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Old 12-10-2004, 06:11 AM
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Stillen Y-pipe

Does anyone have the Stillen creamic y pipe? Are tou satisfied? Did it show any signs of rusting? Any knocking sounds? Please leave any comments that you have
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Old 12-10-2004, 10:08 AM
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Slightly off topic, but I'd say go with the cattman y-pipe. It's stainless steel so that means no rusting and I haven't heard any major problems with fitment issues or adverse sounds.
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Still more OT... see this thread about y-pipes and cat-backs...

http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?t=360029

And yeah, Cattman seems to get most of the votes around here....
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Old 12-10-2004, 01:35 PM
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Originally Posted by 1N10SITY
Does anyone have the Stillen creamic y pipe? Are tou satisfied? Did it show any signs of rusting? Any knocking sounds? Please leave any comments that you have
I have the Stillen Y. I put it on in early October. It's still nice and new looking, the coating doesn't bake off like others. I have had no problems with banging, the fitment was ok. It was a little long after the flange up front(the flange was welded further rear than supposed to-substandard employees), so I lobbed of the excess, and it's fine. Sealed fine, and btw it will sound different at first, it will break in and be lower and louder than the first time you start it. No bees, no banging, no BS. I also have a short-ram intake, CM straight pipe, and Greddy Cat-back. The straight pipe needed a bit of work on the flanges to seal properly. If you have a Cattman, your tone will be low and quite nice. I have the Greddy, and at the cost of some more flow, it's a bit louder, but at a lower tone as well. I can't say I'd recommend the Stillen Y, because Cattman's is probably a bit higher quality at a competitive price, but all the same I can't discredit Stillen, I am happy and don't plan on changing it. All I can say is that once you get a y, whichever as long as it's not warpspeed, you'll probably be satisfied. Happy Honda Hunting
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I've had the Stillen Y on my car for a few years now. Real nice fit when I put it on, it has held up pretty well for being in New England I think. It does have rust on it, but nothing serious. I've had no problems with it since its been on the car, no bees in the can, no other noises at all. If I had to buy another Y pipe, I'd probably go with the Cattman just because it is Stainless and I've heard nothing but good things about their pipes since they had the flex section problems a few years back.
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