I know, I know another Y-pipe thread

I'm in NZ, the otherside of the world to warpspeed/budget/cattman, so to avoid possible fitment issues I was looking at just getting my local exhaust shop to do it...

Am I likely to get the same performance as a branded one, I can't see why it wouldn't be the same if he just copys the design from the pic though...

And as its custom made, would making equal length pipes be an easy thing to do or would it take alot of trial an error for the shop, hence more $$'s

Opinions greatly appreciated

 

I would just suck it up on the shipping costs and go for a branded pipe - the custom route sounds risky...

 

I actually break even, Custom vs Branded = Same $'s

Potential Risks are

Branded doesn't fit, can't send back really due to shipping costs
-or-
Buy custom, may not perform as well as Branded (researched/tested)

 

It will be pressure bent, but that is no prob. All you need is pipe and flanges. Make sure when the 2 pipes come to one, it looks like the "branded" pipes and nothing ghetto.

 

I've never heard of anyone getting a custom made one done. IIRC cattman gets their headers from NZ. Maybe you could figure out where they get them from and actually end up getting it cheaper than we can over here.

 

WOW! I'd be keen to track them down! Do you have any more info that might help me track them down? Last resort could be to mail cattman

 

Yeah, I don't know anything more. You might try contacting cattman and seeing if they could hook you up for whatever they charge minus shipping to them and back again or something. I'm sure they're not going to want to give you their contact. You might also try PMing Caesar's Chariot...he's now a fellow NZ maxima enthusiast.

 

anyway to get that car off the ground and take some photos of the exhaust ?

 

I had a custom made Y pipe on my last maxima. It worked fine. The pipes were not equal length but I didnt know better back then.

There is a way to make equal length pipes. It doesnt take a lot of trial and error. Just need a tape measure

 

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I can't imagine a Y-pipe made for a US spec maxima would not fit. That is the fundamental design of the car, not like bumper cover.

Having a shop make one could really be hit or miss. I would definately do it with madrel bends, not crush bent piping. That probably means you will have to buy some madrel bends being as that all most no exhaust shops have a mandrel bender. They are very expensive pieces of equipment.

If you have a quality shop that does custom work often then it would probably work out alright. If your thinking of having a "midas" type place do this then you may pay alot of money to be disapointed.

 

just pay the 160 and save ur troubles

 

i agree with mike, for 200-250 shipped have dallas at warpspeed ship you over the bad boy. look at some of these photos and compare with your setup

 

well i'm curious as well into getting a y-pipe...is the warspeed a direct fit with no fitment issues i'm not sure whcih 1 to get.? hmmmm jus curious =)

 

yep.. perfect fit, perfect sound!!!

 

thnks...i'll order my warspeed ypipe with the 2.5' carsound cat, or a cat converter or striaght pipe?....is it worth the extra buck for these?

 

warpspeed sells a cat as well.. its a magnaflow..it all fits perfectly together.. i got mine for 225 shipped..everything..