im looking 2 do all motor. and i seen that cattman has the header and y pipe 2gether. anyone know if its worth the money. i already have a y pipe buy i like the header and y pipe setup. anyone have dyno numbers????

 

I know of one person on here that has it, HNDA_EATER, and there maybe some other peeps. I believe he has it in his cardomain page. I also want the headersfrom cattman since they look dope.

 

From what I have read/remember most people say the cost plus installation cost is just to tough to tackle (versus gains/affordable price of the y-pipe). If you are going for every little bit of all motor power I say get them. I know that I am.

Header List:
1. MrEous - Stone Racing
2. Y2KSESteve - Cattman
3. Iron Lung - Cattman
4. Max4lyfe - Cattman
5. optimus310 - Cattman

Links:

VQPOWER
http://www.vqpower.com/v2/modules.ph...article&sid=72

Forum thread:
http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?t=304281
http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?t=245548



im also looking for more stuff to read !

 

Yeah i have them as well. The power gained over the y-pipe alone is definately there but like ceasar said, kinda pricey.

 

whats the price again??? 600.00 its not on cattman site. im just afraid breaking the head blots with 166,00 miles on her.

 

Price is around $750-$775 + shipping and i got my headers at around 90K miles, no problems with install, took us a while, but no problems. The only thing that really gave us any trouble was after the install. They seemed to have pushed the rest of the exhaust up and toward the back, so we had to modify a couple heat shields to keep them from making all kinda noise.

 

I had the same problem, until I realize that I had put the flex pipe backwards so it was touching the body, and some heat shields. Then I looked at the pic of them on vqpower when back and notice the difference. After that they went in smooth with no problems. Also the rear 02 sensor didn't went in all the way. It seems that the thread is smaller than the 02 sensor, but it was enough to get it all tight, and with lo leaks

 

cattman - 795 plus shipping
southwest autoworks - 795 free shipping
custom maxima - 789 free shipping

 

AZ guys representing the Cattman. These headers make some good power, especially paired with the MEVI.

 

any have trouble with the exhast manfilod bolts?????? casue my next modz are MEVI?JWT ECU

 

Soak them all in WD-40. The hardest part is the rear heat shield.

 

do u guys reuse the heat sheilds????

BTW i have 166,000 on it (dyno 184hp/194tq)

 

no you don't re-use the heat shields. And you shouldn't have any problems with the bolts. They are torqued at like 15f/lbs. I only has a problem with the one close to the A/C it came off with the nut, but I just put it back in when I installed the new header

 

You want the header cause they look dope? That's not a good reason to spend $750. You can't even see them when they're on the car.

 

I do not plan on getting the headers just because they have a cool looking finish. I have read somewhere on this board that the fitment is much better than the hotshot's, hence the price. the aesthetics was just a plus. didnt mean to sound like adding stickers to my ride was the next best thing in performance.

 

Yeah I read that whole thread about the installs and comparisons.

 

anyone got the link ?

 

you guys can see some pics here if you want...i dont have any posted of them inside the engine bay, but there is a nice comparison shot between the stock manifold and the cattman header.

 

The fittments are the exact same, the only downfall to the hotshots is the weaker flange conneting to the rear cat. So if the Hotshots do infact fit 95-03 I don't see how the $200+ difference is worth it IMO. I have seen both and the comparision was done about my car so Im not just making assumptions. Hotshots fit perfect...

Matt

 

Now if Cattman or HS will relocate the FRONT 02s for VQ30s, so we only have to move the rears.

 

i wonder if some can get a GD on the cattman? hmmmm.... casue i would be in diff.

 

There is a "GD price" on HS headers through SWA for $579, I think, in the GD forum.

Cattman is importing these guys, so that really limits his flexibility to lower prices much.

 

is it for the 4th gens?

 

No, HS makes VQ35 headers, but they'll fit.

It just requires relocating the 02s and adding a EGR tube bung(95-99?), but that could put you back to Cattman prices.

Auugh, just ignore that last post. Time to go home.

 

does anyone know if these bolt onto a 2000?

 

check out this link for the cattmans
http://store.yahoo.com/southwestauto...newitpehe.html

 

sorry for confusion, just wondering if the hotshots are compatible with the 2k-2k1's like the cattmans, i hope so!

 

they are supposedly compatible... no one has tried them yet

 

ok anyone have the cattman on the 4 gen?????

what gens are these guys
2. Y2KSESteve - Cattman
3. Iron Lung - Cattman
4. Max4lyfe - Cattman
5. optimus310 - Cattman
6 me pretty soon

 

2 through 5 are all 4th gen 5 speeds.

 

So no auto 4th gen has one yet? Hm...


Would the headers be pointless if the rest of the exhaust is stock?

 

Cattman Headers - 4th Gen 5 Speeds

1. Y2KSESteve - Cattman
2. Iron Lung - Cattman
3. Max4lyfe - Cattman
4. optimus310 - Cattman
5. Ceasars Chariot - Cattmang

Me taking a joy ride with camera in one hand, and going through the gears. Might give some people an idea of what my car sounds like on the inside.

Mods: cattman headers, warpspeed b pipe with resonator , and magnaflow racing series muffler. you really need a little bass with the pc speakers to hear the difference i think.

Video Size - 1.8 MB
Video - right click save as

 

I cant download it for some reason. . . cannot connect to server

 

that sounds pretty nice. I wonder how it would sound with the stock steup after the headers

 

It definitely sounds a bit different than mine. I'll try and get a video clip tomorrow..

 

they sound a little quieter than a Y pipe, and less fartty

 

Nice vid man. Not because of the headers, but your car does take off pretty quick

 

the server went down last night, back up again. with the y pipe setup, it was a totally different sound in the cabin. Lots of deep drone and just extremely loud, this is a billion times better. i need to get my wife to tape instead of me , getting lots of the intake

I will have a much better idea after this weekend, but with the headers im having to launch at higher rpms than the normal 2500 rpm. Im surprised the chariot changed so much. And I didnt realize this until my 4th and finally run. I launched at 3000 rpms with little to no wheel spin. I havent been able to do that in 80 previous launchs ?

Something was up with the chariot at the track, but with the way the car is running this week, im excited about the results this weekend ( going to midnight madness). this run was after 135 mile drive and straight on to the track and a whole bag of other negative factors.

97 Maxima "all motor" vs 04 Dodge Neon SRT-4