Does anyone know about the aluminized y pipe,
Quality,fitment,how long it will last for pics if any...

 

I haven't had any problems with the 4th gen aluminized Y pipe. Their B pipe is crap though, it doesn't fit well at all.

 

There are many threads on this. I've ready contless posts of people who were happy and then there is a small majority that aren't.

 

i had one of the original ones.
It was a total piece of junk. The flex section was noisey, it actually made my car slower.


Just say no to warp speed. I'd say hold off on a ypipe and go with headers eventually, or if your insisting, cattman, no less.

 

See. I just bought the Warp SS Y-pipe for an 02 Maxima. It looks to be of high quality but I haven't installed it yet so I have no idea about fitment. You also have to keep in mind that there are a lot of vendors on this site who post with an agenda. Not to say that mig didn't have a problem or that he is a vendor but be careful. I like to look at large numbers of posts and make a determiniation from that and not make a deciscion on one or two posts.

 

5th Gens haven't seemed to have had a problem with WS y-pipes in terms of fitment and performance... do some reading in old threads and you'll see... to be safe, Cattman is usually good... and no, I don't work for Cattman or anything, its just what I've heard from others who have Cattman products and from my own experience with their y-pipe on my 5.5.

 

Ive had min on for over a year now, and its seems to hold up well. no rust or anything

 

The stock y pipe is a terrible design and is the most restrictive part of the stock exhaust system. Replacing the Y pipe with ANY brand aftermarket pipe will bring great gains in Horsepower and torque. Headers, on the other hand, have been shown to make only marginal gains. The Y pipe is the best bang for the buck mod for an A32 Maxima, regardless of manufacturer.

mjg, I sincerely doubt that the pipe actually made your car slower. Do you have timeslips or dyno charts? Also, when did you buy your warpspeed pipe? Was it aluminized or stainless steel? Mandrel bent or crush bent?

I don't have any timeslips or dyno charts myself, but the butt dyno very clearly showed an improvement in power from the y pipe.

Like I said, I don't endorse getting WSP's catback system (there are fitment issues) but I have had no problems with the Y as of yet. I've had it on the car for about 1 year and about 20,000 miles.

 

Actually, on 5th gens, Y-Pipes and Headers seem to give good performance, with headers gaining more, naturally. 5.5 gens are a little different story. Y-pipes seem to not give very much of a gain (no removal of pre-cats), however headers seem to yield quite a bit of gain (20-30 hp with aftermarket exhaust).

 

I Have B Pipe One Piece And Have No Problems With Fit Finish Is Still Good Very Little Rust.much Better Then Stock B Pipe With Two Big Crimps.also Sounds Like Stock With Resinator Which I Have 2.25 B Pipe.they Sell Without Resinator Also.

 

I installed one on a 00, I do not like them. They fit but make too much noise. Same problem on the one I installed in a 99.

 

True, I had forgotten that this was on the 5th gen forum, I was speaking of 4th gen cars. I've heard that the 5th gen Y pipes don't make as much of a difference, probably because the stock pipes are better on the 5th gen than the 4th gen. So you're saying that the combination of aftermarket headers, y pipe, cat, and catback together can free as much as 30HP? Is this on a 00-01 or an 02-03?

 

00Stock ypipe is nearly identical to my 97 one.

 

yeah....5th gen and 4th gen benefit more then 5.5 gen from a y-pipe

 

Here's a recent thread with some numbers in it: http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?t=409159&page=1

 

do u know if the stillen headers pass smog? i emailed stillen but wouldnt give me me an answer

 

i love my wsp. had it on for 5 months looks great fitment was perfect, highly recommend them, just don't do a budget

 

If your main cat is fully functional and warmed up, yes, in most states you will pass emissions testing. All you're removing with headers are the pre-cats, which are for when the car and main cat are not fully warmed up.

Btw, you do know that Stillen headers are not recommended around here right? Look through the FAQs, there's a thread there...

 

I have a Warpspeed Y pipe that someone gave me. It's sitting in my garage. Just need to get it installed.

 

"small majority" - IS that like a black white person?

Don't put that garbage on your car. It will ruin it. There isn't just "Fitment issues". The flex section is cheap and makes your exhaust sound like bees nest. All in all if you are thinking about putting it on you aren't going to listen to reason anyways. I learned my lesson the hard way. It is a family sedan and now I laugh at people who put brand X exhaust systems on it. You might as well go into the ghetto and tell them to pimp it up. Warpspeed is brand X, period.

 

Lots of people like the Warp Y-pipe. I just got mine and it looks to be made with some love. I wouldn't hesitate.

 

Yea mine is installed!!!!
Runs great and the bees in a can sound i dont know what you guys are talkin about..
It doesent sound different really at all....

 

FYI, I have a Custom Enterprise Y-Pipe and Street Race Pipe with a Frankencar Cat back system. It definitely has some bees in there that I can't stop from Buzzing. Under 2K it's mellow. At points above 2.5K or so, it's also sounds ok. Any thoughts or suggestions as to how to eliminate the harsh drone noise and the "bees in the can" sound that happens between 2,000 and 3,000 RPM?