What's up guys. I will probly be ordering a Budget y-pipe this summer, and I wanna get a deep, growling sound, if possible. (Kinda like my bro's Mustang GT). I've read up on catback exhausts and found that not many HP gains are evident for how much you have to spend. So, my question is.... why not just buy a different muffler? Correct me if I am wrong, but the muffler is what gives the specific tone of the exhaust. What do ya'll think? Which mufflers do you guys recommend? Will the y-pipe affect the tone of the muffler? Mufflers alone aren't too expensive to buy (off of eBay.) Thanks!

 

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Power-wise, a muffler will give you about the same gains as a catback.

But you are correct in that the muffler determines the overall tone of the exaust. A y-pipe will make it louder if you've got an aftermarket muffler, but not really noticible with the stocker.

 

my magnaflow universal street series muffler sounds pretty mean. i also have budget b-pipe, and they use magnaflow resonators.

 

Are you serious? A muffler will give the same gains as a cat-back? Ok, if that's the case, why do so many people get cat-backs on maximas instead of just a muffler? Sorry, but I don't believe that statement. Care to give some explanation to back up your claim?


Who else has JUST the muffler? And what type of muffler do you have? How does it sound??