Maximum Performance

i read that the gains on the 3.5 are not as good as on the 3.0
how do you guys like your ypipes? which one did you get(any troubles/hints on install?)? what are the gains?
any dynos?
thanks alot
greg
btw i tried to search but it wouldnt let me

MaximaMan77

Y's are a waste for the 3.5 you might see 1-5hp
Get headers and you see around 20hp. That and headers come with a Y so if you want to upgrade later you'll need to replace the aftermarket Y and try to sell it.

chris1

do the headers shave life from the 02 max and do they make your car sound like a ricer?

juice

iTrader: (6)

The headers will not shave life from your maxima. Sound all depends on your exhaust setup. Whether you have a cat or no cat and of course type of muffler...with a stock muffler headers sound really sweet.

HotMax03

Juice...I have to say I am really jocking your max. I love your kit, color, and rims. Honestly IMHO its one of the hotter ones on the org. I plan on getting all the same aftermarket parts that you have on your car to get those times. Tell me exactly what you have on their and appx how much total it cost you. If you did it over again would you choose any different performance parts. I have an 03 Titanium/Platinum color hell I dont even know what the official color it is. I have the stock rims that are chrome. I want to get the same times you have since I have an auto and my friend I work with has the light silver one his is manual and I really want to whipp his butt.

juice

iTrader: (6)

Thanks man....K&N cone filter, Hotshot headers, test pipe, 2.5 inch piping to stock muffler and VB Mod. Thats it.

gabe22

1-5 hp?? everyone with the 3.5 on here that ive read says it makes a BIG difference and i swear i saw dyno results on here somewhere at 11-13 hp ...correct me if im wrong because i just bought a cattman y after reading all the positive responses

imported_JIC_A33

he doesnt know what he is talking about. I have a cattman y on my 02 and it made a difference, and there are dynos that prove it

KCMC582

iTrader: (4)

i have a cattman y on order too, and that post kinda scared me a little. here is a link to the dynos that Cattman did on their headers vs. the y pipe (so you can see the gains a y pipe made) and also a thread with someone who dynoed with a y pipe...but you cant see the sheets unfortunately (red xs)

http://forums.maxima.org/showthread....ghlight=y-pipe

http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?t=291520

2K3MAX2NV

iTrader: (10)

Blah Blah Blah I Got A Cm Y Pipe And I Get 38 Hp increase Beat That Biotches!! I Got The Fastest Max In Ny Varrrroooommmm!!!

Qmax03

well i got custommade y pipe and i get a 96 hp increase AND WHAT ! i made my own exhasut too with a goya can igot 55hp outta that ... !!

MaximaMan77

http://forums.maxima.org/showthread....ght=y-pipe+3.5

http://forums.maxima.org/showthread....ght=y-pipe+3.5

looslip

iTrader: (3)

Here's my dyno. Its with Cattman Y and Frankencar Intake only.
http://www.angelfire.com/jazz/loosli...a/dyno1ATP.pdf

maximo-SE

iTrader: (7)

hey looslip, it says 206 hp and 216tq with your Cattman and Frankencar... i was curious.. what are our stock numbers?

MaximaMan77

With a Frankencar mid pipe and $tealen Pop, Warpspeed B w/res. & Flowmaster muffler I dyno'd 212.6HP & 231.7TQ on the stock Y.

I just Installed HS headers (bought from blubyu2k2) and am waiting to get the Franken cat-back as the current setup is to loud.

roofadoofalus

i hope omax was kidding

HotMax03

Juice, can you tell me some more about that VB Mod. What does it do, where can you get it, I hear about it but I am unsure what it really does or provide for you. Again thanks for your help!

F23A4

Y-pipe + VQ35DE = best non-FI mod for the money. $.02

juice

iTrader: (6)

VB Mod just makes your auto trans shift quicker....maximumtuning.net

HotMax03

Is this something that most tranny shops would be able to do for me If I get the part? Also, I commute alot in my car, in your opinion would this have any negative impacts on my tranny for longterm life? Also do you recommend getting the tranny cooler? Again thanks for the info!!

mjg

cattman and warpspeed aren't the same.

Lots of people claim benefits from cattman, but the warpspeed (which i have owned)
is crap.

my thoughts. I think you should go straight for headers.

KCMC582

iTrader: (4)

im keeping the order for my y pipe...i mean, $350 vs $850, thats a large jump...maybe down the line, i can get a set of used headers and sell my y pipe, but for the moment, the VQ has enough power to keep me happy, and the Y, combined with the berk intake and cattman exhaust and UDP that i will soon order, i think the power should be sufficient.