mrjones

Arrived this afternoon.

7speed

Sure did

maxima03

Received Y-pipe, catback, fast cat and gaskets... Can't wait to drop my origional exhaust to see and feel the difference.

spock

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Wow, you went for the "Full Meal Deal". That should be awesome. Try to get us a sound clip b4 and after.

7speed

I might be the first to install....Its harder to take off old vs putting on the new.

Cattman

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That's what I tell customers when they ask if the new y-pipe is hard to install - I say, "nope, the new one is easy to install, your challenge will be to remove the old one without a torch and an air chisel!"

Cattman

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BTW, I still have 3 units left - first come, first serve.

Rods03Max619

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Cant wait to say that when my Headers Come...

spock

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I have a torch and an air chisel. What is the air chisel used for?

spock

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Any pointers for the rest of us? Did you have to extend the O2 wires?
I'm still waiting for mine to arrive. I hope to get after it next weekend.
Hmm, spacers should be here by then too. I've got some work to do.

Perhaps a new thread for the install and impressions would be a good idea.

sc0tty8

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Sawzall+++

I finally got to putting my car back together

I think next weekend I will get to drive it again. I did from the manifolds back...

spock

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Didn't you buy a used pipe like eons ago 'cause you couldn't wait for the group order?

7speed

I have to vouch for this. If you don't want headers, I say get this. Out of the minimal mods I have.... this is the mod I feel by the butt dyno. I don't really smash on the city streets so I dont know about that. But on the highway I can tell it is def pulling harder. From 65 it scoots, from 80 it scoots

After seeing people say this is not a good mod for 5.5 I say bull****, thanks to Spock and Brian and everyone for putting this together.

Maximized2000

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Brian can I call u tmrw for one. Do they fit a 2000 max cali spec??

Maximized2000

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Aw man, it's inky for 5.5 gens

sc0tty8

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Yes.

I thought I was going to have more time than I did. I work 60+hrs a week and have a family. Doesn't leave much left.

All I got left is to put the front exhaust manifold on, front cat, cooling fans, 02 wires and the y pipe. Waiting on gaskets and an 02 sensor to come in.

Maybe this weekend

Rochester

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It seems you guys got the last batch: http://forums.maxima.org/5th-generat...r-changes.html

How goes the installs? Any of you gut your pre-cats as part of the process?

spock

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I wimped out on the install. I jacked her up and had a close look. I removed the heat shield, (had to cut the bolts off with a grinder), and then determined that there's no way the nuts are coming off the main cat. They'll have to be cut off and the studs drilled out. I'm not into laying on my back for an hour under the car spitting out rust and filings.
My mechanic is installing it next Wed.
My spacers arrived today, so I'll man up and install them this weekend.

Corelventura

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I want one, PM coming your way Brian.

7speed

its fun.

Damn well spacers are more of pain than y pipe

sc0tty8

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That's the easy part.

The fun part is removing the cats to put new ones in.

The "fun" part is where between the y pipe, new cat-back, and the resonator to replace the last cat are too long to allow the exhaust to function

Resonator is going out to get an 1" removed from it and rewelded.

spock

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Since there doesn't seem to be many pics of the ypipe, I thought I'd post a couple.

KT3MaxSE

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Hey, what do your Y pipes look like now, after being installed for ~7 months?

KT3MaxSE

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I'll post mine if you post yours

CMax03

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That's weird....I just deleted all my Cattman Ypipe pictures that I took to sell it..

KT3MaxSE

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LOL, nice. (We) know what it looks like out of the box, want to know what everyone's looks like now!!

spock

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That's not for a 5.5 Gen.