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Old Sep 9, 2008 | 04:02 PM
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replacement muffler

i want to buy a new muffler because my whole exhaust is pretty old and most parts are on their way out (cats etc).

i dont want a ricey loud muffler, just a sort of deep growl. my ideal sound would be the grumble from pretty much all infinities, especially the g35/37.

remember NOT RICEY, only a deep refined sound.
Old Sep 9, 2008 | 05:02 PM
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Personally I am going to go after that megan racing oe-rs one...
Old Sep 9, 2008 | 05:18 PM
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Personally I am going to go after that megan racing oe-rs one...
Good choice I love mine. Hard to find though try this site call them directly they will find one for ya awsome customer service plus free shipping and the cheapest price on the web.

http://sportcompactwarehouse.com/meg.../i-175855.aspx
Old Sep 9, 2008 | 05:26 PM
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Originally Posted by johnnyd2k2
Good choice I love mine. Hard to find though try this site call them directly they will find one for ya awsome customer service plus free shipping and the cheapest price on the web.

http://sportcompactwarehouse.com/meg.../i-175855.aspx

I found this one which is like $5 less. Both have free shipping...

http://www.erzperformance.com/Produc...ode=CBS-NM0002

Are these getting hard to find? Some of those exhaust systems sound really , no offense, just not my preference...
Old Sep 9, 2008 | 05:37 PM
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Yea I had a tough time finding mine it took me a month to get it but it was shipped from megan not SCW so shipping took a little over a week. And no it doesn't sound or just deep and sexy. There is a clip on youtube but it sounds much better on the road reving the engine does it no justice at all.
Old Sep 9, 2008 | 05:41 PM
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Here is a good sound clip

http://forums.maxima.org/6314547-post14.html
Old Sep 9, 2008 | 05:56 PM
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Originally Posted by johnnyd2k2
Not bad at all....



This is the one I have found.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...k+maxima&vt=lf

Going down the road it will sound nicer...
Old Sep 9, 2008 | 07:15 PM
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Originally Posted by johnnyd2k2
is that a 3.5? and will it sound much different in a 3.0?
Old Sep 9, 2008 | 08:46 PM
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anyway to just get the muffler?
Old Sep 10, 2008 | 01:43 AM
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is that a 3.5? and will it sound much different in a 3.0?
They're the same only the AE, I30, and I35 have different mufflers and those are the turned tips which are good for 5 hp extra!
Old Sep 10, 2008 | 09:03 AM
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You might be able to find a complete stock exhaust in the classifieds here. Otherwise, I'd recommend a turbo style muffler. Better flow that stock, a deeper tone at idle and quiet when driving around. I had a Vortec turbo muffler on my Accord and even at full throttle, the AEM cold air intake was louder. Very quiet at freeway speeds too.

This is from a Titan forum: http://www.titantalk.com/forums/tita...l-exhaust.html

I really like the Vortecs. This is the third truck/SUV we've used them on. They are the quietest of performance mufflers we've found so far.
Walker Quiet Flows are really quiet, not much louder than stock. I think the Vortecs may slightly outflow the Walkers though.
Old Sep 10, 2008 | 09:20 AM
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http://forums.maxima.org/group-deals...k-exhaust.html

the group deals here on the org have the megan oe-rs for 347 shipped.
Old Sep 10, 2008 | 01:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Teaner
http://forums.maxima.org/group-deals...k-exhaust.html

the group deals here on the org have the megan oe-rs for 347 shipped.
think they would let me buy just the muffler?
Old Sep 10, 2008 | 01:19 PM
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If just muffler, why not get a Flowmaster? Plenty of sound clips in the exhaust sound sticky.....
Old Sep 10, 2008 | 01:48 PM
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most likely not..
but n3985 has a valid point. just get a flowmaster or a magnaflow muffler.
i just went through the same issues my self.
Old Sep 10, 2008 | 02:22 PM
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get a nice ss magnaflow.
Old Sep 10, 2008 | 02:29 PM
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Why not get a Vibrant? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOTiP-lFfhM
Old Sep 10, 2008 | 02:33 PM
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i order the megan cat back from megan themself and has been over a month and still they say its back ordered....
Old Sep 25, 2008 | 01:45 PM
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good luck getting an OE-RS. I gave up after waiting over a month for one. But not all is lost, ordered matching xenon headlights and fogs with my refunded money. woohoo. Now I am in the same boat. looking for a slightly louder than stock muff for my 01. I think the stocker sounds great with my Stealin WAI but want a little more volume.
Old Sep 26, 2008 | 05:56 PM
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Flowmaster ftw, I'm happy with mine.
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