bigpappasz28

just had a question i hust installed an electric cut out and its closed all the way and can still hear an exhaust leak is this normal or they should not leak and if so how can i fix it so that it whont leak?

NHRAMAN

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what brand ??? my QTEC leaks a bit but my exhaust is fairly loud so I don't care..I did at one time but my friends said I was the only person on Earth who could hear it!!!!...some guys put some RTV sealant on the base so the butterfly sits against it when closed...but some say this doesn't work too well or too long....ANYBODY.???......

orangeapeel

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Mine would do the same thing. I hated the hell out of the QTP's that I had. They were utter trash IMO.

transsam

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I have seen this done. It isn't easy, but is relatively cheap and it supposedly works DAMNED well. I saw a car with dual cutouts that had taken a header reducer and welded actual screen (yes, house door stuff) to the back end. Inside was stuffed a little with attic insulation. It amounted to a 3-4" muffler immedeatly after the cutouts. They said it made the exhaust sound a TON better with the cutouts open and completely eliminated ANY leaking noises!

2mffZ28

wouldnt creating an obstruction defeat the purpose of a cutout?

Firehawk441

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I have had a QTP on my car for 3 years now. Can't complain about it yet!

bigpappasz28

i have a badlandz electric cut out,thats how mine is with the exhaust loud i can not heare it that much but im planing in replacing stock muffler so that exhaust would not be that loud and thats when its going to be heard more

2001NBMZ28

They don't hermetically seal, mine always leaked around the butterfly a little when closed.

01Z28M6

I'm inclined to believe they pretty much all leak to some extent. Mine does a little but no more than what seeps past the head pipe going into the cat.

bigpappasz28

can you stop them from leaking?