What is the best bang for the buck muffler? sound? performance? price?

 

Stock

 

mufflers are awesome!

 

what about a catalytic conv?

 

What about it?

 

whats a good catalytic conv?

 

Stock ....

 

10 char

 

a muffler by itself will do NOTHING for performance...its a sound mod

 

On the 5.5 gens, the only exhaust mod that gains any real power is headers. It'll net around 20 whp. Nothing else helps. Intakes don't do squat either.

 

its all about the whole package. from "the air in" to the "air out". any one part by itself doesnt do much. if you let more air in then you need to give all that air a way to get out.
3.0 - intake + y-pipe + b-pipe + muffler = significant performance gains
3.5 - intake + headers + b-pipe + muffler = significant performance gains

 

Actually, the 5.5 gen muffler is a high-flow as-is. No need to change it. Intake w/ the headers, though, is the way to go. Thank god you clarified that for everyone because the noobs may have actually had to search for the answer...

 

i felt a little pity. i like to do it at least once a day. plus it shows that i am smart

 

There. I fixed it for you.

 

George im rounding up to the 100 k mark on my 2k2, What maintence should i do?

 

replace the engine because your rings are probably shot like mine!

While you're at it, replace the tranny because mine went at 103k.

 

george knows that i know far more about the maxima then he does

 

Lol i got new Maf/02 sensor/plugs, the tranny is on its way out, but pretty solid and still very fast

 

What symptoms did the tranny have when it was going out?

 

the master of turn-signal blinker fluid speaks! Shhh! Everyone listen to Jason #234192357632's ever-expanding knowledge base as it spreads out like putty on a cold day!

(fixed)

 

1-2 slip (slight) then it shifted hard for a bit, then, all of a sudden, I had no power. I parked it thinking it was the MAF, but in the morning when I went to pull out of my parking spot I discovered that I had no reverse.

 

soonerfan = jason
puppetmaster = joel

 

I got that 1-2 slip and its Fcking annoying

 

Both trannys I've had did it when they were cold, but when warm they were both solid until the end of the first one. 100k on a tranny isn't too bad though.

 

I think Nissan totally fcked up for making a 4 spd Auto on a 255 hp car not only does the gearing suck but its not reliable people wiht 33 k have slippage

 

just for clarification, the 5.5 is the same as the 5th gen muffler which is also the same as the AE muffler. the difference is the exhaust tips. the muffler itself is not very restrictive but the axel over piping leading up to it sure is.

 

 

what is the best sounding muffler

 

There is no such thing.... one person's opinion varies from another's...

Decide which exhaust set-up sounds best TO YOU:

http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?t=407975

Read through the other Stickies as well... they should answer more of your questions....

 

why do nissan trannys seem to suck nuts?