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Old 01-10-2008, 10:56 AM
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i'm gonna buy an exhaust cut-out soon basically cause it's a cheep way to improve sound a little with minimal if any gains. i'm really just going for sound right now.

my question is would it be better to have the cut-out weilded right after the y-pipe or right before the muffler? or would it really matter one way or another?
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wouldn't matter a whole lot. It would be louder inside the car closer to the y pipe.
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I had mine on the I part in the back before it goes over the differential(near the back of the door). It might be better up in the front but youll hear more inside. I felt alot more power when I had mine. It varies on the car though.
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If you look underneath the car, at the I-Pipe (pipe connecting Y to catback) you'll see a nice area in the body where it will fit perfectly! hope this helps
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Mine was installed on the i-pipe just under the passenger side rear seat....it tucks in nicely there so I didn't encounter any clearance issues and you can run the wires through the grommet that is located close by (if you're installing an electric cutout).
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Originally Posted by EvoWake
If you look underneath the car, at the I-Pipe (pipe connecting Y to catback) you'll see a nice area in the body where it will fit perfectly! hope this helps
i agree
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You want the cut out to be welded right at the I pipe bends to the axle just like it shows in the picture.
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thanks for the help guys.
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Originally Posted by bene

You want the cut out to be welded right at the I pipe bends to the axle just like it shows in the picture.
Thats where I was going to put mine, but if you closed it, it would seem that there would be a lot of back pressure, since all of the exhaust would be trying to go out the blocked path (best route) Wouldn't that mess the car up? Not to mention kill a lot of hp with it blocked...
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Originally Posted by bene

You want the cut out to be welded right at the I pipe bends to the axle just like it shows in the picture.
That is where I put mine, but now that with the 9" rear, I think I'll have to relocate it.
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can anyone answer my question?
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Cutouts give decent gains. I'm cam only and gained 7rwhp and 6rwtq with the cutout open than going through the Magnaflows.


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