Headers and Cut-out
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Headers and Cut-out Is longtubes with a cutout on the stock exhuast kind of lame or will it sound good and perform with decent numbers, or should i get exhuast and then save up again for headers
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LT's with a good y-pipe and a cutout will go faster than only a catback.
If sound quality is what you want, get a catback first (cutouts only sound good at idle with a cammed car, or at WOT- they sound like a dump truck at part throttle).
Speed- LT's and Cutout
Sound- Catback
Or you can get an electric cutout and toggle between your stock catback and an open cutout.
If sound quality is what you want, get a catback first (cutouts only sound good at idle with a cammed car, or at WOT- they sound like a dump truck at part throttle).
Speed- LT's and Cutout
Sound- Catback
Or you can get an electric cutout and toggle between your stock catback and an open cutout.
Originally Posted by SlowTA
Is longtubes with a cutout on the stock exhuast kind of lame or will it sound good and perform with decent numbers, or should i get exhuast and then save up again for headers
1. Sept. 2003 - Cutout right before the stock muffler....40 bucks and sounded better than any catback with stock manifolds, cats and Y. Always ran with it open full time.
2. Feb. 2004 - Added Kooks LTs and ORY with cutout on stock muffler......Cutout closed....ridiculously QUIET....cutout open....ridiculoulsly LOUD. Night and Day differences
3. Aug - 2004 Custom made SS duals....sounds superb....sold ORY for little less than purchased.
Bottom line is, I read and learned alot from folks here and relized a common pitfall was changing exhausts because of unhappiness with sound, performance, longevity, etc.. I didn't want to waste money trying diff. ones so I planned out my step accordingly.
If TSP duals were out when I purchased my headers I would have probably just would have wen't directly to them instead of the ORY in step 2.
Good Luck
1. Sept. 2003 - Cutout right before the stock muffler....40 bucks and sounded better than any catback with stock manifolds, cats and Y. Always ran with it open full time.
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