Feels like I'm losing power
Feels like I'm losing power I just installed kooks 1-3/4" LT's, ORY, with an adjustable Borla cat back, I've got an electric cutout instead of one of the adjustable plates. My question is with the cutout wide open (free flowing out of the tailpipe) would the car lose power? When I close the cutout the car seems to have more power. I just expected with more flow the car would have more power. I haven't brought the car to the track yet so I'm just going off of the seat of the pants right now.
I haven't gotten a tune yet because I plan on doing H/C soon. Just trying to see if it's normal to have less power with the cutout open.
I haven't gotten a tune yet because I plan on doing H/C soon. Just trying to see if it's normal to have less power with the cutout open.
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It is an extremely small difference. I did the e-cutout only for the sound and so I could hear the cam better. I would get an electric cutout though regardless of the power, they really open the car up especially at WOT!
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When i put my headers on, I drove it a couple blocks and went WOT with them open a couple of times and felt as if my car wasn't really going that fast. The noise is very deceiving, and makes you feel slower. Something you will get use to over time but i doubt you are losing power with the cutout open
Depending on how well tuned you are, the cutout can
put you into ping / KR - the timing table needs to be
right in places you don't hit, ever, with the cutout closed.
The better mixture in the hole, from better cylinder filling
(follows better sylinder emptying) may also move ideal
fueling from where you were and what common wisdom
says about where to start.
All airflow mods change stuff, cutout is no exception.
But your butt is an inferior instrument for performance
assessment.
put you into ping / KR - the timing table needs to be
right in places you don't hit, ever, with the cutout closed.
The better mixture in the hole, from better cylinder filling
(follows better sylinder emptying) may also move ideal
fueling from where you were and what common wisdom
says about where to start.
All airflow mods change stuff, cutout is no exception.
But your butt is an inferior instrument for performance
assessment.
Mine feels slower as well with the cutout open. It is the loss of low end torque you feel with it open. My car is a little slower 60' at the track with it open, but et and mph are better with it open. Now fill the cylinders with nitrous and it's faster with it open everywhere. But nitrous likes free flowing exhaust.
Mine feels slower as well with the cutout open. It is the loss of low end torque you feel with it open. My car is a little slower 60' at the track with it open, but et and mph are better with it open. Now fill the cylinders with nitrous and it's faster with it open everywhere. But nitrous likes free flowing exhaust.
Yeah I've got a 100 shot on it but I haven't sprayed it since the install, I'll have to see how it feels on spray.
