket ypipe, but i really feel this thing pull. If any of you read the fourth gen forumes, "Nomad Maxima" is scheduled to dyno his cattman headers with a before and after this week.
Installation
do not try to do these youreself no way its happening, this took my mechanic about a day and a half of work and the real difficulty was getting to that back header. My mechanic mentioned that it bolts on perfectly and the gaskets and installation instructions were perfect. Its just takes time and effort.
overall i think that these headers are worth every penny and thumbs up to brian for making these, although i havent dynoed i think these are way better then the setup i had before. I will be making pics this week as i had no time to do so the past few days,i apologize if this information isnt useful but im just posting up so far what has happened in the past 15-16 hours.
Sound
The car sounds great,a bit louder then having an aftermarket y-pipe, but in no way is it annoying, and this is with a greddy evo. my previous setup was a greddy evo, stillen ypipe, and place racing cai. The stillen ypipe had to be removed for this, and i would pick the sound of this setup any day over what i had before.
performance
as i mentioned no dyno so i kind of took a risk at getting these but brian did submit a before and after dyno so im not that worried. This mod definintly throws me back in my seat and i dont feel the lag the maxima would do going from 2nd to 3rd. The car really starts to rip from the midrange to upper gears and kind of surprised me because i expected it to be a tad bit faster then an after market ypipe since brian mentioned a 40-50% over an aftermarket ypipe, but i really feel this thing pull. If any of you read the fourth gen forumes, "Nomad Maxima" is scheduled to dyno his cattman headers with a before and after this week.
Installation
do not try to do these youreself no way its happening, this took my mechanic about a day and a half of work and the real difficulty was getting to that back header. My mechanic mentioned that it bolts on perfectly and the gaskets and installation instructions were perfect. Its just takes time and effort.
overall i think that these headers are worth every penny and thumbs up to brian for making these, although i havent dynoed i think these are way better then the setup i had before. I will be making pics this week as i had no time to do so the past few days,i apologize if this information isnt useful but im just posting up so far what has happened in the past 15-16 hours.
10-27-2003, 10:19 AM
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I want your mechanic...day and a half for 150 bucks.............cool. So a supercharger install would run me about what 75 bucks? lol. Sounds good. I cant really tell if your all that impressed other than sound over the power of the y-pipe.
Originally Posted by amaxeatinvtecs
so i got my car back last night, everything looked good under the hood and my mechanic did a great job. Before i go on about this i will let u all know that this thread is worthless because i have no before or after dyno so if u dont want to read the rest you dont have too. Money situationn is tight and i really couldnt pay for the dyno as the installation ran me for about $150.
Sound
The car sounds great,a bit louder then having an aftermarket y-pipe, but in no way is it annoying, and this is with a greddy evo. my previous setup was a greddy evo, stillen ypipe, and place racing cai. The stillen ypipe had to be removed for this, and i would pick the sound of this setup any day over what i had before.
performance
as i mentioned no dyno so i kind of took a risk at getting these but brian did submit a before and after dyno so im not that worried. This mod definintly throws me back in my seat and i dont feel the lag the maxima would do going from 2nd to 3rd. The car really starts to rip from the midrange to upper gears and kind of surprised me because i expected it to be a tad bit faster then an after market ypipe since brian mentioned a 40-50% over an aftermarket ypipe, but i really feel this thing pull. If any of you read the fourth gen forumes, "Nomad Maxima" is scheduled to dyno his cattman headers with a before and after this week.
Installation
do not try to do these youreself no way its happening, this took my mechanic about a day and a half of work and the real difficulty was getting to that back header. My mechanic mentioned that it bolts on perfectly and the gaskets and installation instructions were perfect. Its just takes time and effort.
overall i think that these headers are worth every penny and thumbs up to brian for making these, although i havent dynoed i think these are way better then the setup i had before. I will be making pics this week as i had no time to do so the past few days,i apologize if this information isnt useful but im just posting up so far what has happened in the past 15-16 hours.
Sound
The car sounds great,a bit louder then having an aftermarket y-pipe, but in no way is it annoying, and this is with a greddy evo. my previous setup was a greddy evo, stillen ypipe, and place racing cai. The stillen ypipe had to be removed for this, and i would pick the sound of this setup any day over what i had before.
performance
as i mentioned no dyno so i kind of took a risk at getting these but brian did submit a before and after dyno so im not that worried. This mod definintly throws me back in my seat and i dont feel the lag the maxima would do going from 2nd to 3rd. The car really starts to rip from the midrange to upper gears and kind of surprised me because i expected it to be a tad bit faster then an after market ypipe since brian mentioned a 40-50% over an aftermarket ypipe, but i really feel this thing pull. If any of you read the fourth gen forumes, "Nomad Maxima" is scheduled to dyno his cattman headers with a before and after this week.
Installation
do not try to do these youreself no way its happening, this took my mechanic about a day and a half of work and the real difficulty was getting to that back header. My mechanic mentioned that it bolts on perfectly and the gaskets and installation instructions were perfect. Its just takes time and effort.
overall i think that these headers are worth every penny and thumbs up to brian for making these, although i havent dynoed i think these are way better then the setup i had before. I will be making pics this week as i had no time to do so the past few days,i apologize if this information isnt useful but im just posting up so far what has happened in the past 15-16 hours.
10-28-2003, 10:21 PM
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Originally Posted by ssheltz
I think this means you left the Y pipe off. You want to sell it?
10-28-2003, 11:23 PM
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Originally Posted by maximadave
I want your mechanic too...
This job is like 5-6hrs of labor. The rear manifold is the real b!tch to remove, byt the time your done your arms are basically raw meat. I guess you had a good hookup or the tech completly underestimated the job and was really ****ed off
10-28-2003, 11:31 PM
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Originally Posted by WILLSE
day and a half WOW!!!!!! took my mechanic 3 hours to do my stillen headers. like to see the dyno when u get one.
will
will
10-29-2003, 07:31 PM
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Originally Posted by HitManSE
Even though I work at a shop, I want your mechanic as well
This job is like 5-6hrs of labor. The rear manifold is the real b!tch to remove, byt the time your done your arms are basically raw meat. I guess you had a good hookup or the tech completly underestimated the job and was really ****ed off
This job is like 5-6hrs of labor. The rear manifold is the real b!tch to remove, byt the time your done your arms are basically raw meat. I guess you had a good hookup or the tech completly underestimated the job and was really ****ed off
lol, hes a realy close friend of the family, every mod i get is installed by him at his house, he has every tool you could possibly imagine,i personally feel bad paying him $150 for this. quick question, now that the they are installed will an SAFC or air fuel controll help with power somewhat or will it be useless on an N/A??
10-29-2003, 08:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Y2KSESteve
It took Matt and I 22 hours to put headers on a 3.5 Altima. But I must say, hearing it after the install was worth it.
22 HOURS!!!!!!!!!!...I am not trying to put you down but are you serious or joking. It took me and one other person 3.5 hours to install headers on my 02 and we did it with out a lift.
10-29-2003, 08:22 PM
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Originally Posted by amaxeatinvtecs
lol, hes a realy close friend of the family, every mod i get is installed by him at his house, he has every tool you could possibly imagine,i personally feel bad paying him $150 for this. quick question, now that the they are installed will an SAFC or air fuel controll help with power somewhat or will it be useless on an N/A??
but it will help the powerband smooth out a bit, im sure a few spots are somewhat lean. Get the car dyno'd and make sure they use a wideband o2 as well.Also yes please do get in some "detail" what exactly he did with the o2 sensors thing and exactly how he went about that ect...
10-29-2003, 08:32 PM
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Originally Posted by juice
22 HOURS!!!!!!!!!!...I am not trying to put you down but are you serious or joking. It took me and one other person 3.5 hours to install headers on my 02 and we did it with out a lift.
10-29-2003, 08:46 PM
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Originally Posted by juice
22 HOURS!!!!!!!!!!...I am not trying to put you down but are you serious or joking. It took me and one other person 3.5 hours to install headers on my 02 and we did it with out a lift.
I gave him **** about that earlier on today as well
10-30-2003, 02:28 PM
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Originally Posted by HitManSE
Well considering headers usually make the motor run leaner, even N/A the SFAC should help you out a bit. How much but it will help the powerband smooth out a bit, im sure a few spots are somewhat lean. Get the car dyno'd and make sure they use a wideband o2 as well.
Also yes please do get in some "detail" what exactly he did with the o2 sensors thing and exactly how he went about that ect...
but it will help the powerband smooth out a bit, im sure a few spots are somewhat lean. Get the car dyno'd and make sure they use a wideband o2 as well.Also yes please do get in some "detail" what exactly he did with the o2 sensors thing and exactly how he went about that ect...
10-30-2003, 02:30 PM
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Originally Posted by IceY2K1
Ugggggh....so apparently your mechanic relocated the REAR 02s behind the main cat and that worked?
I thought you were having some issues or was that someone else?
I thought you were having some issues or was that someone else?
haha, its not that bad whats with the "ugggggh"
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10-30-2003, 02:51 PM
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Nothing...just wondering why you hadn't mentioned it.
You're the first CALI spec to install them, so I figured you had run into some stuff to figure out.
You're the first CALI spec to install them, so I figured you had run into some stuff to figure out.
Originally Posted by amaxeatinvtecs
haha, its not that bad whats with the "ugggggh"
?
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10-31-2003, 01:14 PM
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Originally Posted by IceY2K1
Nothing...just wondering why you hadn't mentioned it.
You're the first CALI spec to install them, so I figured you had run into some stuff to figure out.
You're the first CALI spec to install them, so I figured you had run into some stuff to figure out.
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