2010 Altima 2.5 SL Sedan Nismo Exhaust questions....

[MRCCAT]

I just bought a '10 Altima Sedan, 2.5 SL and am considering putting the Nismo exhaust system on it to give the car a bit more sound. I've searched every thread on this forum related to the Nismo exhaust etc., however, most people who have the exhaust also seem to have the CAI with it. Does the installation of the Nismo exhaust make the car much louder? I am not installing the CAI as this would void my warranty. I'm just wanting advice from those who know how this would affect the sound of the vehicle.....or if you feel this would be a waste of time and money. Thanks!

[MRCCAT]

Forgot to add, that I'm looking for something that is not ricey....or like a 16 yr-old that has modified his honda civic. I've never actually heard the nismo in person so I'm looking for feedback from those who have them and heard them.

[CoupeVQ35CVT]

I'd advise you to browse through youtube looking for "altima coupe nismo" or similar and find some nismo 2.5 videos. It's a 4-banger, so it's kind of hard to sound good, or not have some rasp to it (unless the system comes with a resonator).

Here are a few videos I dug up:

http://www.youtube.com/results...&aq=f

[MRCCAT]

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I'd advise you to browse through youtube looking for "altima coupe nismo" or similar and find some nismo 2.5 videos. It's a 4-banger, so it's kind of hard to sound good, or not have some rasp to it (unless the system comes with a resonator).

Here are a few videos I dug up:

http://www.youtube.com/results...&aq=f

I've seen most of these vids, and I might just be out of luck because I hate how those sound.

[Zerep]

you have to hear it in person and if you dont want some much noise get the axel back or the intake it will not void your warranty and you only hear it when you want too the axel back on the other hand does not have a mid-pipe running under you so you wont hear it in cabin as much

[MRCCAT]

you have to hear it in person and if you dont want some much noise get the axel back or the intake it will not void your warranty and you only hear it when you want too the axel back on the other hand does not have a mid-pipe running under you so you wont hear it in cabin as much

I was under the impression that the Nismo Intake (CAI) voided the warranty? What's the axel back? I'm new to the modifying cars world. I just sold my Nismo Xterra to buy the Altima. I thought that the Nisom Catback would give me a little more growl, but I'm seeing and hearing that it will make my car sound a bit ricey. Most of the vid I've seen feature CAI's and ehaders along with theexhaust, which make things sound louder.

[BlackMetal]

well I can say that I`m old enough to be and old hot rodder and prefer American muscle any day of the week.But I can say that I recently installed the Nismo cat back on the 09 coupe with the 2.5l 6spd.It has a nice low tone, a bit of a growl down low and sounds really good when wound out. IMHO I don`t think it`s ricey at all... it clearly does NOT sound like those large cans on the honda`s and the raspy chainsaw sounding exhausts out there...It does have low resonance in the cabin, but not enough or loud enough to become annoying. It is a welcome improvement bc I can now hear the car idle and run...

as far as waste of coin, hmmm I was on the fence about the price, but when you see the quality, fit and finish of the exhaust you will feel better about parting with the coins...

Im not entirely sure the exhaust is the same for the sedan. Is the exhaust split into R and L mufflers? on the coupe it is one muffler with dual outlets...

refer to this thread for pics of the coupe exhaust and compare...http://forums.altimas.org/zerothread?id=447540

[MRCCAT]

well I can say that I`m old enough to be and old hot rodder and prefer American muscle any day of the week.But I can say that I recently installed the Nismo cat back on the 09 coupe with the 2.5l 6spd.It has a nice low tone, a bit of a growl down low and sounds really good when wound out. IMHO I don`t think it`s ricey at all... it clearly does NOT sound like those large cans on the honda`s and the raspy chainsaw sounding exhausts out there...It does have low resonance in the cabin, but not enough or loud enough to become annoying. It is a welcome improvement bc I can now hear the car idle and run...

as far as waste of coin, hmmm I was on the fence about the price, but when you see the quality, fit and finish of the exhaust you will feel better about parting with the coins...

Im not entirely sure the exhaust is the same for the sedan. Is the exhaust split into R and L mufflers? on the coupe it is one muffler with dual outlets...

refer to this thread for pics of the coupe exhaust and compare...http://forums.altimas.org/zerothread?id=447540

BlackMetal,

I really appreciate your help and feedback (as well as all others). The exhaust is different for the Sedan, and split into R and L mufflers. Does this make a difference? I want something that gives a growl, and not something that sounds like my car has a broken muffler. I'm sure the Cat-back doesn't come with a resonator?

[nig1]

I was looking into a nismo exhaust also. I'm not looking to sup-up my car, I just feel like my 2.5S lacks a little oomph when stepping on the pedal. I don't wanna annoy people w/a loud growling exhaust noise (especially driving in the parking lot garage for work). Is the sound of nismo less loud than GReddy? I have a GReddy exhaust on my civic and while the sound was rich and deep, I'm past that stage where I want heads turning on me. I go to family/work-functions so hearing my car growl a block away is kind of embarrasing. Performance-wise, are u satisified w/the nismo exhaust? Do u feel a noticeable change?

[MRCCAT]

I was looking into a nismo exhaust also. I'm not looking to sup-up my car, I just feel like my 2.5S lacks a little oomph when stepping on the pedal. I don't wanna annoy people w/a loud growling exhaust noise (especially driving in the parking lot garage for work). Is the sound of nismo less loud than GReddy? I have a GReddy exhaust on my civic and while the sound was rich and deep, I'm past that stage where I want heads turning on me. I go to family/work-functions so hearing my car growl a block away is kind of embarrasing. Performance-wise, are u satisified w/the nismo exhaust? Do u feel a noticeable change?

I'm in the same boat. This is my primary vehicle, so I don't want to turn heads wither, but rather, give the car a bit more sound. It's pretty quiet. Any performance improvement with the install of teh exhaust would be a bonus as well. It's tough to tell what the exhaust is going to sound like as most clips on here, youtube, and other forums have heavily modified cars (CAI, headers, etc.) along with the Nismo exhaust, so you don't really get a good idea of the sound.

[nig1]

btw, why does the nismo exhaust look different on vendor sites such as leeparts vs actual pics by users? The official nissan pic shows dual mufflers.



while these pics taken by the poster shows the pipes connecting to 1 muffler.

http://forums.altimas.org/zero...tback

Just wanna be clear if I order the nismo, I'll be getting the single muffler connecting the exhausts.