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Old May 6, 2011 | 01:06 PM
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will i gain anything other than alot of noise at the track if i put a cutout in place of the "I" pipe right before the muffler, i have LT's,ORY and slp lm2 catback?
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Old May 6, 2011 | 01:46 PM
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Doubt it. LM2 is a good flowing catback.
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Old May 6, 2011 | 04:32 PM
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Might depend on your ORY - I was running TD's and then switched to a Pacesetter ORY with a Magnaflow CB and lost .35 sec in the 1/4 - that's the only change I did and the temp and DA on both nights were very near identical.

Needless to say, the TD's are going back on for the next track outing.

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Old Oct 12, 2011 | 02:58 PM
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Might depend on your ORY - I was running TD's and then switched to a Pacesetter ORY with a Magnaflow CB and lost .35 sec in the 1/4 - that's the only change I did and the temp and DA on both nights were very near identical.

Needless to say, the TD's are going back on for the next track outing.

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What are TD's?
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Old Oct 12, 2011 | 03:14 PM
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What are TD's?
True Duals, usually meaning an X-pipe or an H-Pipe.
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Old Oct 12, 2011 | 04:12 PM
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i dont think so. on a stock car, i dont think a normal muffler or a cutout would make a huge difference. plus the lm2 is pretty much like a straight pipe..id spend the money somewhere else.
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Old Oct 18, 2011 | 06:22 PM
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Originally Posted by RikkiTorment
True Duals, usually meaning an X-pipe or an H-Pipe.
DOH! I should have figured that one out!! Thanks man!
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Old Oct 21, 2011 | 10:41 PM
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No, you will just bypass the muffler and make it louder. Put a quality merge in the ORY if you dont have one and you will see some gains
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The funny thing about a cut out is i gain 30hp when i open it. I have a 402ci with kook 1 7/8,off roads and a b&b catback. The b&b is whats killing my power,it sucks bad. My boy has a 383ci kook 1 7/8, offroads and a stock centermount ss catback. he only gains 5hp on the same dyno. It's all in your exhaust.
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