Need an exhaust and im stuck between these two, need your help on choosing which cattback. Here good things about them both and I got to listen to the sound clips of them. The franken exaust is a little but cheaper but I always read that they take along time to ship out your product, and thats the reason why i have a berk intake. So help me out!!!

 

im going with frankencar because cattman is a little to loud for my taste

 

are you basing that on hearing it from a sound bite or dose one of your fiends have one?

 

i know people with both

 

ive been waiting for a frankencar since last september

frankly i am tired of waiting, unless frankencar gets their act together and makes some mufflers soon i will have no choice but to go with Cattman

 

cool. Cause im inthe same boat. I drive alot expecially on the highway and I dont want to hear just a constant droning sound, and all the chicks really dont like having to talk over your exhaust system Do you know if theyll ship out quick?

 

thats not good news cause i need one know!!! Part of my exahust has a hole in it and i sound terrible

 

I have the Frankencar cat back and love it, there a slight tone over stock on the inside and a sweet " I'm not stock sound" from the outside abosolutely no drone, I speak from experience as my 4th Gen has a Topspeed muffler which is way louder and have the 2,000rpm drone, but I heard the Frankencar is no longer being made at all?

 

well that sucks!!!! How much of a difference between cattmans and franken car. is franken car worth the wait?

 

well that sucks!!!! How much of a difference between cattmans and franken car. is franken car worth the wait?

 

I love my cattman. No drone, it sounds sweet. I haven't heard franken car, so i can't compair the two, but cattman is a little over stock sounding. Once you start adding other mods it starts to get louder. I love it. Not rice sounding just nice sounding

 

i've got a cattman y + cattman rear section (rear section rusted apart on me) and its got a pretty deep tone to it...it doesn't drone on the highway.

With a b-pipe, i'd expect it to be quite a bit louder.

 

The frankencar is just louder than stock, while the cattman is noticeably louder. They both sound good, but if you have other exhaust mods (headers/ypipe) the Cattman is pretty loud.

Frankencar has told several people that they will not have a new production run of the catback available for a couple months, so don't hold your breath. The cattman is probably available immediately. It's all a matter of how long you can wait.

 

Is this due to the muffler or the b-pipe?

Looking at both, the Cattman seems to have the larger resoantor. But I have heard that the Cattman rear section is louder.

 

IIRC the cattman muffler is made by stromung, so it flows better than the frankencar, which was made to be quiet. look at the pics on frankencars website...

 

Does it matter who makes it? I've seen pcitures of both, and I think the FC looks better, but it rests under the car so it doesn't really matter which looks better(cosmetically)

I just want the most quiet one.


Again, I'm only speaking of b pipes.

 

well, does anyone have a vid of a car with aftermarket B then? im curious myself, i'd rather spend 200 on a B pipe than 600 for an exhuast that just makes noise..

 

I tried ordering the Frankencar but they were backordered so I ordered the Cattman. I attempted for the FC pretty much for the price, but I'm glad I didn't get it because I'm more than happy with the Cattman. I have from the FastCatt back and yeah its got a loud growl to it but I dont see why people think its too loud. If you're gonna pay for an aftermarket exhaust wouldn't you want to know the difference every time you hit the gas? Kruppa has been for a ride in it so he can attest to how nice it sounds.

 

I saw a thread comparing both the cattman & frankencar bpipe....the resonators on both pieces look very similiar in size...I highly doubt one produces more gains than the other...I am sure both bpipes flow very well coupled to the stock 5th gen muffler

 

I can't find one in the exhaust sound clip area with aftermarket headers, b, and stock rear section.

 

I tried it on my car...it sounds very clean with a slight hint louder than stock...

cattman gen1 headers - budget test pipe - cattman bpipe - stock muff

 

Is it in the sound clips?

 

go with frankencar if you eventually want to add a y pipe or headers. I have a cattman y + frankencar B + cattman muffler and its a lil loud. deep and throaty, not ricy, but still loud. I had the muffler first and by itself it sounds awesome. Then I added the Y and B (B pipe from Frankencar cause of price) and it got a little loud. I'm used to it now but I'm thinkin about switching to a Frankencar muffler in the future.

 

Trust me it is not loud. I have it along with the y pipe and and the FastCat and it sounds good. Glad I made the "right" choice IMO.

 

I like it as well.

 

it's all personal preference really...

here is my take on the cattman exhaust...just the catback ALONE, the car will produce a nice exhaust tone that isn't too loud...when I first installed it, the exhaust was louder than I expected...I eventually got use to it and it sounded sweet....BUT from an unbiased standpoint, this catback isn't for the sensitive type....people who are picky on the volume of their exhaust might not be satisfied with the cattman...becuz IT IS noticeably louder than stock...remember, this is speaking from an unbiased standpoint...if you really care about volume, go with the frankencar...

 

So I e-mailed Franken car and this is there response.

Raymond,

Currently we do not have any exhausts in stock. we have been having issues with out supplier because since they are custom we need to come up with a large amount of cash up front to have the intial run of the exhausts. I am not sure when we will have any in stock but if you want a better idea you can email either Scott or Steve at their emails adresses and they would each have better ideas on that. Steve tends to be hard to get ahold of (he rarely checks his email) so send scott and email at sdaigle@frankencar.com and he will be able to give you more specifics. Sorry about the hassle and lack of exhaust in inventory, i hope i was of help and have a great day.
-Chris
So I guess if your not in a rush your good but those of us that need them now are pretty much spent

 

Exactly. Everyone is different.

 

i got an email from Scott at frankencar last week saying he has no idea when they will have any

 

yeah when i tried ordering from them and it said they were back ordered i emailed him asking when they were expecting more in....that was in October and I'm yet to hear back, glad they wanted my money.

 

No I dont think it is. I have HotShot headers+ Highflow Cat+ Cattman B-Pipe with the stock muffler.

I just went back to the stock muffler about a month ago and I am really happy I took off my Cattman rear-section.

I cannot get a vid online, otherwise I would post one. I think my father has a digital one I can use, I will be upstate this comming weekend and I will try and get a vid up.

 

[QUOTE=upstatemax]
I just went back to the stock muffler about a month ago and I am really happy I took off my Cattman rear-section.

Why did you take off the Cattman rear-section?

I have HotShot headers in my garage awaiting to be installed but I also was looking to get the Frankencar Catback but they were out of stock since August. I noticed that Cattman was working on a 3 inch catback that should be out this month. So i think i may just wait for that now and install it with my HotShot Headers.

 

[QUOTE=DUKEE]
I took off the Cattman because it was just to loud after I installed the headers. As for the 3" exhaust, it is a waste and you could easily have a power loss if you put that on a NA Maxima. A 3" exhaust should only see a maxima if it is Forced Induction.

 

[QUOTE=upstatemax]well if not cattman and Fraken car is just a huge question mark then which others should I look at?

 

[QUOTE=raymond3414]unfortunately there arent many other options....there's Greddy but its got a single tip design and sounds ricey. same goes with OBX. Mossy has a catback but its pretty much the same as Cattman. Or you can go with custom piping and get a universal muffler from basically any company. It depends what youre looking for. Personally I'd go with Cattman unless you were adding headers/y pipe in the future, unless you dont care about noise.

 

[QUOTE=raymond3414]
My $.02, get headers and a cattman b-pipe and leave the stock muffler.

The stock muffler flows very well and keeps annoying sound down.

 

HKS might be the next to most quiet exhausts after frankencar/cattman.

 

Just a couple of follow-up points:

1. all this talk of "flow" this and that....the bottom line is that there is no "power" difference between the stock muffler, Frankencar, and Cattman if your engine is fairly stock. All of them "flow" fine. Catbacks are NOT power-adders in the maxima, unless the car needs additional flow (i.e. headers or FI). For most maximas, aftermarket exhaust is just for looks and sound.

2. If you want the quietest, just get another stock exhaust. There are plenty of them out there.

3. For those who don't know, Frankencar doesn't keep a big inventory in stock because it's their "side gig" apart from their real jobs.....they're not a big company like Greddy or HKS or Apexi that has alot of capital or on-hand stock. They make a good products, but yes - you often have to wait for it to be made, and it's not made on a "consistent" basis, because it's a second priority to these guys behind their real jobs. Just wanted to let you know. That said, they usually won't give you a "when they'll have more" date - because they don't want to string you along for months at a time like some other companies do.....

 

[QUOTE=upstatemax]
I dont want a new exhaust system I need a new exhuast. The bolts rusted out and now there is a hole in my muffler and its hella loud. That why Im in the market for one. And when somthing goes wrong with my car I usually replace it with something hot!! Also if I get an HKS muffler can I get the rest of the catt from cattman should it fit?

 

[QUOTE=upstatemax]
I dont want a new exhaust system I need a new exhuast. The bolts rusted out and now there is a hole in my muffler and its hella loud. That why Im in the market for one. And when somthing goes wrong with my car I usually replace it with something hot!! Also if I get an HKS muffler can I get the rest of the catt from cattman should it fit?