hey wassup guys, i drive an auto 2k maxima and want to get a y-pipe. fed-spec or cali spec? DUH, i live in NY so i shouldnt get a
"cali" spec but i'm just making sure so i dont get the wrong pipe.
thanks

 

open ur hood, behind the radiator, infront of the valve cover, look down.

if you see 4 plugs that are connected, you have a cali spec.. i fyou dont, you got a fed spec.

i myself have a cali spec.

 

i wonder why i have a cali spec, very interesting. anyone know the difference btw cali and fed spec?

 

Cali emissions are more strict than fed emissions..

Which means it's also slower..

 

r u serious?!?! damn that sucks

 

Yeah I know.. I along with everyone I know has Cali spec!!... WTF!!!...

You'd have to live in Nebraska or Wyoming to one a fed spec..

 

i have fed :

 

FlAWD96SE

 

FED spec, I live in Alabama, but bought the car in Indiana.

 

Not true. It is just different emissions controls. They are the same speed. Nissan did not release different specs for Cali/Fed. Both came with the V6 3000 engine, both have 222 hp.

All 2K1s are Cali. They are all 222 hp- same as the 2K Fed.

 

You are correct. And if anyone wants proof, take a look at Desert Pearl's writeup on his Cali-spec to Fed-spec conversion. He dyno tested his Cali-spec setup and gained only about 1.5 hp to the wheels when he converted to Fed-spec. He admitted that converting from Cali-sped to Fed-spec really wasn't worth the effort. The only real advantage was that the Fed-spec setup gave him a slightly smoother engine idle than the Cali-spec setup.

 

And to think...I joined this forum one month ago.....not knowing ANYTHING! HA!

 

What . . . you think I know something? The only thing I know is how to read English!

The guys that know something are the guys that put their pocketbooks and their vehicles on the line to push for and experiment with new equipment and new technologies. Those are the guys that deserve our respect.

 

I know not to mount a 235 45 17 on my car. And that Magnaflows rule. And that Tanmann is insane!

 

Looks like you're starting to get pretty good at reading English too!

 

I was under the assumption that most new cars nowadays are Cali specs, just for the purpose of reducing emissions. At least you were smart enough to ASK first. I ordered a Fed spec Y-Pipe because I assumed I had a Fed Spec car. I don't live in California!! Anyway...try fitting a Cattman Fed Spec Y-Pipe onto the exhaust manifold of a Cali Spec car. It doesn't...quite...fit.

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