Please post how long your 4th-gen factory exhaust/muffler lasted before it rusted out or got holes in it. Mine has 40K miles, I want to get an aftermarket muffler but would rather wait till the factory unit dies, if ever. Are they made out of stainless or regular steel?

 

I have just over 76K on my '98 SE and I still have the original exhaust/muffler and so far everything seems fine.

 

He he he - I have 160k and still have the originaal - your going to have to wait a while...

 

I got over 160000 km on mine. I suggest several trips to Mexico.

JT

 

I have 87k on my 95 and the muffler is about to rot through, gotta love New England winters.

 

Alot of it depends on the length of your trips. When you start your car up and for a while afterwards you will get the familar white smoke, condensation, coming out the exhaust. If you drive a short distance and shut the car off this condensation will lay in the exhaust. If this happens enough the exhaust system will rust out earlier than expected.

I have a short distance to drive to work and this has been a problem for me on my past cars. I've had my Max for less than a year so no problem yet, but I expect it to be.

 

How much of the stock exhaust is stainless and what parts are plain steel? Does 1 section tend to rust faster than the others?

 

I got 90k on my 97 and i the y-pipe is starting to get cracks....looks like its time for a budget y

 

I have a '95 Maxima with 125k miles on the beast. The muffler NEEDS replaced very soon as I am starting to see light through it. I live near the coast and that sucks for OEM longevity.

 

167,300 on original exhaust on my 95 damn thing wont die

 

my max has 81k on it and still with a stock muffler that runs very nicely but im getting a greddy exhaust soon

 

103k on my '95 SE. I just pulled the OEM exhaust (y-pipe to muffler) off last week. The OEM muffler had a 3 inch rust spot on one side, but you couldn't see through it or poke your finger thorugh it and it was just as quiet as the day I bought it in May of '94.

Everything else looked fine. No cracks or rust throughs.

 

not a 4th gen but I have 220k on my 90 max and the exhaust is still running strong