Cattman 3 Catback Exhaust Systems for 00-03 Maximas back in stock!
Cattman 3 Catback Exhaust Systems for 00-03 Maximas back in stock!
I want to let the Maxima community know that there are several Cattman 3 catback exhaust systems in stock, ready for purchase and immediate shipment. Now is the season when old exhausts fall off, so why not start the year with a brand-new stainless steel performance system from Cattman Performance?
These systems are more often out of stock, meaning a backorder wait, so if youve wanted a 3 catback for your Maxima, I30 or I35, strike while the iron is hot, and pick up one of these sets.
Sales by phone at 800.759.9920 (CONUS except AZ), 888.286.5153 (Canada and AZ) or 520.575.6195. Were open 9-5 MST, M-F.
Brian C Catts
Cattman Performance
These systems are more often out of stock, meaning a backorder wait, so if youve wanted a 3 catback for your Maxima, I30 or I35, strike while the iron is hot, and pick up one of these sets.
Sales by phone at 800.759.9920 (CONUS except AZ), 888.286.5153 (Canada and AZ) or 520.575.6195. Were open 9-5 MST, M-F.
Brian C Catts
Cattman Performance
Well, if it wasn't you, my sarcasm alarm might be going off, but I know you're a serious guy. I've got 5 sets (plus one 4th gen set). I'll make you one heck of a deal.
Heck, if you want to spend this much, let's talk about you buying the company; I think you'd be just the guy - CMax03 = Cattman II! If you're going to eat and breathe Maximas, you'd might as well make a little $ in the process.
Brian
Heck, if you want to spend this much, let's talk about you buying the company; I think you'd be just the guy - CMax03 = Cattman II! If you're going to eat and breathe Maximas, you'd might as well make a little $ in the process.
Brian
Can it be done? Of course, but it would be considered a custom part, so I'd have to get a price quote and it would require full payment up front.
Keep in mind that the rear valance cutout really is meant for a dual tip. Won't look quite right (in my opinion) with a single tip. Might look a little... (whisper) ricey.
Brian
Yeah I was kidding around! I'm really a sarcastic type person....But I wish I could afford to buy them right now! Just to see how they would sell locally! Would I call it Cattman II? Don't know? The name has a awesome reputation in the Maxima world... If I changed the name to Maxima VNE performance/ Maximum Performance Maxima no one would know what I was about...So "Cattman Plus", Cattman Performance "S", or "Cattman Forever".... would be more recognizable....
Yeah I was kidding around! I'm really a sarcastic type person....But I wish I could afford to buy them right now! Just to see how they would sell locally! Would I call it Cattman II? Don't know? The name has a awesome reputation in the Maxima world... If I changed the name to Maxima VNE performance/ Maximum Performance Maxima no one would know what I was about...So "Cattman Plus", Cattman Performance "S", or "Cattman Forever".... would be more recognizable....
Brian i got mine in on Friday. And i opened the box up and all 15 techs i work with all said the same things.
That is to much of a peice of art to put on a car, lets just hang it up in the shop so we can admire it. holy crap that is beautiful, who ever welded it should be making a ton of money per year
but you get the idea.
I will be putting it on this week along with the high flow cat i got from you at the same time, and the y pipe i got on here also.
Just wanted to thank you for the awesome customer service and awesome parts. i will have pictures up this week.
That is to much of a peice of art to put on a car, lets just hang it up in the shop so we can admire it. holy crap that is beautiful, who ever welded it should be making a ton of money per year
but you get the idea. I will be putting it on this week along with the high flow cat i got from you at the same time, and the y pipe i got on here also.
Just wanted to thank you for the awesome customer service and awesome parts. i will have pictures up this week.
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this thread just inspired me to buy this exhaust once and for all. I have 168k but i dont give a f*ck because..ill roll my max until 268k if I can. I think I am going to buy this exhaust this weekend. I tried ordering it one time like 6months ago and they said they were out of stock...so im guessing this is current?
and its a dual tip guys not single..I beilieve.
and its a dual tip guys not single..I beilieve.
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Brian i got mine in on Friday. And i opened the box up and all 15 techs i work with all said the same things.
That is to much of a peice of art to put on a car, lets just hang it up in the shop so we can admire it. holy crap that is beautiful, who ever welded it should be making a ton of money per year but you get the idea.
I will be putting it on this week along with the high flow cat i got from you at the same time, and the y pipe i got on here also.
Just wanted to thank you for the awesome customer service and awesome parts. i will have pictures up this week.
That is to much of a peice of art to put on a car, lets just hang it up in the shop so we can admire it. holy crap that is beautiful, who ever welded it should be making a ton of money per year
but you get the idea. I will be putting it on this week along with the high flow cat i got from you at the same time, and the y pipe i got on here also.
Just wanted to thank you for the awesome customer service and awesome parts. i will have pictures up this week.
congrats on the exhaust setup look forward to seeing youre pic updates and maybe exhaust vids????????
I need too sell something.....But not ready yet! Might switch back over to the 2.5 Cattman bpipe and the Oem muffler for a little while and give my 3" Cattman a rest.....really wanting to get freed up to run a exhaust dyno comparison...... someday! Really busy doing alot of other things right now!
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this thread just inspired me to buy this exhaust once and for all. I have 168k but i dont give a f*ck because..ill roll my max until 268k if I can. I think I am going to buy this exhaust this weekend. I tried ordering it one time like 6months ago and they said they were out of stock...so im guessing this is current?
and its a dual tip guys not single..I beilieve.
and its a dual tip guys not single..I beilieve.
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We sold out a while back and now we're collecting orders for the next batch. I think we have 5 or 6 already, and once we have 8-10 in the folder I'll start another batch. Shouldn't be too long, but the only way to get on the list is to call and order. Ring us up at 800.759.9920, we're usually open 9-5 west coast time, M-F. Glad to answer any questions you have when we're on the phone.
Brian
Brian
Instead of a straight thru design, the exhaust sort of takes an S route through the muffler which quiets down the exhaust flow. They tend to use large diameter internal tubing to keep to reduce backpressure well below an OEM style muffler. They will be louder than stock but are pretty quiet as cruising speeds.
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Instead of a straight thru design, the exhaust sort of takes an S route through the muffler which quiets down the exhaust flow. They tend to use large diameter internal tubing to keep to reduce backpressure well below an OEM style muffler. They will be louder than stock but are pretty quiet as cruising speeds.
OK, now I see. I'm familiar with that kind of design, just wasn't familiar with the term.
Looks like a muffler that was made for the Maxima several years ago by Frankencar. Killed the performance absolutely dead. In fact, we were pretty sure that it made less power than the stock muffler. I remember helping a customer dyno a car to see what kind of power some NZ headers were making, and nothing would make any power with that on. We literally had to remove the muffler to get any real results. Sucker was howling loud without the muffler on, but that was the only thing that would work.
You see, its not just the snaky tubing with evil louvered perforations, its dumping in and out of those damned chambers and the baffles inside. You could put it on a kids menu as a maze design - help ronald mcdonald find his way out the muffler tips. Only thing you could do that is worse is sticking a potato in the tip. It is a non-performance muffler with a performance sound, except the Frankencar catback was absolutely silent. Now and then we'd get calls from customers who were looking for a stainless steel replacement catback, but didn't want any sound and didn't care about performance. I'd tell them we couldn't help and send them to Frankencar. No one to send them to now, they've been out of business for years.
Sorry, getting carried away. I don't mean to ridicule your suggestion, there was a time when I might wonder if something like this would be quiet and still perform well, but experience has shown otherwise. We couldn't consider doing a design like this, its all about performance...
Brian
Looks like a muffler that was made for the Maxima several years ago by Frankencar. Killed the performance absolutely dead. In fact, we were pretty sure that it made less power than the stock muffler. I remember helping a customer dyno a car to see what kind of power some NZ headers were making, and nothing would make any power with that on. We literally had to remove the muffler to get any real results. Sucker was howling loud without the muffler on, but that was the only thing that would work.
You see, its not just the snaky tubing with evil louvered perforations, its dumping in and out of those damned chambers and the baffles inside. You could put it on a kids menu as a maze design - help ronald mcdonald find his way out the muffler tips. Only thing you could do that is worse is sticking a potato in the tip. It is a non-performance muffler with a performance sound, except the Frankencar catback was absolutely silent. Now and then we'd get calls from customers who were looking for a stainless steel replacement catback, but didn't want any sound and didn't care about performance. I'd tell them we couldn't help and send them to Frankencar. No one to send them to now, they've been out of business for years.
Sorry, getting carried away. I don't mean to ridicule your suggestion, there was a time when I might wonder if something like this would be quiet and still perform well, but experience has shown otherwise. We couldn't consider doing a design like this, its all about performance...
Brian
Sorry, getting carried away. I don't mean to ridicule your suggestion, there was a time when I might wonder if something like this would be quiet and still perform well, but experience has shown otherwise. We couldn't consider doing a design like this, its all about performance...
Brian
I had a Magnaflow muffler on my old Accord (which also had a header) and the drone at freeway speeds was unbearable, even with an 18" resonator. I had it swapped out with a Vortec turbo muffler and the drone was completely eliminated. Even at full throttle, the cold air intake was louder than the exhaust, plus no more ricer sound (4 cylinder cars are especially bad about that), deep rumble at idle and a nice, somewhat muffled roar when I got on it.
I know that a straight thru design might have a couple horsepower on a properly designed turbo muffler (if that) but day to day is much easier to live with in terms of noise. I don't mind an increase in sound but I just can't see spending serious money on your exhaust or the other one that has become available (and probably is even louder) if it drives me nuts with drone at freeway speeds. If there is a no muffler option, that would be perfect for someone like me, who can then finish it off with something like a Walker Quiet Flow or a Dynomax turbo muffler.
Back to the turbo muffler... I don't accept much of what I read in the popular car mags, but I'll do some more research. Until I see something first hand that contradicts my position or speak with an expert I know and trust, I'll stick by my comments. It does not seem logical that one design would equal the other, and the experience I do have in this area absolutely backs that up.
That said, I am definitely going to look into this further. We would love to be able to make a quieter exhaust without sacrificing performance. One thing I will note is that it will cost more to make a muffler like this than our standard design.
Brian
That said, I am definitely going to look into this further. We would love to be able to make a quieter exhaust without sacrificing performance. One thing I will note is that it will cost more to make a muffler like this than our standard design.
Brian
Brian-I am not saying a turbo muffler makes as much hp as a straight thru design but the difference is less than you might think and certainly more than an OEM design.
From what others have said, the 3" exhaust makes 15-18 hp over stock, I'd take 12-15 hp gains if it was quieter, that would still be a noticeable bump over stock and make long road trips quieter.
From what others have said, the 3" exhaust makes 15-18 hp over stock, I'd take 12-15 hp gains if it was quieter, that would still be a noticeable bump over stock and make long road trips quieter.
Brian-I am not saying a turbo muffler makes as much hp as a straight thru design but the difference is less than you might think and certainly more than an OEM design.
From what others have said, the 3" exhaust makes 15-18 hp over stock, I'd take 12-15 hp gains if it was quieter, that would still be a noticeable bump over stock and make long road trips quieter.
From what others have said, the 3" exhaust makes 15-18 hp over stock, I'd take 12-15 hp gains if it was quieter, that would still be a noticeable bump over stock and make long road trips quieter.
Unfortunately, I would be, based on some of the in-car videos I have seen of the new 3" exhaust. 
I don't mind a deep idle and I think my car is a bit too quiet at full throttle but I do like the quiet at road trips speeds.
I'll be going through Arizona in the fall, maybe I can stop by and hear the exhaust in person at Brian's company.
I don't mind a deep idle and I think my car is a bit too quiet at full throttle but I do like the quiet at road trips speeds.
I'll be going through Arizona in the fall, maybe I can stop by and hear the exhaust in person at Brian's company.
OK, now I see. I'm familiar with that kind of design, just wasn't familiar with the term.
Looks like a muffler that was made for the Maxima several years ago by Frankencar. Killed the performance absolutely dead. In fact, we were pretty sure that it made less power than the stock muffler. I remember helping a customer dyno a car to see what kind of power some NZ headers were making, and nothing would make any power with that on. We literally had to remove the muffler to get any real results. Sucker was howling loud without the muffler on, but that was the only thing that would work.
You see, its not just the snaky tubing with evil louvered perforations, its dumping in and out of those damned chambers and the baffles inside. You could put it on a kids menu as a maze design - help ronald mcdonald find his way out the muffler tips. Only thing you could do that is worse is sticking a potato in the tip. It is a non-performance muffler with a performance sound, except the Frankencar catback was absolutely silent. Now and then we'd get calls from customers who were looking for a stainless steel replacement catback, but didn't want any sound and didn't care about performance. I'd tell them we couldn't help and send them to Frankencar. No one to send them to now, they've been out of business for years.
Sorry, getting carried away. I don't mean to ridicule your suggestion, there was a time when I might wonder if something like this would be quiet and still perform well, but experience has shown otherwise. We couldn't consider doing a design like this, its all about performance...
Brian
Looks like a muffler that was made for the Maxima several years ago by Frankencar. Killed the performance absolutely dead. In fact, we were pretty sure that it made less power than the stock muffler. I remember helping a customer dyno a car to see what kind of power some NZ headers were making, and nothing would make any power with that on. We literally had to remove the muffler to get any real results. Sucker was howling loud without the muffler on, but that was the only thing that would work.
You see, its not just the snaky tubing with evil louvered perforations, its dumping in and out of those damned chambers and the baffles inside. You could put it on a kids menu as a maze design - help ronald mcdonald find his way out the muffler tips. Only thing you could do that is worse is sticking a potato in the tip. It is a non-performance muffler with a performance sound, except the Frankencar catback was absolutely silent. Now and then we'd get calls from customers who were looking for a stainless steel replacement catback, but didn't want any sound and didn't care about performance. I'd tell them we couldn't help and send them to Frankencar. No one to send them to now, they've been out of business for years.
Sorry, getting carried away. I don't mean to ridicule your suggestion, there was a time when I might wonder if something like this would be quiet and still perform well, but experience has shown otherwise. We couldn't consider doing a design like this, its all about performance...
Brian
I found a Walker Quiet Flow p/n 54295 specific for Maxima (5th Gens)
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/WLK-54295/
I also found The Walker VT with a 3" offset inlet and a 3" center oulet
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/WLK-17957/
I'm sure that Fabricator come make this work for Scott.......
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/WLK-54295/
I also found The Walker VT with a 3" offset inlet and a 3" center oulet
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/WLK-17957/
I'm sure that Fabricator come make this work for Scott.......