im getting a universal muffler put on tommrow but i was having second thoughts are there any maxima specific mufflers that are performance designed for it. does any one have a universal muffler what are your opinions on them?
and another question whats would you do to your car with $1200 canadian (around $55.20 US)?

 

12 hundred Canadian converts to 55 American bucks?!


for 55 bucks, I'd get diamond clears, or engine hosing

 

i hope you love lots of noise!! i tore mine off after 2 months of headaches.... now im back to stock muffler and 2.5" b-pipe!

Ant

 

Hey! Long time no see!
Check out the thread I started under the Northwest section or the Canada section about custom exhausts.

 

get the muffler from stillen - its a decent price i guess. Otherwise get an APexi universal. For 55 bucks i wood get some diamond cut clear corners or indiglo guages

 

no not $55 i specifically said $55.20 it makes a world of difference

 

Wow you guys get a good deal up in Canada!

 

a lot of people keep stock max mufflers on cuz of noise associated with the ones available to us. anyone think tips are ricey in this case?
are the apexi universals jus as good as a stillen muff since it makes no diff anyway?

 

$55- new air filter

 

~$55 you can get an STS on ebay.

 

I have an apexi ...no noise at all..sounds like stock..

 

uh....you mean $120.00...not $1200.

 

stop pimping the USD!

 

...as long as you know that the only thing that muffler (or any muffler) will get you is noise...not power...

 

Wow, hope that doesn't get out to the public. You could put HKS, Apexi, Dinan, Borla and a slew of others with false claims and dyno charts out of business!

 

When was the last time you saw an independent dyno plot of a Maxima that showed more than a 1 or 2hp increase from just a muffler change?

 

True, with a Maxima and on the average, it is how you stated it as 1hp or 2hp gains. But in coordination with other components, the exhausts actually compliments their power and could put out up to 5hp. So, exhausts don't just put out noise, but give your car that little edge over a stock set-up.

To get off subjct a little, on turbo applications, some exhausts have been known to free up 10-15hp! Just with an exhaust.

 

I'm not saying there is nothing to be gained from a revised exhaust system. Just a new muffler is a waste, if you ask me...

 

but it does make your carsound faster!


btw, how did you set up your OSCAI?

 

Shop vac hose coming off the main intake duct, comes out of the plastic splashguard next to the tow hook...K&N filter.

 

was it beneficial? any gains?

 

Others have dynoed it and seen gains similar to your average cone filter & MAF adapter.

So around 5hp on average.

With no low end losses or increased noise. I have noticed quicker dirt buildup on my K&N, but I clean it regularly anyway, so that's no biggie to me.

 

I got my from OBX and I love it its not that loud but it has this nice deep sound to it and I like it

 

Had a Greddy cat-back with a y-pipe setup. Probably added more HP cause on the '98, after the cat, there is a kink in the exhaust pipe that restricts flow, the Greddy eliminates that. Had the exhaust on for exactly 24 hours and took it off. Way too loud for my old ears. Attracts too much attention (Po-Po). So now the Greddy sits in my garage floor until TMS Jr. gets the car and he could put it on.

 

I had Midas replace that "S" pipe with a straight pipe and put in the O2 sensor to raise up the resonator so that it wouldn't scrape the floor.

 

Cool. Did it make a difference in performance? Also around how much?

 

u think the muffler alone will help at all when coupled with a y pipe?

too bad world sport doesnt fit 98. is the WS muffler seperate and adaptable to the stock piping?