budget y pipe
10-09-2005, 09:54 AM
#2
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I suspect you are going to be flamed big time for this.
www.lssexhaust.com
mufflers@allstream.net
1-800-256-4482
Ask for Jody. They are located in the same time zone as you in Burlington, Ontario, a suburb of Toronto.
www.lssexhaust.com
mufflers@allstream.net
1-800-256-4482
Ask for Jody. They are located in the same time zone as you in Burlington, Ontario, a suburb of Toronto.
10-09-2005, 10:22 AM
#3
Do some research before you buy, alot of people have bashed the budget I was thinking about getting it also. Apparently it's not stainless and it rusts quickly. Something to that effect. I've heard great things about the cattman for 5th gens and that is what I plan on buying when I have the money. Most of the time you get what you pay for in the auto-world
10-09-2005, 11:02 AM
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Originally Posted by maxspeedse02
Do some research before you buy, alot of people have bashed the budget I was thinking about getting it also. Apparently it's not stainless and it rusts quickly. Something to that effect. I've heard great things about the cattman for 5th gens and that is what I plan on buying when I have the money. Most of the time you get what you pay for in the auto-world
There is no rust issue with the stainless steel Budget y-pipe.
Go Budget and save the difference on the over-priced Cattman product.
10-09-2005, 11:48 AM
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Don't get a y-pipe. I suggest you save you're money and get the new Cattman headers that just came out not to long ago. If I knew Cattman was going to re-release their headers a while back I wouldn't have gotten the Cattman y-pipe I have now, but that's my opinion. Anyway, I can't say enough about the company (Cattman) and quality of their products. Quality piping and welds. Good luck! 
10-09-2005, 11:53 AM
#9
Originally Posted by sublimer
hows the quality of the budget b pipes?
10-09-2005, 12:08 PM
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Originally Posted by sublimer
hows the quality of the budget b pipes?
10-09-2005, 12:29 PM
#12
Originally Posted by sublimer
you mean 02+ right??
10-09-2005, 01:28 PM
#13
Budget y-pipe = budget fitament + budget quality + budget materials. Spend a little more for the cattman or warpspeed, especially since you're in the Northeast, wehere you want it stainless. Ask SOONR1 about budget quality/fit/service....
10-09-2005, 02:09 PM
#15
Originally Posted by SR-71 Blackbird
Nope, the fed spec 01 has a precat in one of the manifolds and the 01 CA spec has a precat in both manifolds. The 02+ fed and CA has a precat in each manifold.
10-09-2005, 03:26 PM
#16
Originally Posted by sublimer
so your saying that if you have a a cali spec 01 or 02+, you should get headers because the y pipe won't make much power? Unless you have a 95-01 fed spec, then the y pipe will make as much power as headers? How much power are we looking at for both situations?
01 fed spec has 1 precat in one of the exhaust manifolds
01 CA spec has 1 precat in each of the exhaust manifolds
All 02+ have a precat in each of the exhaust manifolds
The difference betwen headers and a y-pipe on a 95-00 fed spec is a couple of ponies on a good day. On a 01 Fed, it's 7-10whp. On 02+ the difference is 15-20whp. On a 01 CA spec and a 02+, a y pipe makes a couple of horsepower on a good day.
If you want to save some money,have an 01, and don't want to blow $800 on headers, put on a 95-00 exhaust manifold and get a y-pipe.
10-09-2005, 05:51 PM
#18
Originally Posted by SR-71 Blackbird
95-00 fed spec has no precats in the exhaust manifolds
01 fed spec has 1 precat in one of the exhaust manifolds
01 CA spec has 1 precat in each of the exhaust manifolds
All 02+ have a precat in each of the exhaust manifolds
The difference betwen headers and a y-pipe on a 95-00 fed spec is a couple of ponies on a good day. On a 01 Fed, it's 7-10whp. On 02+ the difference is 15-20whp. On a 01 CA spec and a 02+, a y pipe makes a couple of horsepower on a good day.
01 fed spec has 1 precat in one of the exhaust manifolds
01 CA spec has 1 precat in each of the exhaust manifolds
All 02+ have a precat in each of the exhaust manifolds
The difference betwen headers and a y-pipe on a 95-00 fed spec is a couple of ponies on a good day. On a 01 Fed, it's 7-10whp. On 02+ the difference is 15-20whp. On a 01 CA spec and a 02+, a y pipe makes a couple of horsepower on a good day.
Originally Posted by SR-71 Blackbird
If you want to save some money,have an 01, and don't want to blow $800 on headers, put on a 95-00 exhaust manifold and get a y-pipe.
Another point is that headers on a 2K won't gain you much as the guys mentioned, do some research here and most that was gained on a 2K was 10 HP. Now, since you are considering Budget Y-pipe for price reasones, I don't see you throwing $1000 or so for 10 HP... Y-pipe for yours is a best bang for the buck...
10-09-2005, 05:54 PM
#19
Originally Posted by igzy
FALSE - 2K fed-spec has one pre-cat... I have 2K fed which had pre-cat I replaced with a Budget Y...
10-09-2005, 06:32 PM
#20
Originally Posted by SR-71 Blackbird
You replaced the precat in your 00 fed spec with the budget Y because it's in the y-pipe, NOT the exhaust manifold. In a 01, there's a precat in the exhaust manifold as well.
if you put a ypipe on a 00 fed spec, you eliminate the REAR precat, but the front precat will remain there. To get rid of the front precat, you would have to replace the manifold as well...
ypipe on a 00 cali spec eliminates BOTH precats.
ypipe on an 02-03 doesn't eliminate ANY precats, as they are in the manifold.
10-09-2005, 07:20 PM
#21
Are you guys saying there is another pre cat on 00 Fed spec? Where is it located? Here is a set up photo: 
All I see on the front is exhaust manifold that connects directly to the Y...
All I see on the front is exhaust manifold that connects directly to the Y...
10-09-2005, 08:04 PM
#22
Originally Posted by SR-71 Blackbird
You replaced the precat in your 00 fed spec with the budget Y because it's in the y-pipe, NOT the exhaust manifold. In a 01, there's a precat in the exhaust manifold as well.
10-09-2005, 08:27 PM
#23
Hello, I am retarded. got my cali and fed mixed up (jet lag...just got back from LA).
Fed spec aftermarket ypipe does indeed remove both precats, while the cali spec aftermarket pipe only removes the rear precat
sorry....must be that california smog getting to my head
Fed spec aftermarket ypipe does indeed remove both precats, while the cali spec aftermarket pipe only removes the rear precat
sorry....must be that california smog getting to my head
10-10-2005, 12:00 AM
#25
i have a budget y pipe, fit was perfect, they claimed ss but mine rusted quite a bit by the welds, im pretty sure they sent me the aluminized one by mistake n i alreday installed it, oh well.
since we are on the topic what are the gains from headers and how big of a job is it to put it in? ive heard it crazy work on the headers install. any maxima shops around nyc?
since we are on the topic what are the gains from headers and how big of a job is it to put it in? ive heard it crazy work on the headers install. any maxima shops around nyc?
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