Exhaust Cut-outs w/ remote cable actuators

[Pyro]

Thought I'd post this since many people have asked me about my electronic cut outs. My cutouts are great and the electronic feature is nice but it looks like these mechanical ones are MUCH cheaper and may be more reliable. Dont get me wrong, mine are reliable but motors do burn out so I may be on borrowed time especially considering how many times I open and close mine when f-cking with ricers!! The fun factor alone (not including hp gains when opened) should make these worth every penny.

http://www.jcwhitney.com/webapp/wcs...1&langId=-1&storeId=10101&TID=190003867GM0704

 

[03cobrarocks]

omg i want some asap

my dad made me get legal exhaust so i could pass emisions and this I think is the answer to my problem.

I have steeda cat back and x pipe with cats it sounds real clean but not loud enough i think I am goin to put some of these on and unbolt them.

will my exhaust sound the same when the cut outs are closed as it does right now without them on there?

about how much and how long do they take to install?

thanks

is it louder than straight pipes?

 

[icu812]

lets see a pic of those electronic ones

 

[Pyro]

Mine sound like run-of-the-mill flowmasters when the cut outs are closed. When they are opened, they are mean as hell.

As far as cost, they cost about $100 to install right before the mufflers. I dont know if they will pass smog but it all depends on where you are and who does it.

 

[ModMike1572]

Exhaust cut outs sound really good, i had em on mine before i got an exhaust system.

 

[Quadcammer]

if u want it to sound like a chevy pickup with glasspacks, enjoy the cut outs.

 

[jimwood]

How does that work? When closed, it routes the exhuast through the mufflers, and when its open thats where the exhaust comes out of?

 

[ModMike1572]

Originally posted by quadcammer
if u want it to sound like a chevy pickup with glasspacks, enjoy the cut outs.

No way dude, it does not sound like a pickup truck with glasspacks.

 

[cgriff97cobra]

i had some on my car and yes they are so much fun to mess with people with but they are so loud. If you want them i say get the ones with the cables so you can pull them up and leave them up. I had to cap mine with 3 wing nuts. VERY LOUD but doesnt have a good sound at all. Gains with them open but kills you when they are closed. IMO

 

[03yllwguy]

Excuse my ignorance, but how exactly are they actuated if they are mechanical? You have to pull a cable underneath your car or am I missing something here? It makes it sound like you can adjust them in the car.

 

[SA SNAKE]

TTT

 

[postban]

Cutouts are just a noise mod on our cars. I lost 10+ hp and 20+ torque with them open.

I had the www.dmhperformance.com ones

http://www.svtperformance.com/forums/showthread.php?postid=1486460#post1486460

:read:

 

[RedfireVert]

I am the only one who thinks that...you need to have the ECM tuned to run with reduced restriction:shrug:

 

[Zinc03Cobra]

TTT, more info is needed on this

 

[plan b]

Noise mod:lol: :lol: :lol: Pull up to ricer at the light and scare the daylights out of em'.

 

[SnakeBit]

You need to be real careful with cutouts. Use them too many times and you will be shooting blanks. :rockon:

 

[Pyro]

Originally posted by quadcammer
if u want it to sound like a chevy pickup with glasspacks, enjoy the cut outs.

Too funny...Not even close. At normal acceleration, it sounds mean and clean. At WOT, it sounds like NASCAR....simply wicked. People usually dont even bother trying to catch up after hearing it.

 

[Quadcammer]

Originally posted by Pyro
Too funny...Not even close. At normal acceleration, it sounds mean and clean. At WOT, it sounds like NASCAR....simply wicked. People usually dont even bother trying to catch up after hearing it.

you act like i have never heard them before.

they sound like worse on Fbodies, but they still sound like crap on mustangs.

in fact cutouts just sound like crap in general

 

[Pyro]

Originally posted by postban
Cutouts are just a noise mod on our cars. I lost 10+ hp and 20+ torque with them open.

I had the www.dmhperformance.com ones

http://www.svtperformance.com/forums/showthread.php?postid=1486460#post1486460

:read:

That's hard to believe. In short, you are saying that with less restriction in the exhaust, you loose power? Doesn't sound logical.

The HP and TQ simply moved up on the curve. You gain more on the top end.

 

[Dominick32]

I figured the best placement for exhaust cutouts would be directly before the cats. After header/exhaust manifold connection to h-pipe.

Wouldnt the maximum power goals be achieved using this method. (and sound goals for that matter)
I do understand you didnt have the room to do it. But then why do it?

Dom