Ok guys whats up, did a search to see if there is a soud bite or anything on what im looking for and nada. I have a stock exhaust that i yesterday had the resonator removed. Not for power but for a little more volume from the tailpipe. It does sound good, almost kinda like a fx35 or g35. My only complaint is i want it a bit louder. I dont mean wake the neighbors or hear me from a mile away, i just mean slightly louder. i dont have the cash for new b or y pipe or headers and dont want to get that far into the exhaust. Would putting on a test pipe along with the deleted resonator increase the volume. Such as the example below.
Ex: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/95-03...QQcmdZViewItem
Ive looked on youtube and streetfire but no one has what im looking for.
Also i may be able to get a borla muffler. Would the deleted resonator and a borla muffler sound to ricey? Or way to loud?

I love the tone it has now, just want to hear it a little more. Thanks in advance everyone.

Jeff

 

a testpipe will increase the volume
or better yet...wait till you can afford to do it properly

 

hey Sooner,
I have another car that i put alot of money into. A 68 camaro. So i dont want to make the Max my money pit. The car has great power with the WAI and I just do minor cosmetic mods to set it apart. So even if had the money i wouldnt want to spend a couple hundred on this exhaust, id rather throw it to the camaro. Thats why i was curious if the test pipe would increase the volume. Def keep the advice coming i appreciate any and all input.

Sooner, if im correct the test pipe goes in place of the cat, correct? So you think that would increase the volume, but not to a ricey over the top volume?Also would the borla sound to stupid or ricey or just not a correct sound for the max.

One other ques you might answer for me. You know on the b pipe how after the resonator it has been crushed by the factory to clear the "safety bar". I can do my own cutting and welding so time is my only cost. Would removing the crushed area and adding a pipe that is tubular do anything for sound or power. I know the crush is restrictive but is it also a volume restriction?

 

I would say adding the test pipe would increase flow and make it louder, yes. For the price of a test pipe you mine as well try it out. LSSExaust is where i got mine. Like 45 shipped Stainless.

 

Dont do it dude. Just wait and get the good stuff. I removed the cat and resonator from my stock exhaust and it sounded like a civic with a fart can.

 

If he already removed the resonated and likes the sound how much more is putting a test pipe on going to make it ricey sounding?

I have hotshot headers>test pipe>cattman cat-back and I like how mine sounds.

 

keep the cat converter on for the environment. cut a hole in your muffler for cheap loud sound.

 

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

 

Volume = g/cm^3, or #/in^3.

 

with all the other stuff on modern cars, the cat doesnt do as much as in the past

 

i agree w u there sooner. Cars are so more emissions efficent now. so removing the resonator = loader .... then removing cat= a little more louder. Maybe ill give it a shot and see what it does. Nismovq35, do you have a sound clip of your exhaust. i would love to see what it sounds like.
also coolmax, i checkthe exhaust thread and did the searchs and all but like i said., i came up with no answers to my question. Just as stock exhaust minus the cat and resonator.

 

My 03 sounds horrible stock. You can barely hear it and it has the worst tone ever. If removing the resonator really makes it sound like a G35, I might consider doing that but I'd like to hear a sound clip first if that's possible.

 

@ remove resonator and sound like a G35
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FYI, adding the intake manifold spacers adds a nice deep sound.

not something that the original poster is interested in but a thought for other people reading this thread.

spacers, frankencar b-pipe, and stock muffler.

 

closest i have heard is y-pipe and test pipe on a 3.0

 

Hey sooner ..

What are spacers ? where can you get them .. I was planning to do the hole remove of the resonator and add tips to my exhaust.. Just for a nice sound..

Now i think i should add Bpipe if thats what the PIMP SOONER SAYS ..


IM looking for a nice deep sound .. I was told i would like the sound after the removal of the resonator

 

spacer info -
http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?t=511722

i had just the b-pipe and the sound was pretty much the same as stock. with the spacers, there is more air flow to the engine because the air is cooler and has a smoother path. i was very impressed with the sound (even though thats really just a side effect of the spacers that the designer didnt even realize). most people think i actually have a catback now.

 

same here i have genIII cattman headers, testpipe and Cattman catback..very nice sound.. but when i didnt have the cattman catback and just for testing purposes i removed the test pipe and resonator it sound like CRAP.

 

Hey Sooner thanks for the link .. But its only for 5.5 gens and some 4th gens..

 

just realized you had a 3.0, sorry.
contact aaron and see what he can do for you. the 4th gen ones should work...you just wont have as many pieces as the 3.5 kit.

 

Thanks bro ... Stay safe out there in Korea ..

 

For real? Looks almost too good to be true for $225.

 

its real...proven by dyno and testimony and reputable people on here.

 

Anyone have a sound clip of a 3.0 with the resonator removed?

 

i didnt say it sounded like a g35 i said it kinda sounded like one.
"It does sound good, almost kinda like a fx35 or g35"
You guys will def like the sound once the res is removed it just isnt loud enough for me.

Does the cat act as a resonator as well? Removing it should increase volume.

Maxima9750... Like i said not exactly like a g35 but similar. Does anyone know how to do sound clips. This i have never down.

 

Aftermarket long tube headers + any cat + any catback = more volume

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No runfiles no care. Stock catback can support ~250whp

 

Just got mine done and it sounds amazing .. i can have a clip maybe later tonight or tomorrow..

 

An intake also increases the noise level. Things that effect noise level are the resonator, muffler and piping.

Depending on location, it may fail visual checks and be fined.

 

Honestly, The exhaust on my car is still quiet, it has a deeper growl to it, but sounds stock to me. I have a Y pipe, test pipe, no resonator, and stock muffler.

A borla would probably sound great on your car, my friend has a vw corrado w/ a vr6 motor and a borla cat back and it sound awsome, not ricey at all, very mellow.

 

Deep = It's indicative of a non equal length header/y-pipe set-up.

Stock + what I have = FTW. Sound clips to come.

 

A deep growl from an exhaust is ?
A deep growl from a exhaust sounds bada$$. My 68 camaro has non equal length headers and sounds like a monster on steroids ready to eat the guy in the next lane. That sound is FTW.

Stock + what you have? What else do you have on the exhaust if you state it is "stock".

Oh by the way if anyone has a test pipe for a 2003 max im looking to buy. Ive seen the ebay one but wanna see if someone has one they are looking to part with.

 

My friend has a Geo Metro that has a loud sound and nice growl. I like it when he redlines his 3 cylinder of stock fury. But I agree it does sound nice but gets annoying after a while, either that or I'm just getting old. Sound does not dictate power though.

 

who said anything about volume or sound meaning there is power there. A geo metro sounds nothing like a v8 with an exhaust. More like a lawn mower on crack. The music of a v8 or nice tuned machine never gets old. Just the people listening.

 

You can't beat the sound of a Ford or Chevy.

 

You just haven't heard the fury of a 1.3L screaming

But whatever sounds good or sounds like crap or loud or quiet is all subjective and I tend to stay away from subjective topics. And if I don't they shouldn't be taken seriously. I'm sure the almighty sound of a v8, "American muscle" right sounds orgasmic and all but its not my flava. You can try to convince me all you want about how it sounds mean and good but I'm more of a NA high revving four cylinder kinna guy.

Yes you can, the sound of a jet engine or an F1 is music to my ears. But sound is subjective.

 

F1 cars and jets don't lope like a pushrod v8 with 12:1 CR and a big cam.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ihz0k7BIE-o

Borla FTW, ofcourse the VR6 has a completley different head design than our vq motors. Im sure most of exhaust note has more to do with the exhaust than the engine roar.

As far as price goes for modifying the maxima vs the camaro, if i was going to spend near 800 dollars for exhaust, i would get some nice aluminum heads for the camaro first.

 

http://youtube.com/watch?v=9rMwjcDkbfU

 

im with chopstix. The lope of a big cammed v8 chevy or moapr sounds like a Bach sympohany to me. I also love the sound of a jet flyby or afterburners being engaged or a f1 or nascar. I love engine sounds in general but love the v8s. They make great music.
also like chopstix said.. the design of the engine and heads and exhaust all contribute to the tone and sound of and exhaust. Thats why a v8 mustang sounds different than a 350 chevy or an inline 6 of a Supra sounds different than the v6 of the VQ5. The STI boxster engine has a sound all its own as there are 2 cylinders on each side and laid down horizontal. That STI with a nice exhaust does sound bad A$$ too.

350 chevy with 2 3/4 headers and flowmaster 20s with 2.75 in piping FTW