As most of you may or may not know Cattman is no longer making Y-pipes for the 5.5 gen Maxima since headers have shown to be far superior in their power making ability. Saddly not everyone wants to invest the time and money on headers and for a few just a y pipe would surfice. I am hoping to get a list of people who would be interested in purchasing a Cattman Y-pipe and maybe trying to convince Brian to do another run of 5.5 gen y pipes.

I have no idea what pricing would be but once I have enough interested I will contact Brian for more information.

So if your interested Post!!

 

And just so we start off on the right foot, this thread is NOT for debating/commenting on y-pipes vs headers, whether it is about relative installation costs, horsepower gains, etc. Please keep this purely to whether you are interested in a y-pipe and maybe some performance and install discussions about y-pipes, but that's it.

I will clean this up periodically, if necessary, at my discretion.

Zack, I also edited the title to make it specific to 5.5s.

 

For the non-OGs, how much did the y-pipe cost originally?

 

Tell Brian I got my money ready

 

I think it was $350 or thereabouts.


Hey look, the first 3 posters' join dates are March, April, May 2004.

 

I'd be down, but it would be nice if this y-pipe had equal lenght runners, like stock but bigger.

 

We found early in our y-pipe making days that equal length downpipes don't really do much for power. OTOH, a y-pipe designed this way seems to sound nicer.

I just saw this post, and I appreciate everyone's interest in this part. \If there are enough people interested, we'd be glad to make the part again.

The most recent price was $360, but I don't know what the future price will be. Materials and components have gone up dramatically since the last time we made these, but the actual fabrication costs should be less than before due to a much more efficient manufacturing environment. So, I'm hoping we'll be at about the same price (or a little less), but too early to tell.

Brian

Brian

 

I'd definatly get one keep us posted!!!

 

id be interested

 

Glad there are more people interested, I am going to start a list and add the guys who have posted interest:

Zack342
NismO2max
PulsarGTS
scarface4522
n3985
johnnyd2k2

 

Interested. What kind of gains can be expected?

 

One of the local guys here showed me a dyno where he picked up 9whp on his Auto. Everything I have read has said 7-10whp.

 

Direct fit for stock manifolds? I know headers would be awesome but dont have the spare $800

 

Bolts right in place of the factory y-pipe.

7-10 hp sounds good for a pretty simple mod.

 

I'd be interested. Just would need some time to save up for it.

 

Definitely interested, as already stated in the September Cattman thread. I updated the list:

Zack342
NismO2max
PulsarGTS
scarface4522
n3985
johnnyd2k2
Scottwax
Froggmann
sublime258

 

count me in too love to have these and dont have the cheder for headers.

 

count me in

 

I'm interested for Y Pipe

 

The list grows.

Zack342
NismO2max
PulsarGTS
scarface4522
n3985
johnnyd2k2
Scottwax
Froggmann
sublime258
nismowolfe
kencapel
rs505

 

I'm a little confused...is the y-pipe still included with the headers from Cattman? He just isn't selling the y-pipe individually?

 

Yes , when you purchase headers from Mr Cattman you get the Header/Y-Pipe Combo. This thread is trying to get just the Y-pipe (where its used with stock manifold) back into production which Cattman isn't making anymore.

 

Oh ok, that's what I was thinking.

By the way, are you about done with that test pipe? haha.

 

The y-pipe that comes with the headers will not fit with stock manifolds. It is a different y-pipe than if you bought the header set - the y-pipe made to go with stock manifolds is different than the one made to go with Cattman's long tube headers. They are not interchangeable.

 

I would be interested as well.

 

Interested People:
Zack342
NismO2max
PulsarGTS
scarface4522
n3985
johnnyd2k2
Scottwax
Froggmann
sublime258
nismowolfe
kencapel
rs505
MintVQ35

 

(oops, I see someone answered this)

Looks like there's more demand out there than I realised. Guess we'll need to make the 02/03 y-pipe too!

Brian

 

Yay

 

If you build it and they will come.................

 

http://forums.maxima.org/5th-generat...arts-sale.html

heres a used cattman ypipe for the 5.5 if anyone wants

 

I'm trying to build my stereo system right now, but when I'm done with that I'll be looking for the Cattman Y!!

 

Will there be any negative smog impacts if I install this Y-Pipe in California?? Minus visual inspection will it pass?

 

Im interested but I just got an 03..not sure of the terminology yet is that a 5.5 gen?

If so what is the sound like, I dont want a monster under my car.

 

I think if all the O2 sensors are plugged in and functioning you should be okay.

 

If you have an 02 or 03, you have a 5.5 gen. For the second question, I have never heard one so I can't help you there.

 

i'd be interested...

 

count me In!

 

Count me in.

BRIAN! DO IT!!!!

 

Hey guys just wanted to let everyone know I did talk to Brian and he does have plans to move forward with this in the next couple of months.

Also if there is anyone in Socal give him a pm.

 

Thanks SW.