So I flipped a few pages here and didn't find any threads, so I hope I am not beating a dead horse here, but what prevents the 05 Altima SE-R full exhaust from bolting on to a 02-03 Max? Get a new rear valence, and have a 350Z sound! Is it possible?

 

the muffler or the whole exhaust?

 

The entire exhaust setup...you would probably need the whole exhaust to pull off the exhaust sound.

 

I think some people got 3.5 altima headers to work but even that took A LOT of work. Tons of cutting and moving, why bother when you have several companies that make exhaust for out cars?

Cattman or HotShot for the headers, straight pipe or high flow cat (tons of options), Cattman, Frankencar, Greddy or go custom for the catback...

 

totally differnt setups, this is an altima cat back

 

Main reason I ask is I would love to get that 350Z, FX 35 type exhaust note. Seems how I totalled out my 99 Maxima last Friday, I am searching for a 2003 6 speed Max. I thought the Altima SE-R exhaust system might be a close fit to an 03 Max, but I guess I was wrong. Listening to the various sound clips of 02-03 Max exhausts on here, I didn't really hear one with the 350Z, FX 35, or Altima SE-R type exhuast note. The note should be possible since it is the same engine, I hope.

 

The exhausts are not even close to a match.

On my 02 Max I had a Frankencar. Rather quiet but from outside it actually had a slight sound like my SE-R. If you do headers or no resonator, then you will get closer to the sound.

The SE-R actually sounds quite a bit different from the G or the Z. The exhausts are def. different after about 3000 RPM. After spending a sh!tload oof money on exhausts for the Max (read old posts) I can only say you wont find the G/Z sound and just try to get close to what you would like. If you want loud, then go loud (magnaflow, greddy, headers) if you want more subtle and reserved, yet nice sounding, then look at a frankencar with headers, a very nice sound.

 

The Frankencar sounds pretty good actually. I just came off of their website and they have some nice clips there. I didn't see a compilation of a 02-03 Max with a complete Cattman exhaust. I know on the VQ30 they sounded great, wondering if anyone had the complete Cattman catback clip.

 

Steven88's clip in the exhaust sticky is of a full Cattman set-up.

 

Get headers and a Frankencar catback, thats the closest you will get to the sound you are looking for without buying a G35 or 350z

 

That clip you saw is WITH headers, just the Frankencar exhaust the car will NOT sound like that. The car belongs to cubanato IIRC.

 

Injen intake, hotshot headers and cattman cattback sounds pretty close to a 350z i have had some people tell me that about my car i still need some sound clips up

 

I dont think it sounds anything like a G35/350Z... It is WAY more aggressive and much louder.

BTW my old set up was: Berk intake, HotShots and a Cattman Catback.

 

Just get headers and leave the muffler section stock

You'll sound like a G or Z

 

agreed....I've had this setup before and it sounds very close to a G35/350z

But if you have a vq30 in your 5th gen...I doubt it will sound like a G35/350z with headers+stock rear...well, maybe somewhat...but a vq35 would sound much closer than a vq30 would....

 

might a g/z muffler help?

 

I would love to see you fit one without tons of work...

 

very minimal gains....

catbacks don't do much for maximas....its mostly for sounds

 

not gains, i mean cause he wants the sound