Thinking about getting a Warpspeed, Stillen or Catt Y-pipe, which is the most powerful and reliable?

 

I think Warpspeed and Cattman are stainless steel, and both offer mandrel bent. Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but I think the Stillen Y-pipes are universal, so they come in two pieces for whatever version of maxima you are getting, and is ceramic coated. I'd go with Warpspeed or Cattman personally. Not sure about welding techniques (TIG vs. MIG) but I'm sure the people at www.warpspeedperformance.com can fill you in. Other websites are www.cattman.com and www.stillen.com. I got the Cattman because there was a group deal and greg from www.custommaxima.com recommended it. Fit fine, purchased new gaskets along with it, and everything has been fine. Although, since the exhaust is going through it more quickly and it is much lighter than stock, there is a lot of vibration at around 1000-1500 rpm. But in acceleration, you will learn to live with and love it. Good luck in your purchase, you won't regret it!

 

Stick with Warpspeed, I just ordered mine. The rest of them tend to be overpriced. My .02

 

yeha - i say WSP is the way 2 go..........for non-boost applications the aluminized steel pipe will do just fine - its 225 bucks

 

 

What does boost have to do with Y pipe choices?

 

Lots... you should know this, Jeffy.

 

Now lil' Jeffy, you ought to know that some people tend to go with 3" piping with boost to increase the air flow in the exhaust....

 

Unnec.

 

WARPSPEED



Take Care

 

Warpspeed all the way! i bought mine a while back when everyone was saying that they would not fit right and mine bolted right up and has not given me anyproblems. It gave awsome performance gains. Saved big $$$.

 

Yep, Awesome customer service, great product, great price makes it a great choice. Man I should get a discount from them for how much I praise their products.lol, Take Care

 

not to be controversial or anything cause everybody said warpspeed....cattman true its more expensive but hey "you get what you pay for"

 

I am going to order a Warpspeed when I get my next paycheck. Can you tell me how bad the vibration is going to be?

 

if u have the extra money to spend, id say go with cattman ss y-pipe over warpspeed

 

budget

 

This thread has answered all kinds of questions

 

hehe, what'd u expect?

 

i'll side with the cattman crowd.

 

HOw do you figure that you will get a better pioe from cattman? They both offer mandrel bends and your choice of material. Mine fit perfect and I mean perfect. i put it on my self and it came with all the necessary seals. But I guess if you pay more for it then the air will flow throw it better, it just makes sense doesn't it?

 

I *think* the difference in price is in the welding craftsmanship.
Both WSP and Cattman are made out of same type of stainless steel and are TIG welded.

 

The big difference other than price is the type of welds used. WSP uses fillet type welds known to be much stronger than butt welds. We also custom bend our pipes so we eliminate welds.Our pipes have up to 6 less welds. We don't piece together sections of mandrel tubing with butt welds. Less welds, no butt welds = longer lasting pipe.

Dan WSP

 

i think i am going to go with a warpspeed one the price sounds right, however, how is the shaking, is it like the cattman, also is it worth the extra money for SS?

 

try this: save up some $$$, call up warpspeed and aske them how much it would be to get their best Y-Pipe and CAI at the same time (with shipping). Do the same with Cattman. Compare prices and go to the more expensive one with the other quote, deal 'em down.

 

Not bad on mine, I have a apex catback and it is kinda loud. If you stick with the stock muffler it would be pretty quiet. I would do that with a cat and b pipe. Same performance, less noise. WSP will take care of you........

 

Just bought mine a few days ago so it should be on its way. We'll see if it is as great as everybody makes it out to be very soon.

 

Check your email dan 93 se

 

I say Cattman. I gained a peak of over 16 h.p. at 5,500 rpms versus stock. That is to the "wheels", which means its good for the advertised 15-25 h.p. gain at the flywheel.

I haven't dynoed yet since my exhaust and intake were done.

 

I'm gonna have to go with Cattman as well. 3.5-4 mph increase in trap speed from just the Y-pipe. After that I'd have to go with Warpspeed, though I have no experience with the Warpspeed pipe.

 

Hi, how much is shipping from warpspeed to Northern CA?
Approximately.
Thanks

 

Excellent! Best bang for the buck!!
Oh, and this is from personal experience...