Need Help! Cant decide between Top speed catback (ebay exhaust) or just magnaflow mufflers. Would like to hear some pros/cons of each...hopefully from ppl that have them. Both are exactly the same price for me. So should i just get mufflers and keep the quad tip look or is it better to get a catback, get rid of the crimp but loose quad tips???

i'd stick with a trusted name and keep the quad tips i have a magnaflow on the white 3rd gen and a flowmaster on the black one the magnaflow has a smoother and a mellow tone than the flowmaster.I notice that people that have Magnaflows on their car i does have a smoother tone.You might have the bees in a can sound with the other one. But sounds and performance is gonna be dif from yours to mine but you should definantly stick with a trusted name

I know a lot of people that have the ebay catback and they love it, i've seen them in peorson and they look good, if i didn't have my catback i would have gotten one

Very good point...ebay catback is made in china BUT the people who have it have not complained about quality issues and love the way it sounds (but so do the people who have magnaflows)

What catback do u have? (looks like cattman in ur sig)
And how does the ebay one compare sound wise to urs??

i have greddy piping with magnaflows mufflers, the sound is very similar

I have magna muffs and love it... Ill sell you mine LOl.. getting rid of the car...

Pm me LOL

^ Hustling at its best.

TopSpeed use to be own by my Uncle back since 1998-2004
Theres nothing but good raves about TopSpeed products with 350z, Z32 guys and others.

I've had the top-speed or the eBay exhaust on my 2005 maxima
for several years now. There's not one complaint what-so-ever
with the quality or performance. Definitely worth the money for
sure. Trust me, if it was crappy it would have be removed immediately from my ride.

Presence makes a good point, and FTR record I have had Magnaflows on my car for about 5 years with no issues. I did have the cat back re piped...

I have magna muffs... No more crimped pipe(had a local muffler shop replace it).. B pipe from cattman... and USED to have the Cattman Y to go w/ it.. Car sounded amazing.. Even now w/ my car being Almost stock, It still sounds great... I only have on the mags and my spacer kit LOL.. stock intake no resinator... MMMM...

Either way will go great... Just do some homework and look for some sound/video clips and TRY to choose which you can afford and like...

The way i went was not cheap.. But sounded great... If you can get a WHOLE setup for 350 on ebay.. it might be better if you have a budge..

The choice is yours, NOW GO GUY AND HELP THAT ECONOMY! LOL

But I saw your thread and noticed u had the original tips replaced with quad tip muffs...Was that for looks? Or were u not happy with the sound??

fastmax05:

Trust me I've done more Homework on this than I have for school all year lol.
From the clips that I have heard so far the Top speed sounded slightly better but the clips were not good quality. The magna's sound a little bit tamer...and I'm worried that if I keep stock res that my car will sound almost stock until I floor it...thats definately not what I want...and I dont want to experiment with aftermarket resonators becuz I've noticed most ppl have bad luck with that (drone)

We may have a third contender lol...check out the link below:

Exhaust Question

An "Aero Turbine Exhaust" - It sounds friggin sweet!!

That get my vote! That's what I'm doing

Do u know which system it is from the Aero Turbine exhaust website??

I'm pretty sure its the 2540i mufflers. Those would be the only ones that would fit.

The mufflers are out of stock...but they have the D254 system
Are u gonna get it??

Probably in the next few months. I need the money first! But I will get these mufflers, a cattman b pipe and y pipe.

I checked out a few vids on youtube...alot of ricers using that exhaust...doesnt sound too impressive other than on that max

Yeah I know what you mean. I guess I don't really care how it sounds on other cars as much as on my own car. If they're terrible, I'll take them off. That's how it works.

hey fastmax if ur selling your max how much and what car r u gonna get instead??

Ive had the ebay catback on both of my 6gens no complaint quality is A+ just like the greddy cant tell them apart except greddy etchin on their mufflers, mandrel bent ,stainless steel no alignment issues at all top quality trustme you wont be disapointed best bag for da buck there not really china its a JAP bootleg.and the sound is great smooth and suttle tone ...

Is it true that the car sounds stock at idle and start up and u only hear the exhaust if u floor it??

yes its mellow untill you get on it. Just buy the dam thing already LOL....

the top speed isn't even on ebay anymore? Where can you buy it?

the ones on ebay are all the same just different sellers.

LOL I'm actually talking to the ebay seller and trying to get him to ship via USPS NOT UPS so it doesnt cost me like twice as much...

You guys are talking about this one right?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/04-05...ht_3278wt_1200

They randomly put it on there and take it down lol keep searching

I asked this seller if it was the "top speed" and he said NO

Hmm looks to be it to me...

http://cgi.ebay.ca/Nissan-Maxima-SE-...3286.m20.l1116

I asked this guy and he said it is top speed...looks the same lol

Just a little difference in the price

LOL theres a seller that who always used to have it for around $220 w/ free domestic shipping, his title was something like 04 05 06 Maxima Top Speed Exhaust...he seemed the most knowledgeable lol...thats how i found it in the first place

That price is very reasonable! All I've heard is that the quality and sound is awesome for the price.

Is there a good set of headers as well

lol no

U can get headers from Cattman I believe...GL with that