Cutout or no?

**Hurley711** · 05-17-2009, 07:03 PM

Guys, I can pickup a 3 inch cutout local for $20. I had one on my preheader setup and loved it, worried it might be too loud...yeah yeah I know no such thing right......with my headers/ORY/Hooker CB setup. Mods are in sig, with my heads cam setup and above exhaust setup how much HP is there to be picked up and more importantly, will it push my powerband at all from where it is now at 2500-6500 RPMs? TIA

**JoshieDoom** · 05-17-2009, 07:41 PM

its just 20 bucks.. get it.

I like mine

**karpetcm** · 05-17-2009, 08:12 PM

Well your car should be fairly loud as we speak so id still get the cut out, you should pick up a few HP easily with your set up, no doubt. I dont know about RWHP but your TQ will be pushed up a bit in your powerband but with all that power i dont think it will handicap you, lol. If i had to guess you would maybe pick up 15-25 RWHP with the mods you already have on a mild bolt on car ive heard you can easily pick up anywhere between 7-15 rwhp so who knows. Some people dont think cut outs give you any power and some will tell you it does, in my case i picked up 11 rwhp and 14 rwtq on my 93Z M6 when it was opened, that was with shorty headers, no cats, magnaflow catback, intake and tune. That was a few years back im sure i had other stuff meaning basic bolt ons, nothing done to the motor.

With my 01 Z im gonna install the headers and take it back on the dyno and for sure do a open cut out run and closed to see what i pick up, main problem i have is when i close it i cant put the tube on the cut out to measure A/F since thats where i do it from normally, not the best spot either.

**Hurley711** · 05-18-2009, 03:13 AM

hmmmmmm

**nillam1** · 05-18-2009, 07:56 AM

Go for it! Get the electric motor from QTP so you dont have to manually remove plate! and you can close it when the cops are around.

**Hi-Po** · 05-18-2009, 08:01 AM

Cutout yes. I would prefer electric, for those times you want to be quite.... quickly.

**JaycenK** · 05-18-2009, 08:09 AM

Yea I have LT's, ORY with an SlP loud mouth and I would realy like to have a chambered exhaust with a electric cut out right about now. I have cops hunting for me at my daughters school because I have to drive through a snot nose subdivision to get to it and I'm and auto with a stall so It always seems that they are out there waiting for me to pull up. thank god for my truck. LOL I have someone on the inside now though. One of the teachers ask why they were there everyday and they said for a green sports car. Thats me. LOL she calls me and lets me know when they are there now cuz her hubbie is into older camaro's LOL gota love it.

**Hi-Po** · 05-18-2009, 08:16 AM

Originally Posted by JaycenK

Yea I have LT's, ORY with an SlP loud mouth and I would realy like to have a chambered exhaust with a electric cut out right about now. I have cops hunting for me at my daughters school because I have to drive through a snot nose subdivision to get to it and I'm and auto with a stall so It always seems that they are out there waiting for me to pull up. thank god for my truck. LOL I have someone on the inside now though. One of the teachers ask why they were there everyday and they said for a green sports car. Thats me. LOL she calls me and lets me know when they are there now cuz her hubbie is into older camaro's LOL gota love it.

Thats awesome.

**Johns00Z28** · 05-18-2009, 08:17 AM

Do it!!!

**JaycenK** · 05-20-2009, 08:19 AM

Originally Posted by Hi-Po

Thats awesome.

LOL yea it's getting a little old now but this has been going on for about 2 weeks and I just got stopped by the cop today (in my Truck) and he asked if I had a camaro with no exhaust and I told him I have an exhaust on it but it's a lound mouth and he told me just to try and stay off the gas when comming through the sub. I said no problem and left but LOL not with a stall. Thats going to be kinda tough.

**blackbirdbrain89** · 05-20-2009, 12:04 PM

pm bill98ta and ask hiom about his car wash problem... im runing a set of 3 inch cut out and only issue is speed bumps and such....

now as far as hp goes u wont get much more un less u have a lot of over lap with ur camshaft with stock head and cam like my car i dont get any power outta it realy i think it takes power away un less the car tunes it self to it mine took 200 mi with it open and then i felt a power loss when i caped em up but not much

**shady milkman** · 05-20-2009, 12:38 PM

Originally Posted by blackbirdbrain89

pm bill98ta and ask hiom about his car wash problem... im runing a set of 3 inch cut out and only issue is speed bumps and such....

now as far as hp goes u wont get much more un less u have a lot of over lap with ur camshaft with stock head and cam like my car i dont get any power outta it realy i think it takes power away un less the car tunes it self to it mine took 200 mi with it open and then i felt a power loss when i caped em up but not much

exhaust changes move the scavageing around alot..what i am sure you were/are feeling is the change in torque being moved up..but your hp gets a nice boost..its a give/take with a cut out ..my car acts a little funny when i am in the car wash and getting the underbody spray

**Stephen Griner** · 05-20-2009, 01:32 PM

Electric cutout FTW!

**Stephen Griner** · 05-20-2009, 01:36 PM

Originally Posted by JaycenK

Yea I have LT's, ORY with an SlP loud mouth and I would realy like to have a chambered exhaust with a electric cut out right about now. I have cops hunting for me at my daughters school because I have to drive through a snot nose subdivision to get to it and I'm and auto with a stall so It always seems that they are out there waiting for me to pull up. thank god for my truck. LOL I have someone on the inside now though. One of the teachers ask why they were there everyday and they said for a green sports car. Thats me. LOL she calls me and lets me know when they are there now cuz her hubbie is into older camaro's LOL gota love it.

Damn dude that sucks!

Thats why I went back to the SLP dual/dual setup the cops and the headaches from riding awhile in my car. People used to look at me like I was crazy when my car was nascar loud. With a electric cutout you can have the best of both worlds with the flip of the switch.

**blackbirdbrain89** · 05-20-2009, 02:04 PM

or just stop being lasy and un bolt 6 bolts and save 350 bucks or more and i know i scrape ever where and imp it would be 350 bucks lost in a few weeks due to speed bump

**Stephen Griner** · 05-20-2009, 02:09 PM

Originally Posted by blackbirdbrain89

or just stop being lasy and un bolt 6 bolts and save 350 bucks or more and i know i scrape ever where and imp it would be 350 bucks lost in a few weeks due to speed bump

But it is really cool to be able to have someone come up beside you at a light and rev up at you and you just flip the switch and unleash hell.

**Hi-Po** · 05-20-2009, 04:33 PM

Originally Posted by blackbirdbrain89

or just stop being lasy and un bolt 6 bolts and save 350 bucks or more and i know i scrape ever where and imp it would be 350 bucks lost in a few weeks due to speed bump

Thats why you pay for a good exhuast system that doesnt hang low as hell and why you dont mount the motor any were near 6 o'clock. Should not be scraping the cutout