L_U_D_I_AMaxima

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I just called this morning about my stainless steel pipe.. so far 3 weeks and she "promised" that they will have material by Wednesday or Thursday this week... when I first called they told me about a week...LOL

5aprilc

I was told over two weeks ago, that they were waiting on a shipment of flex sections. I'm gonna give them right up to that 44th day before I file a dispute with Paypal. I would already have the pipe installed on my car, if I ordered it from Cattman. (So pissed off)

5th gen junkie

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Sorry for the late reply but I need to keep calling them and they will get it done and I got mine yesterday so it took 3 week but they r now making the
5 other y-pipe for the maxima tht ppl orderd so just call them bro Good luck

L_U_D_I_AMaxima

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where did you buy the pipe from? Ebay? I just called the number and spoke to the lady on the phone.. she took my information and said that she will change my card when the pipe is actually being shipped... Still to this day there isn't a single $ charged to my account


5aprilc - I called Cattman and he does NOT have any pipes in stock... he is only taking orders for pipes and manifolds combined... you will be looking in the $500+ range and last week when I spoke to him he told me that he is expecting to ship those by the end of May...

5aprilc

I bought the Y pipe straight from Warpspeed's website. They took the money for the pipe out of me the same day I placed the order. Also, Brian at Cattman did have a couple of pipes in stock around the time that I ordered mine from Warpspeed, that's why I'm so pissed at myself for not speeding the extra money to have the pipe sooner. (And probably end up with a better product in the long run.)

95VQ30

On WSP's 5gen Y pipes

I called to learn about this before I chose to get headers. They do not get many orders on the 5gen and it is obviously not the highest priority, but just keep on them and bug the hell out of them until you get it.

They used to do great and offered org discounts(I had one on my 4th gen) but I think those days are obviously long gone.

5aprilc

I'm gonna call them again in a couple of hours, (After I get out of work) to see if there is any new news about the status of my order. Maybe I should have just got headers and than paid a friend of mine in beer to help me install them; since it seems like that part is easier/faster to get.

Maximized2000

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I hope u get ur y pipe soon. I wonder if it's any different ordering it on eBay. I was considering getting a SS warp y pipe and knew it was gonna take some time to get it but didn't know it was the same for the reg y pipe.

Rods03Max619

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Damn sucks you still haven't got em...good luck....

BrooklynRussian

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When I ordered mine from them I had zero issues. Took about 2 weeks, and they were always nice and professional when I called to check the status.

5aprilc

I called them yesterday, unfortunately, it was after hours, so I left a message. All I can say is, after all this waiting, this pipe better impress me, lol.

2000_Maxima_SE

I'll be getting my y-pipe tomorrow. Took them two weeks. Maybe ordering the y-pipe from ebay is faster from the website...

5aprilc

It's April 24th, and I still haven't received my Y Pipe. I'm kinda pissed that people are getting theirs in two or three weeks.

95VQ30

Get your money back and make the jump to headers

5aprilc

Is the horsepower increase from the headers really worth the extra hours that it will take me to install the system?

95VQ30

just noticed you have the 3.0- I would assume there would be some gains but nothing like a 3.5- my bad

5aprilc

Yeah, this is why I was just getting the Y pipe.

L_U_D_I_AMaxima

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still waiting on my Y-pipe... I called them on Friday (4/20) to check the status the lady on the phone told me that she is waiting on the bent stainless steal pipes to arrive... WTF? Why would sell a product that you can't make??? Original order was placed on 4/9/12... I hope it gets done by the end of the month...

it comes from the same place...

5aprilc

My original order was placed back on 03/15, and I didn't order the stainless steel Y pipe, so I have no idea what's taking my order so long.

Alright, so I just got off the phone with Dallas at Warpspeed, he told me that he had just finished making about 50 Y pipes for the Maxima, for years 99-01 with California emissions. And he assured me that my Y pipe will be mailed out tomorrow, so for all that are waiting on this part, you should have it soon.

I just got the email with the tracking number for my Y pipe, so hopefully, I'll have the pipe by the first week of May.

Rods03Max619

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Damn about ******* time, post pics when you get it....

5aprilc

Now let's just hope, it comes to my house in one piece; with my luck, they beat the sh*t out of it before they shipped it out to me.

I forgot to ask this question. After I install the Y pipe, will I than need to run o2 simulators? I guess you foiled say that I'm worried this upgrade will turn my SES light on.

For anyone curious as to how long it took for me to receive this Y Pipe, I ordered it back on March 15th, and it just showed to at my doorstep today. Since today is May 1st, it took exactly 47 days, so for anyone interested in getting this item, you have an idea of how long you can expect to wait.

95VQ30

How is the quality and the welds?

pics please

5aprilc

Can someone tell me how to post pictures?

ShocknAwe

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photobucket.com

sign up and up-load your pictures

then view the album and there are a series of links under the picture, one being "direct link". click on it and it automatically copies it.

then in the text box here on the .org, there is a yellow box in the menu bar that looks like a postage stamp. paste it there

5aprilc

Thank you, I took pics of the Y pipe that I got, but I couldn't figure out how to upload them.

TallTom

Go to www.imgur.com > click on "Computer" > chose your picture you want to upload > "start upload" > copy the BBCode line on the right and paste into your thread here:

5aprilc

It didn't work from Photobucket.

http://imgur.com/delete/DnyDWwIVTCOZBlp

http://imgur.com/delete/dwI3gwXcEdkaqJF

I had to post a link, I couldn't just list the picture itself.

TallTom

Just follow my directions and you will be fine.

Click Computer:


Pic your photo:


Click Start Upload:


Copy and Paste this line into Maxima.org's thread:


Profit:

5aprilc

Is it because I'm using my Android phone, that I can't upload pics properly?

cjandura

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i can already tell that flex is gonna be problems

5aprilc

What kind of problems?

95VQ30

sloppy welds too bu they look beefy enough.

The Warpspeed Flex has had issues throughout the years- be prepared to swap it at some point.

5aprilc

I thought the same thing about the welds, they definitely look rushed. I might have been able to do smoother beads.

And about the flex section, as long as I can get 1-2 years out of it, than I'm happy. I'll buy Cattman next time.

cjandura

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The flex braid is already seperated from the collar and wth did he paint it for its supposed to be SS and didnt even bother to grind the welds down.

tac8998

iTrader: (1)

I was gonna order a Y from warpspeed this morning. how much was it? it sounds like you had a rough time, shipping time aside would you recommend them?

lol i just noticed ur kitten checkin it out too haha.

5aprilc

If I could do it over again, I would have purchased from Cattman, maybe when this one sh*ts the bed, I will.

So its now March 11th, and I finally decided to install this pipe on my car. I really wasn't in a hurry as you can tell from the date this thread was created. Anyway, the job took three hours to complete, and I had to reuse some of the exhaust bolts that were already on the car, they still looked good so I just put them in the grinding wheel for a bit. I installed all new O2 sensors, the exhaust hanger, and applied RTV gasket sealant to the flanges.

I lower the car from the lift, start it up to check for leaks, so far so good as I don't hear any. But when I drive the car in reverse, it sounds like the pipe is banging around, also there is a ton of drone. Has anyone else who has installed this pipe, experience this issue?

-Charlie

MaxxedOutt

iTrader: (1)

Are you sure he's making a batch of 5th gen Y-pipes? Cuz he told ne they're not
Making thwm anymore. You might be confusing that with the header/y-pipe combo, in which case, that Y will only work with the headers, not the stock exhaust.
please tell me if I'm wrong, and I'll be first in line for that Y!

2kMaxim

I was warned by some people that it can make an exhaust sound droney. One person even told me it made his car sound like a tractor Im guessing if you have an exhaust system already you might need to add resonators or a chambered exhaust instead of straight through...

5aprilc

The Y pipe is the only mod that I have on my exhaust. I was wondering if I got one of Warpspeed's performance CATs, and a CAT back exhaust, if the sound would be better?

I'm gonna take the car to an exhaust shop and have them look at it. Maybe I installed something wrong.

My car is making some serious crunching sounds at start up and at idle now. I think one of the RTV gaskets might not be holding, and for some reason, this Y pipe didn't come with flange gaskets, and I even had to reuse some of the bolts.

So to anyone thinking about buying a Y pipe, you might want to consider searching elsewhere.

01bluemax

crunching sound could be the hangar rubbing the bottom of the car. I had a similar problem years ago when I installed my Y, it rubbed the paint off in one spot. I readjusted it and haven't had a problem since. also make sure everything is tightend down good.