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Old 08-04-2006, 10:37 PM
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I want to know if I should go with dual electric cutouts before the cats on my TSP catted y-pipe or just one after the cats right before the i-pipe. Let me know what you think. Thanks.
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ditto on the question
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Any others?
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Originally Posted by 00 SLVR Z
Any others?
2 cutouts before the cats will be loud as hell and raspy... like running open headers. 1 cutout in the i-pipe behind the cats sounds very good.

if you have myspace, you can check out my dyno videos, link #1 link #2 <-- same dyno pull, 2 different angles.
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You will have a hard time fitting the dual electric cutouts before cats. Ground clearance will be horrible.

This was my Y pipe with dual cutouts. You can see there is not much room to begin with. I could not fit my dual electrics on without having them be about an inch off the ground.

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Originally Posted by SiL3NtXWS6
You will have a hard time fitting the dual electric cutouts before cats. Ground clearance will be horrible.

This was my Y pipe with dual cutouts. You can see there is not much room to begin with. I could not fit my dual electrics on without having them be about an inch off the ground.

http://img518.imageshack.us/img518/1227/p8140013jh7.jpg
My dual 3" cutouts from QTP are about 2" - 2½" off the ground... and that's with SLP HEADERS (the worst headers for ground clearance ever!!!) I also have SLP SFCs, and my car is lowered 1 inch. No pics right now, I'd have to take them tomorrow.

My cutouts come after the cats and I love it! I liked the sound with gutted cats better, but the smell was atrocious! Definately an attention getter. A cutout on the I-pipe is about as neat as a stright-through catback.

I say go dual or go home.
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Aww **** Mabey I Should Go Home........................ill Be Back With True Duals. Til Then I Love My Ory.....less Mufflers To Buy
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Right now, it's 2-1 favoring one e-cutout. Any others want to voice their opinion so I know whether to order 1 or 2?

What about 2 e-cutouts after the cats like what "gi8e7oi825" said? Also, I have a 3" TSP catted y-pipe, so would I go with a 3" cutout (or 3.25 or 2.75?) I don't know if it needs to be the same size as the actual tubing or smaller/bigger so it can fit in or fit over the tubing. Does that make sense? Thanks.
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I think one at the Y is fine for people with catted Y's. Especially if you have a quiet catback...it will let you get that nice loud sound
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Sangle.... I have done both and would not run the twin again. Unless ofcourse it was a track machine.
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my ground clearance at the worst point with dual cutouts in the y:




personally I would go with the duals in the y, its a little harder to pull off but it can be done, IMO it sounds better too.
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single in the I pipe.
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I have LT's ..ORY..QTEC in I pipe.




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