Ok question on a certain exhaust tone for the max. When I hear the WRX sti go by and they have this real nice low grumble that sounds mean. Not that hi pitched rice exhaust of the likes of a lawn mower on speed. Can someone tell me what exhaust do the WRX's run and do they make that exhaus for the max. Ist it just a muffler or y pipe or what.

 

I know the sound & I like it too.
I dunno what exhaust makes that sound(if any at all), but here's a good place to find out: http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?t=407975
personal preference is the Cattman - probably would need the full package (headers, catback)

 

well if u knew about wrx's they get the LOW RUMBLE from being a boxter motor. they usually get a downpipe and a catback, leaving one cat left, in the up-pipe. take that out and then they can get really loud.

now a maxima wont really sound ricey because its a v6. but, it def be raspy if not setup rite. ide say if u had headers, no cats, and a catback it would be pretty loud unless u had some resonators.

 

the WRX sound is the result of the engine.
if you want that sound...get a WRX

 

I have the Greddy Evo2 cat-back with a cat-delete test pipe. It has a pretty low rumble, my guess would be because of the 4" tip... Most EVO's/WRX's have a large single tip.

 

a WRX's engine had pistons that sits sideways in which causes a different tone.

 

It's actually the unequal length headers, when upgraded to a equal length one, the car sounds like any other regular 4 cylinder.

 

are u seriouis WRX's sound Sh!tty and nasty, i rather run the factory exhaust if i had that car. sounds like a nasty truck or somethin

 

That would be Boxer, not Boxter.

 

Mine sounded like a WRX..... with a blown coilpack muahahahaha.

im serious, pull one out and try it out!

 

Now that I think about it, mine sounded like that too.

 

ok well i guess i wont be getting thta sound then. Thats cool. But they do sound like they have gobs of power.

 

that would be a "boxer."

aka "flat-4" aka "horizontally-opposed 4"


and WRXs sound like souped up lawn tractors....yuck.

 

too bad they don't.....a hell of alot less than your maxima does.

 

 

Irish,
wow i just looked. The WRX only has 224 hp and 226lb ft. Would a 2003 Max take it in the 1/4 stock to stock (add the GAB to the Max)?

The STI is prob the car that sounds mean as it has more powerthat the stock WRX.

 

Keep in mind WRX's are AWD, they can take you in the launch.

 

I understand that. Id spin forever. But just curious if in the long run would i drive around him or stay behind him from the bad get go.

 

I posted the exact same thing, wanting an exhaust not loud/ricey sounding for my 3.0 which being smaller i thought would be a good chance it could happen. I ended up getting the cattman mid-pipe and a Flowmaster delta flow 50 series 2.5" in and out. It sounds good, i'm actually slightly dissapointed at how quiet it is, its really not loud at all just a little above stock. Its got a little rumble @ idle and you can hear it inside the car but it doesnt resonate and get rediculously loud, so i like it.

If i was going to go louder i'd get the 40 series instead. This is also just to save money, i didnt have another $350 for the catt. rear, the flowmaster was 87 bucks shipped.

 

You might find a few kills here: http://forums.maxima.org/forumdispla...aysprune=&f=78
Most 5.5th gens (even autos) can beat a WRX, especially on the roll...so you'd eventually pass him I suppose.
WRX's are relatively heavy, suffer from drivetrain losses from 4wd, and the smaller motor all play into how it fares beyond the launch.

 

Get a dynomax super turbo muffler with 2.5" pipe. You'll get a nice low rumble without a lot of noise.

 

mmmmmmmmmmm....ok terrific!!!But thats your opinion

 

You newbie, a WRX and STI sound the same. It has the same engine.

 

oh, so that means my car with stock exhaust sounds the same as an identical car with equal length headers? um, no. Exhaust components dramatically change the tone of an engine, and the STi exhaust is not the same as the WRX exhaust. You're right in that they both have a flat 4 with horizontally opposed cylinders, but they do not sound the same.

 

Well of course if the STI has a different set up than the WRX it's going to sound different.

 

true....indeed, one souns like a Craftsman lawn tractor, and the other obviously sound different. More like a John Deere.

 

I can tell this is going to be a fun site .

 

once the original question has been answered, all collateral discussion is fair game for sarcasm.

 

Hey Law,
I may only have a few posts but im not new to the car scene. I own a 68 camaro with a 357 (350 bored 40 over) and 450 horse and it sounds totally different from anyone else that has a 350. You can take 2 350's with different horsepowers and the same exhaust and you will have 2 totally different sounds. So im sure a 224 hp wrx sounds slightly different than a 300 horse sti with and exhaust. But my 15 years of experience wouldnt have anything to do with that.

Just an edit to this to. To get that extra 80 horse im not up on subs but im sure maybe a slightly different grind on the cams and maybe some work on the heads. All this will make an engine produce a totally different sound.

 

redundant, much?

 

This may not apply here, but when speaking about Maximas... ----> Read this It doesn't apply directly, but it still holds a valid fact & statement.

 

re·dun·dant /rɪˈdʌndənt/ [ri-duhn-duhnt]
–adjective
1. characterized by verbosity or unnecessary repetition in expressing ideas; prolix: a redundant style.

 

I think you need to re-read what I wrote as what you tried to point out makes no sense. Also learn your vocabulary before you try to use it and make yourself sound like you had an education.

 

Pot. Kettle Black. Don't even get me started with your grammatical monstrosities.
I was tired and used the wrong word. If 00max wouldn't have caught it, you wouldn't have even noticed. I meant to say something along the lines of contradictory. Not sure if you know what that means, though.

And no, you were wrong. You specifically stated that the STi and WRX sound the same then you went and changed it to "of course" the wouldn't sound the same.

 

this thread sucks

 

Your still an idiot. Please read the whole sentence. DIFFERENT SET-UP, I never said same set-up

 

cliffs:
we cant get the WRX sound
the WRX sucks
people have bad grammar

 

 

nice....


Yeah I'm such an idiot. I should have immediately come to the conclusion that a MODDED WRX sounds just the same as an STi, how stupid can I be?

 

fixed.......