So i went to Pep Boys, and i asked for a 2004 coupe midpipe, and guess what. After a few days later and 70 bucks I have a brand New Pipe.

Ok so i went to pep boys and i asked, the guy was showing a part number but no pricing, he send me to reardon's is a small i think private owned parts store in my town. The guy at pep boys told me they will be cheaper. So he called them and gave them a part number so they looked it up for me. It is a direct match for the coupe except of it being a round resonator instead of the oval muffler that comes in the OEM coupe. So i installed it today and creamed my pants when i started her up. I took it for a spin, and WOW. It sounds so close to the coupe that i was very impressed. It has that I AM A G35 SEDAN AND I AM COOL sound. This is a great alternative for the coupe mid pipe, well it is one. Also the receipt i got at the little store was a parts plus receipt. I will try to put up a part number up later and some shots maybe a clip this weekend.

 

So pretty much all i gotta get is an 2005 coupe midpipe for my 2005 sedan and thats it. I'm gonna give them a call later sometime im at work at the moment so i cant go in person.

 

was this a direct bolt-in?

i assume its made by like Walker or some other OE-LIKE exhaust companies out there. I have a walker muffler on my maxima for $75 compared to nissan's $270 and it was a direct bolt-in.


curious on the TERM they used, mid-muffler and resonator are the names i hear.

 

He has a 2004, 2004 has a smaller muffler than the 2005+. You will not get the same sound.

 

The entire reason the coupe midpipes are so desirable is the type of resonator used. The piping itself doesn't really matter.

 

Yes, i know, but i have been looking for one for a while now, and this is what i found and it works great for me. Ill post some clips you be the judge.

Yeah as a matter of fact it is a walker muffler. I, for some reason, wanted to say walther earlier but that is not a muffler company

 

Walker is a muffler company... they claim they make muffler's for OE.

http://www.walkerexhaust.com/

looking up the on the website 56184 would be the midpipe from the diagram.

walker makes bolt-on parts but since you changed the configuration from coupe to sedan there might be minor adjustments needed.

 

Good find! I would rather get a rusted OEM coupe midpipe, just to be more "authentic". HEHE

 

That is exactly the one, and no, no adjustments needed, direct fit just like the coupe.

Here are some pics





Here is a video that sucks but you get the idea. I am not selling, i just wanted to share my find. If you rather wait and get the OEM. I couldn't wait anymore and well i am glad i went with this. Thank you all for watching.

 

Is that a crushed bend I see? I think I will continue my search for an OEM mid-pipe.

 

yep, you get what you pay for. That's some low budget stuff

 

OE is crush bends as well AFAIK. mandrel bending is very costly, plus OE isn't going for HIGHEST HP numbers, they are trying to build a cost effective car therefore we get crush bends as well.


the video isn't exactly accurate since its INSIDE A garage, but any video helps, thanks for the upload and pictures. it gives some people the $100 brand new option.

If mines had rusted off and i needed one ASAP, this would be a great choice @ $100 bolt-in but if i had the time i would wait for OEM as well.

 

The OEM midpipe is not crush bent. I've seen walker products and I would rather spend the extra money for even a used OEM exhaust.

 

MID PIPE--For a 2006 sedan is there anyone else beside stillin .

 

That little crush bend isn't going to hamper performance. People put way to much faith in mandrel bends. If the bend was a 90 degrees and shrunk down a lot, I'd say it would pose a restriction, but not that little bend.