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Old Sep 28, 2005 | 05:12 PM
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I just bought a full exhuast for my 2002 z28, I have pacesetter LT's, TSP y pipe with no cats, and a magna flow cat back. But as I read these forms I see more and more people with cut outs and I've been thinking of getting one. I say one because I would hate to cut into the headers or y pipe, I was thinking of putting a 3 in. cut out in the inermediate pipe. So here's my question would one cut out give you more power and if so how much?
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Old Sep 28, 2005 | 05:22 PM
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The Manaflow is one of the best flowing catbacks out there. On a bolt-on car, I doubt you would see any gains at all.
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Old Sep 28, 2005 | 06:31 PM
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The Manaflow is one of the best flowing catbacks out there. On a bolt-on car, I doubt you would see any gains at all.
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Old Sep 28, 2005 | 07:35 PM
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Avg gains are 8-10 hp and a tenth or so in the 1/4 very cheap mod if you get a manual cut-out I thinks they are worth every penny.
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Old Sep 28, 2005 | 07:41 PM
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if you want a mean sounding car, CUT HER UP, and you already have LTs, so that will help with MEANIE. As for getting Lts and using a catback i thinks its dumb. Go with tru duals, thems are sexy!!!
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Old Sep 28, 2005 | 08:00 PM
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Originally Posted by Uno99
Avg gains are 8-10 hp and a tenth or so in the 1/4 very cheap mod if you get a manual cut-out I thinks they are worth every penny.
over a stock cat back this is true but a cut out will hardly flow better than his magnaflow..
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