taguy89

Right now i have pacesetter headers and ORY with magnaflow catback sounds decent at WOT bt quiet at idle. I was thinkin on getting a cut-out or go with a TSP catback. Need some advice

Formula Freak

You should try a cut-out first.You can get them from summit for about $30 shipped,then have it welded on for about 30 minutes of labor at an exhaust shop.If you end up not liking it (it will be pretty loud) you can just close it and forget about it.About a $60 gamble but it's cheaper than a new catback.

I got a cut-out before the rear end on my stock car.Kind of sounds like an old school SBC,but I like it sometimes.When I get tired of it,I just close it up and the sound goes back to like it was never there to begin with.

Counted Out

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Why not both? You can get a cutout for another $30 and you can always cap it off around town and open it up at the track.

If your paying to have an exhaust installed, it shouldn't cost too much if anything more.

the_merv

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Cut-out's aren't that expensive.. I had one with a Cap and eventually put in an Electric one, I got sick of having to crawl under the Car to un-cap it.

SoxXpupPeT

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i want to do a cutout one day because everytime i go to a car show its just to quiet at WOT my custom magnaflow sounds really good tho

tspence45

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Cutouts are fun. But, they just get annnoying. I had one in place of my cat, back when I still had shorties. The drone was terrible and it had the worst sound until you got past about 3k. Then, you'd just go deaf. lol. I found a nice happy medium with true duals though. Nice and loud, and one of the sweetest tones you'll hear from an LT1.

AChotrod

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Damn now im thinking about true duals. ****!

MonmouthCtyLS7

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Cutouts way cheaper...watch were u put it though...the wrong placement and your Lt1 will sound like a dump truck like my old 96 did

popeye954

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i have a electric cut out. i love it. 6 seconds its quiet.

popeye954

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mine is just before the rear end. sounds good.

NHRAMAN

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Yeah...get a cutout first..see if u like it..if u do--get an Electric Valve...I have had my QTEC for over 7 years now.....LOTSA FUN.

CaribooLou

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the tsp catback isnt bad, it sounds great, gave my car a bad case of the rattles though

WonBadLT1

I have a QTP cutout in place of my cat, so when emissions time comes i can unbolt it and bolt in the cat. It has that standard rumble when its uncapped, but as said before, it starts singing at about 3k. It fun to drive around when you want EVERYONE to look. Even the soccer mom jogging down the road stops and looks when i drive by ***** to the wall with it uncapped. However, i actually prefer the sound of it screamin through the ORY and into the Magnaflow catback, seems to hit that certain note. Either way you go, the louder it is, the more people look, the more they think about your hotrod.

MonmouthCtyLS7

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Ive decided w/ the dynomax ultra flow when a few folks dyno'd them back to back w/ a cutout and didnt see any power change...need to stay legal here...

taguy89

Yea i've thought about the cut-out from summit for awhile but idk nt a big fan of the tips on the magnaflow but think for now i'l go with the cut-out

EliteCamaro94

someone said you gotta worry about the placement so the car doesnt sound like ****, where is the best place to put the cut out to get the best sound?

BigZee71

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On all three of my fbodys I have then custome made at the exhust shop I use.

I have them place it right after the rear axle as the pipe takes a bend into the muffler.

Best place IMO. Ive had one right after the Y and it sounded like chit to me.

the_merv

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^^Pretty much where I have mine, right before the Rear Axle though.

StealthFormula

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I agree with what you say about Magnaflow but I would get the cutout before I would get another catback because the Magnaflow does sound pretty damn good. I have Magnaflow with a Cutout on the I-Pipe before the axle (most common place) right now but I have True Duals going on tomorrow. The Cutout is cool for awhile but it got old on me real quick and I didn't think it had a good enough tone but for the $$$ I would definetly give it a shot.


It will be loud
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LT1-Camo

so i guess everyone is agreeing the best placement for the electric cut out is right before the axle...cuz i want to order one soon and when i get it installed i dont wanna have it put in a shitty place