andymax95

So I've been contacting a few manufactures about a y-pipe for the 6th gen max's and have recieved replies from cattman and warpspeed.

Bad news, those sh*tz ain't ready yet!

Warpspeed's reply:

I have not seen the bottom of a 2004 as of yet so am not sure what the
similarity of the 2004 vs earlier models might be. However, one of our
friends just bought one so we plan to bring it in next week and see what we
can do for it.


Cattman's reply: (this email sold me on his product)

I'm not sure where you would have seen a Cattman 2004 y-pipe - the part is
still in development - but if you could refer me to the site, I'd
appreciate it. Our policy is to not say much about a part in development
until we have the prototype ready with some dyno #s we can brag about (if
we can't brag about the dyno numbers, we don't go into production).

We do hope to have one ready in the next few months. I will mention that
there will probably need to be two versions, because there are two
different stock pipes - for the auto and manual transmissions, probably due
to transaxle clearance issues. I'll also mention that because the stock
y-pipe on the 04 includes the main catalytic convertor, ours will too - as
a matter of business ethics, we've never sold a part that eliminates the
main cat and don't intend to start now. Additionally, our design will have
two flexes like the stock pipe does, instead of doing it on the cheap by
using one because it would have to be positioned too far back to function
the way it should.

I mention these factors so you can shop intelligently. Its possible that
another Maxima specialist will beat us in the development process, but
based upon what I know that their part, it will not include a main cat (and
there is no other way to include one in the system - it will make it
impossible for the car to pass emissions and owners will be forced to
forsake their responsibility as good citizens to drive a low-pollution
car), will likely be designed with only one flex section (which because of
the rearward position will be subject to excessive movement and likely to
fail prematurely), and will very likely compromise the design in order to
offer a "universal" version for both transmissions (or fit just one, or
result in fitment issues).

I appreciate your offer to help us prototype, but since it will be designed
and fabricated here in Tucson, we have learned that the ideal arrangement
is to find a local car to do the test fit and dyno, so we can keep the
communication/feedback cycle as tight and efficient as possible. That
doesn't always work out, so I'll keep your name in mind.

Thanks for writing, and like I say, please send a copy of the website that
indicated we have an 04 y-pipe ready (boy, will I be embarrassed if there's
a typo on our site, which BTW is due for a major upgrade soon, stay tuned).

Brian C Catts
Cattman Performance

4drsleeper

I bet that's gonna be a pricey piece. Anyway, thanks for the post...I can't wait to see the dyno results