Cut out worth it?
04-21-2012, 03:17 PM
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Cut out worth it? I'm installing my ARH LT's, ORY, and Magnaflow catback this week and was thinking about running a single cut out after the Y. Would I get any real gains from this, or would I just be wasting time and money?
04-21-2012, 06:03 PM
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YES cutouts are worth it.
A member on here picked up 2mph in the 1/4 just by adding an E cutout to his completely stock exhaust (headers, y pipe, catback)
Do some research someone dropped there flowmaster muffler and picked up like 40whp lol those things are restrictive.
Edit: Heres some proof as too how restrictive a flowmaster can be
https://ls1tech.com/forums/dynamomet...lowmaster.html
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04-21-2012, 06:25 PM
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Gains power wise would be very minimal. You'd be lucky to see 3rwh if that. If you want it to be loud, then I guess you would be happy. Personally, I would only run one myself if it had a bump stick in it. Your money would be better spent on some UD Pulleys. Better gains to be had.
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im in the 50/50 crowd on this. i had SLP true LTs kit with cats and the magnaflow cat back. i put a QTP cutout on right before the bend over the axle. from caped to un-caped i only gain like .2-ish in the 1/4 and maybe 1-2 mph. but got a lot more heads turning when i had the cap off crusing around my small town 
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04-21-2012, 10:34 PM
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I picked up 17rwh & 14rwt on my LT1 AI H/C A4.
This coming Wednesday I'm putting on a 3 inch DMH electric w/ a new Texas Speed Stainless ORY on the Bird. I will post up the dyno results once I get some #'s.
Here is a sound clip on the LT1 http://www.streetfire.net/video/adva...-cu_694817.htm
This coming Wednesday I'm putting on a 3 inch DMH electric w/ a new Texas Speed Stainless ORY on the Bird. I will post up the dyno results once I get some #'s.
Here is a sound clip on the LT1 http://www.streetfire.net/video/adva...-cu_694817.htm
04-21-2012, 11:33 PM
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im in the 50/50 crowd on this. i had SLP true LTs kit with cats and the magnaflow cat back. i put a QTP cutout on right before the bend over the axle. from caped to un-caped i only gain like .2-ish in the 1/4 and maybe 1-2 mph. but got a lot more heads turning when i had the cap off crusing around my small town
04-21-2012, 11:49 PM
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maybe I was just expecting so much more then or didnt seem to be much faster when riding in it. plus, 155,000 on whole car didnt help
04-22-2012, 12:09 AM
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Lots of good info, but nothing really clear. I'm sure it would pick up well off of stock set ups, catted Y's, or restrictive exhausts, but I don't think I'd pick up much with my set up. Car is SUPPOSED to have a small cam, but 90% of the **** I was told that was done to the car when I bought it turned out to be BS. That probably is to.
