Cutouts worth it?
Cutouts worth it? is it worth it to get exhaust cutouts if i already have TDs...?
it would seem to me it's jus going to be going from loud to louder, which i have no problem with, but is tehre enough of any kind of gain to warrant the expense?
it would seem to me it's jus going to be going from loud to louder, which i have no problem with, but is tehre enough of any kind of gain to warrant the expense?
Im not sure if its worth it ... It will be louder but not sure about gains .. Oh wait, you will gain the smell of gasoline if you run no cats 
But I love my cutout haha. I have flowmasters out back and forgot what the car sounds like with the cutout closed !!
But I love my cutout haha. I have flowmasters out back and forgot what the car sounds like with the cutout closed !! Trending Topics
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Gained 21 whp by opening my cutout. My setup is Mac mids, ORY, cutout, stock I pipe through a Flowmaster.....as someone mentioned earlier that the gains will be more significant if you have a restrictive exhaust after the cutout. See my setup as case and point.
i have LTs, dual cutouts, a 2 to 1 cat and stock type muffler. i can definitely feel the difference with them open. i never close them unless im in a drive thru or a cop is tailing me lol
unless u like the sound or have restrictive exhaust then they probably aren't worth it though.
if u get cutouts i would recommend DMH they have treated me well
unless u like the sound or have restrictive exhaust then they probably aren't worth it though.
if u get cutouts i would recommend DMH they have treated me well
Cutouts are always fun! If you already have true duals, where are you planning on putting the cutouts? Before the mufflers would have little effect but a foot back from the headers or so will wake the dead!
I have LT's, dual cutouts, ory and dumped dynomax bullet. It is ridiculous with them open. To the point where the whole car rattles, cant hear the radio, you have to yell for someone in the car to hear you, cant talk on the phone etc. I had to close them cause I was running very late for work (was supposed to be there at 10pm and I left the house at 1 am 
) so I get on it pretty good leaving a stop sign right by work and had a cop follow me into the parking lot. He said my car was way too and and not street legal 
I told him it was cause the cutouts were open and he just told me to close them right when I got off. Badass cop 
Idle clip with them open:
) so I get on it pretty good leaving a stop sign right by work and had a cop follow me into the parking lot. He said my car was way too and and not street legal I told him it was cause the cutouts were open and he just told me to close them right when I got off. Badass cop Idle clip with them open:
I have yet to dyno my car with the cutout open, so I can't say. However, old roomates 02 WS6 with just a lid and catback with the cutout on the i pipe right before the axle picked up 10rwhp.
Seen a buddies procharged/meth 402 stroker go from 760 rwhp to 811 rwhp by opening his dual cutouts(on the y pipe after the LT's) on his 02 Firehawk.
Seen a buddies procharged/meth 402 stroker go from 760 rwhp to 811 rwhp by opening his dual cutouts(on the y pipe after the LT's) on his 02 Firehawk.
