Old one needs replacing and would like a complete new exhaust setup.
what are some good ones that you guys have or like. Links would work too. As always thanks so much for the help.

 

Trubendz 304 stainless

 

Dream on......

You live in NY and that's a HUGE problem for passing inspection with exhaust modifications that will make a difference in performance. Yout Cat's and O2 sensors can't be removed.

 

I helped Trubenz develop the 3rd and 4th Gen exhaust system....I would recommend their exhaust tube kit and fit Magnaflow's large 5" x 11" x 22 size muffler and a 22" long resonator... The SS 2.5" or Aluminized steel is what I would strive for. If you don't want to deal with all that then purchase the entire exhaust system. Their other name is MES http://www.mandrelexhaustsystems.com/...Good luck.

 

Do you have part numbers associated with the muffler and resonator? I also need to replace my exhaust and I just bought the aluminzed 2.5 from MES. One of the pieces actually doesn't slide into the other as it seems slightly off. I'm also looking at getting a warpspeed y-pipe with a high flow converter to have a local shop fit everything up. Hope the work isn't crazy expensive

 

I am in the talks with juhn from srs tunings he is trying to or he said he will let us know about a headers and exhaust combo from him. I been trying to get him to produce something for the past 2 years and he said gim him 2 months for an answer and he will find out than on what he does for the maxima community. I am trying to get him to produce a whole set if headers with a catback from srs tunings.

 

A Full set INCLUDING headers?? Im screaming..I hope you manage to convince him to produce it

 

Here's my MES for my 98....

 

I’m running a Megan Racing stainless cat-back in combination with a Warpspeed Y-pipe.

I’m pretty happy with the catback. Wide open, its a bit loud for me, but is pretty OK if the included silencer is used.

My “mistake” ... and I use that term with reservation ... was the install of the open Y-pipe in combo with the Megan.

For my driving style and need, the cat-back in combo with the Y-pipe kinda diminished performance in the RPM ranges that I typically stay within ... the lower-ish daily driving range.

The low end torque was notably better when the OE mid-pipe was installed ... even with the pre-cats.

The unsilenced sound of the Megan was also very nice, boardering on friggin cool, with the OE mid-pipe.

 

Yeah Cool, I've installed a few of those on 5th Gen Maximas and the problem is that puny 14" body rear muffler. I personally would cut the Megan Racing resonator off and install either a Magnaflow p/n: 10436 (4" round x 22" x 2.5" {in/out}), p/n: 12646 (4" round x 18" x 2.5" {in/out}), or p/n 12866 (5" round x 14" x 2.5" {in/out}), not sure if this will fit a 4th Gen. I did install Magnaflow p/n: 12649 (6" round x 18" x 3.0" {in/out}) muffler on my CATTMAN 3.0" Catback on my 5.5th and it quieted the 3.0" highway drone way down!

 

I am in the works with John trying to get him to produce the exhaust catback with the headers. I am trying to get the maxima community again a chance to again to experience the exhaust set ups and performance set ups that we are looking for since cattman was our last endorcer for the exhaust. The emissions and others smogs related stuff i talked to him about it so we will wait for them and their next move. It's up to us to chime in here and to express what we want and he is will to look into the thread and then he will to try to get this produced and se what we are looking for as a long tubes vs shorty headers or he will produce both.

 

I think you are going to run into the same problems others before you ran into. Some factors:
-Must be decent quality
-Must provide acceptable power gains
-Must be affordable
-Must not have fitment issues
-Must do all of these better than what exists

The problem is you cant have all of them. You cant have the “perfect” exhaust and expect it to be cheap. And unfortunately, people probably are not willing to pay! I remember people trying to find another business to basically pick up from where Cattman left off, and they were given numbers around $1200-1300 JUST for the headers. Are people going to be willing to spend that for less than 10 horsepower, on cars that are over 2 decades old? Is there going to be enough of those people to justify all the R&D, tooling, time and money involved just to create a viable product? Are they going to pay in advance just to get it off the ground? If not, where are those tens of thousands of dollars going to come from, just for getting started?

Everyone “wants” headers and stuff, sure. But how many are truly willing to dish that sort of money, especially when they will be the guinea pigs to determine whether or not its money well spent? Are all these people who say they are interested TRULY willing to put their wallet where their mouth is? Or are they just saying theyre interested so you continue forward on their behalf and do all the leg work, and theyll just wait and see how everything pans out?

I really do hope this works out for you. But I just want to make sure you are aware that you are not the first to go down this path, and that everyone else came to the same conclusion - you need serious $$$ to play.

 

I see what your saying and what you mean and i have been in talks with john over a year and he is willing to do the exhaust and help us out but he is waiting to give me his answers or final thoughts in 2 months. He has the catbacks for our cars all ready if you know or anyone knows he has the catbacks out already and they are in the 300-400 ballpark just the catbacks. I am talking to him about the headers and y-pipe combo to get it all together to fit his already made catbacks. The concern here is he just thinking or he will do it like you said it's money so i will wait for them and there decision. He already has the catbacks so i hope he can just do the headers and y-pipe. He said he will start with the shorties first and go from there with the long headers.

 

Tell John too stay away from the pretty but lousy 14" or less mufflers! If it ain't at least 22" long it's a Drone Master!

 

I will try to tell him and see what he has for plans and what he is gonna do. This covid19 is another thing we are gonna have to see where it stands so in other word he is waiting for this mess to finish and he will get into the production work.

 

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Here's a pic of The 3rd and 4th Gen Magnaflow mufflers I run (L to R)...Rear muffler 2.5" in/out (5" x 11" x 22"), Resonator 2.5" (4" round x 22"), Resonator to the far right was for my 5.5th Gen's 3" Cattman catback system. I wanted it a little quieter so I fabbed up a Magnaflow 3" in/out, (6" round x 18") muffler flanged it made it a bolt on modification. The name was the Carltonator. It dropped the sound decibels down by mid 20's - mid 30's. So I'm not against buying any performance exhaust and altering it for my needs. If that means buying a cheap eBay exhaust system and chopping off their cheap low quality mufflers/resonator and installing bigger higher quality mufflers and heavy duty hangars, It's easy as hell to do! The formula I use is basic math calculating the volume of each resonator till I find one that fits the space but offers 2-3 times as much volume! Most Maxima(s) can handle a 22" -24" long muffler body in the rear. The resonators usually are 18" -22" long and 4-6" round...14" rear mufflers are noisy as hell and I was taught and believe that biggest muffler you can fit under your car is want you want! I'm a Magnaflow believer because my1986.5 D21 Hardbody pick up had 6 Dynomax Super Turbo mufflers installed, then in 2000 I rebuilt that motor and installed headers, and a 2.25 catback with a Magnaflow 2.25" in/out 6" round x 14" long muffler that was still spottless, corrosion free in 2019 when I sold the Truck! Any Questions hit me up!

 

Here's the fitment of the Magnaflow 6" round x 18" resonator I fitted to my 5.5th Gen's 3" Cattman Catback exhaust system...Also this car is lowered on 1.75" drop Progress Tech Sport Springs and we don't rub on speed bumps nor steep driveways...

 

Here''s the MES tubing kit before I installed it! I've included the system the previous owner decided to fab up using a loud *** Flowmaster muffler and delete pipe it sounded like a Dump truck....I Fabbed in an old Cattman 2.5" resonator I had laying around and it still was loud as Funk! I'll advice you guys to steer clear of small mufflers they suck!