I'm getting ready to upgrade my exhaut system. first step, I want to get a warpspeed y-pipe, my stock y-pipe is shot.

can i leave the pipe between the cat and muffler alone for now and change the muffler to a deep tone muffler or do I have to change everything from the y-pipe to the muffler?

what brand of muffler do you guys recommend that will give me a nice deep tone?

note: I'm low on funds now, but I'm getting the y-pipe first, what is the next best upgrade after the y-pipe on the exhaust system?

 

I had a Ractiv twin tip muffler on my 3rd gen when I had it and it looked and sounded great. A little loud cruising on the highway but I got used to it. It sounded absolutely great in town

 

I liked the way it looked also...

 

You don't need to touch the b-pipe (between cat and muffler) unless it is rusting out. I had a Magnaflow muffler, it sounded great but was loud. I would say one of the best bang-for-the-buck upgrades for a Maxima after the y-pipe would be the UDP. A high flow cat improved my high end and degraded my low end, so its a trade off.

 

I second that. Magnaflow sounds GREAT, but it leaves my ears bleeding inside the car. I'm going to try adding a second resonator, right before the magnaflow.

 

I really like the sound of my GReddy, if you can find one for a decent price, I'd pick it up. They are kind of expensive, but in my opinion the sound quality is unmatched.

 

Cheap way = Magnaflow

Expensive way = Greddy

 

what about those mufflers for maximas on ebay motors? are they any good.
they claim they give you a deep tone and 10+ hp increase.
Ok good to know guys.

 

what about a flowmaster did a fourth gen while training at my old job sounded kinda nice

 

I had a cheapo 3A racing muffler when I had my 89, and it sounded great. Nice and deep.

 

i have the remus style knock off on my max its sounds great... ebay special for 29.99 shipped got it about 3 yrs ago. i dont see any one ebay anymore..

 

Man check ebay for your muffler. I got a good deep tone muffler for $30 and it sound great. I think it said Dragger or Fireball or something

 

Well, here it is:



I had a sound clip posted on Putfile but it expired. Someone saved a bunch of different ones--I think it was KCidmil??

 

looks like the ANSA one I had.

 

Me wants one..

 

Tips and Black paint

 

Here's a link to the video I posted of my Magnaflow (about 2 years ago)

MAGNAFLOW 14816 on a 3rd Gen VG Auto

 

The Magnaflow Sounded Great...

 

I bought it from you, remember? Ractiv is made by Toucan

 

I remember, they discontinued it so I bought the ANSA

 

After hearing the magnaflow muffler sound clip= sold..

 

So buy one, I sell the whole line

 

is that just a cat back? or a full exhaust? after hearing that im going to try locate an Australian dealer and get one fitted next week, it sonds great.

 

I have a flowmaster 40 series with a car sound hi-flow cat and 2.5'' piping. Sounds awesome and I get alot of compliments on it.

pics (tips are pretty dirty):

 

Pff, why get a muffler when you can just break your studs and get deaper sound like me

 

lolz this is all funny. i perffer hayame mufflers but those as well have been discontinued by the maker so i have myself 2 dtx series mufflers from them each one costing like 220 plus tax a peice but i got mine at a great deal 2 of them for 280 for both of them at a local place around here

 

Here's a few crappy pics of mine..
http://blehmco.com/pics/car/exhaust/

I'm using an 18" magnaflow 2 1/2" resonator and either a 14814 or 14829 muffler.
warpspeed Ypipe and greddy cat back piping. the resonator and muffler had rusted out of the Greedy, so I bought the magnaflow stuff and welded it in place.

And here's a few videos of it:
http://blehmco.com/pics/car/drivetra...engine/videos/

While driving, you can just barely hear a drone from it. at idle, you can hear it, but it's not annoying at all. when I stomp on it, I hear more from the intake than I do the exhaust.

Also keep in mind the videos above are on my semi-built engine with higher compression. that's why you hear the popping type sound from the muffler. you won't hear that on a normal engine.

 

Matt you beast, those videos really make me wish I would've gotten a 5 speed swap done on my car when my tranny was bad

 

Vid Clip here


3A muffler

note:
1) beeping in the beginning is my laser detector.
2) slightly windy and have door OPEN when filming from the cabin
3) When hearing reving from the back of the car the exhaust does NOT make the weird sound when letting off the gas.

p.s. People wanted to see my SE tails on my 94 gxe. there it is. I like em:-p

 

It says the vid is no longer available..

 

edited. go back to first post! link fixed

 

Wait till I get the engine tuned properly. there's gotta be 30-40hp in it that I'm not touching..

 

i had a magnaflow on my 3rd gen. pretty damn deep and had a nice sound at idle.

BUT it does drone like mad below 70 or so mph. it gets a little quiet above that. i love the idle, but soon hated the drone...end up getting those cheapo silencer thingies to shut it up a bit.

 

i love my magnaflow but mine tends to get a little tinny when reving... when driving its a little loud but exhaust isnt exactly supposed to be quiet.....

 

Aren't there mufflers that are fairly quiet at idle and around town and then open up when you open up the throttle? Wasn't the 2001+ SE stock muffler supposed to do that? I guess what I'm saying is, is there a way to have the best of both worlds- have a deep sound that doesn't drone too much, but does open up under higher revs to give that performance sound and punch?

-Mrkanda

 

sounds like this...

 

http://youtube.com/watch?v=u5QYlEXCoLg

working video... angel fire hates me

 

I have a 2005 and i just got dual magnaflow mufflers...not ricey at all deap ...

 

It's called the Apexi world sport exhaust. my friend has one on his 93 vtec prelude and it sounds soooo nice. pretty quiet at idle and cruising.. but open 'er up and the thing is a beast. the only part that i dont like is the huge 4" tip

 

My bad, you are the MAN tripleG!