Just got the Frankencar catback put on and im a bit dissapointed...
#1
Just got the Frankencar catback put on and im a bit dissapointed...
Hey all i got my frankencar catback system installed on my 00 max on sat. It sounded perfect the first time i started it up but now it seems like the sound went away after an hour. It sounds pretty much stock now. I dont hear anything in the cabin anymore and i get this burning smell from the catback. I guess its breaking in? Has anyone experienced this problem? Will the low mellow tone come back? Im guessing it needs time to break-in, if so how long will this take?
Also if the sound doesnt comeback, im thinking of just taking off the resonator and installing a straight 2.5 pipe where the resonator sat. Is this a good idea? I dont want to attract too much attention I WANT MY LOW RUMBLE BACK! Feedback is appreciated. Thanks
Also if the sound doesnt comeback, im thinking of just taking off the resonator and installing a straight 2.5 pipe where the resonator sat. Is this a good idea? I dont want to attract too much attention I WANT MY LOW RUMBLE BACK! Feedback is appreciated. Thanks
#2
Originally Posted by OutMaxxed
Hey all i got my frankencar catback system installed on my 00 max on sat. It sounded perfect the first time i started it up but now it seems like the sound went away after an hour. It sounds pretty much stock now. I dont hear anything in the cabin anymore and i get this burning smell from the catback. I guess its breaking in? Has anyone experienced this problem? Will the low mellow tone come back? Im guessing it needs time to break-in, if so how long will this take?
Also if the sound doesnt comeback, im thinking of just taking off the resonator and installing a straight 2.5 pipe where the resonator sat. Is this a good idea? I dont want to attract too much attention I WANT MY LOW RUMBLE BACK! Feedback is appreciated. Thanks
Also if the sound doesnt comeback, im thinking of just taking off the resonator and installing a straight 2.5 pipe where the resonator sat. Is this a good idea? I dont want to attract too much attention I WANT MY LOW RUMBLE BACK! Feedback is appreciated. Thanks
Here is the thread!
http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?t=435625
And before you ask, yes they are completely interchangeable!
#3
Originally Posted by OutMaxxed
Hey all i got my frankencar catback system installed on my 00 max on sat. It sounded perfect the first time i started it up but now it seems like the sound went away after an hour. It sounds pretty much stock now. I dont hear anything in the cabin anymore and i get this burning smell from the catback. I guess its breaking in? Has anyone experienced this problem? Will the low mellow tone come back? Im guessing it needs time to break-in, if so how long will this take?
Also if the sound doesnt comeback, im thinking of just taking off the resonator and installing a straight 2.5 pipe where the resonator sat. Is this a good idea? I dont want to attract too much attention I WANT MY LOW RUMBLE BACK! Feedback is appreciated. Thanks
Also if the sound doesnt comeback, im thinking of just taking off the resonator and installing a straight 2.5 pipe where the resonator sat. Is this a good idea? I dont want to attract too much attention I WANT MY LOW RUMBLE BACK! Feedback is appreciated. Thanks
#5
Originally Posted by OutMaxxed
Hey all i got my frankencar catback system installed on my 00 max on sat. It sounded perfect the first time i started it up but now it seems like the sound went away after an hour. It sounds pretty much stock now. I dont hear anything in the cabin anymore and i get this burning smell from the catback. I guess its breaking in? Has anyone experienced this problem? Will the low mellow tone come back? Im guessing it needs time to break-in, if so how long will this take?
Also if the sound doesnt comeback, im thinking of just taking off the resonator and installing a straight 2.5 pipe where the resonator sat. Is this a good idea? I dont want to attract too much attention I WANT MY LOW RUMBLE BACK! Feedback is appreciated. Thanks
Also if the sound doesnt comeback, im thinking of just taking off the resonator and installing a straight 2.5 pipe where the resonator sat. Is this a good idea? I dont want to attract too much attention I WANT MY LOW RUMBLE BACK! Feedback is appreciated. Thanks
You are disappointed because its too quiet? What did you have before?
If you wanted a low rumble of any kind, then ya shouldn't have bought a FC. The low mellow tone you will get when the car is cold, and maybe with a y-pipe or some headers, but its by no means a rumble.
You could try removing the resonator, but I have no idea how "good" it will sound. You can send Ghase a PM and ask him. He has the FC rear with a custom unresonated b-pipe.
Btw, bear in mind that the overall quality of the parts should compensate somewhat for it not being as loud as you wanted...
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Originally Posted by Puppetmaster
Oxymoron, if you ask me.
You are disappointed because its too quiet? What did you have before?
If you wanted a low rumble of any kind, then ya shouldn't have bought a FC. The low mellow tone you will get when the car is cold, and maybe with a y-pipe or some headers, but its by no means a rumble....
You are disappointed because its too quiet? What did you have before?
If you wanted a low rumble of any kind, then ya shouldn't have bought a FC. The low mellow tone you will get when the car is cold, and maybe with a y-pipe or some headers, but its by no means a rumble....
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#12
if you're throwing on a frankencar catback alone, with no other mod on your car... it's only going to be slightly louder than stock. when you put y pipe or headers or test pipe, you'll get more sound. intake may increase sound a bit.
#13
forget about the straight pipe. Get headers or atleast a y-pipe to amplify the sound a little. straight pipe does nothing for performance really and sometimes can give u a nasty sound when the rest of the exhaust comes together.
from experience, i know exhaust only gets quieter as it breaks in. Thats what happened with my old OBX setup. i would keep and wait for another major exhaust upgrade or trade for a greddy to get more sound right away.
from experience, i know exhaust only gets quieter as it breaks in. Thats what happened with my old OBX setup. i would keep and wait for another major exhaust upgrade or trade for a greddy to get more sound right away.
#14
Originally Posted by meccanoble
from experience, i know exhaust only gets quieter as it breaks in. Thats what happened with my old OBX setup. i would keep and wait for another major exhaust upgrade or trade for a greddy to get more sound right away.
#16
kel, just get a y-pipe. more sound and more power. i know what kind of sound you looking for, like the z, most people say y pipe with frankencar is the closest. so why dont you try that?
#18
Originally Posted by OutMaxxed
Hey all i got my frankencar catback system installed on my 00 max on sat. It sounded perfect the first time i started it up but now it seems like the sound went away after an hour. It sounds pretty much stock now. I dont hear anything in the cabin anymore and i get this burning smell from the catback. I guess its breaking in? Has anyone experienced this problem? Will the low mellow tone come back? Im guessing it needs time to break-in, if so how long will this take?
Also if the sound doesnt comeback, im thinking of just taking off the resonator and installing a straight 2.5 pipe where the resonator sat. Is this a good idea? I dont want to attract too much attention I WANT MY LOW RUMBLE BACK! Feedback is appreciated. Thanks
Also if the sound doesnt comeback, im thinking of just taking off the resonator and installing a straight 2.5 pipe where the resonator sat. Is this a good idea? I dont want to attract too much attention I WANT MY LOW RUMBLE BACK! Feedback is appreciated. Thanks
"This exhaust increases sound levels less then any other exhaust i've heard for Maximas"
this means "it's the quietest"
#21
i actually couldnt hold it in, i laughed right in front of the officer. i asked him about all the loud civics and such, he said theyre loud too, but he'll get to them too.
u want rumble get an electronic cutout.
u want rumble get an electronic cutout.
#22
Someone messaged me regarding swapping my muffler for their Franken-car. This may be related, but if not my apologies for hijacking the thread.
I will definetly swap - My emails to your address keep getting returned!
I will definetly swap - My emails to your address keep getting returned!
#24
Originally Posted by vman
my 2 cents...if you want a nice mellow, decently loud sound go with a greddy with silencer...I love the way this exhaust sounds....
Post here when ya get it: http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?t=407975
Thanks...
#25
Originally Posted by vman
my 2 cents...if you want a nice mellow, decently loud sound go with a greddy with silencer...I love the way this exhaust sounds....
#26
Originally Posted by steven88
Greddy exhaust systems don't come with a silencer
http://forums.maxima.org/showthread....reddy+silencer
#29
Originally Posted by OutMaxxed
Hey all i got my frankencar catback system installed on my 00 max on sat. It sounded perfect the first time i started it up but now it seems like the sound went away after an hour. It sounds pretty much stock now. I dont hear anything in the cabin anymore and i get this burning smell from the catback. I guess its breaking in? Has anyone experienced this problem? Will the low mellow tone come back? Im guessing it needs time to break-in, if so how long will this take?
Also if the sound doesnt comeback, im thinking of just taking off the resonator and installing a straight 2.5 pipe where the resonator sat. Is this a good idea? I dont want to attract too much attention I WANT MY LOW RUMBLE BACK! Feedback is appreciated. Thanks
Also if the sound doesnt comeback, im thinking of just taking off the resonator and installing a straight 2.5 pipe where the resonator sat. Is this a good idea? I dont want to attract too much attention I WANT MY LOW RUMBLE BACK! Feedback is appreciated. Thanks
#31
Does the sound of the exhaust really matter that much? Just get some headers or a y-pipe and it'll give you some hp and sound much "better". If that's still not "loud" enough, then get a GReddy or something.
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