I finally had my Warpspeed y-pipe put on yesterday (2k1 5 spd). To my surprise it was a bit louder inside the car than I thought it would be. I could barly notice a sound difference from the outside. Did any of you notice this when yours was put on? Everything that I could find on the org said that it was a little louder than stock. I dont have any other mods to the engine other than a K&N drop in filter.

I also get the drooning sound when at about 3k rpm (where I spend most of the time when on the highways. Is this normal? I can't help but think that I might have a leak or that the pipe is too tight...hitting???

Any thoughts?

 

I have the same set up + the b-pipe and love the sound. Droning is not that bad.... just turn up the radio. The banging is coming from the cross member. I took mine off with no problems.

 

sound is normal. quite (close to stock) at idle and cruising. but loud and mean at WOT

 

I too like the sound at WOT, but normal cruz'n is where I get the most noise. Would wrapping the pipe help cut down on the droning/cabin noise?

 

no
just turn up the radio

 

That will work about half the time. Wish my wife and baby girl liked loud music. Any other ideas other than putting the old pipe back on??

 

very true. have to keep the ladies in your life happy. i understand.
i dont know of any way other then keeping the RPMs as low as possible.

 

Is it really THAT loud? I just have a subtle growl and I love it!

The only thing that is a little loud at WOT is my GAB, and I actually expected that to be louder than it is.

Is there that much difference in insulation between the I30 and Max? I have driven both and did not notice too much of a difference.

 

I am new to modding and bought a K&N panel filter two months ago and a Budget Y-pipe a month ago. I am not into noise and don't want an intake of any facsimile. Do yourself a favor - don't wrap the flexible section of the Y-pipe because it retains moisture and will corrode and ruin the Y-pipe and get rid of the Warpspeed if you don't like the noise because from what I gather if you don't like noise you won't like the Warspeed Y-pipe. Having said all that I love my setup and I'm twice as old as the average person on this Board, so buy Budget and forget Cattman as well. And no I'm not on commision - I live in a suburb in Vancouver, the town that is hosting the 2010 Olympics and Budget is in Burlington, Ontario, some 3,000 miles away.

 

I just installed a Stillen Y pipe on my 2kse the other day and the noise level has only gone up a little bit. Not enough for anyone who has never been in the car to notice.

Maybe the Stillen is a bit quieter than the others because they use a mild steel instead of Stainless. The mild steel is thicker than the stainless steel types and can help keep noise levels down.

I now need a 2.25" mandrel B-pipe to go with the stock muffler and I think that the only way to get one of these is to have it custom made.

 

i have cattman and i notice little subtle growl and that's it....not loud at all...

 

love my sound, especially when i start her up, no droning here. i also have the warpspeed y

 

My Wsp only has a growl to it as I have the B-pipe with resonator and stock muffler. The banging was annoying for a while, but a couple of months ago it went away for some reason.....

 

I got under the max this weekend and found that the muffler shop added a bracket to the stock b-pipe that attached it directly to the rear brace. They were trying to stop the pipe from hitting the front brace. It made it louder and I could feel the vibrations. I took it apart and now it sounds right. The pipe hitting the cross brace sucks, but I will work on that. Has anyone come up with a solution to the pipe hitting the first brace, other than removing?? I don't like to remove anything that helps tighten up the body.


Thanks again!

 

With my Cattman Y-pipe, my Max sound no different than stock at idle and low speeds. I hear it more @ 4k+ but, it's just a slight growl.

Seeing as my wife doesnt really notice, it must be stock quiet in general.

 

Anyone have a picture of the warpspeed y-pipe installed on a 2k1? I want to make sure the hanger is on correctly. Love the added power and little extra sound now, but the pipe hitting bugs the **** out of me.