Does anyone have electric cutouts after their headers? How has your experience with them been? worth the extra$?

I was thinking of doing this with with my new headers...

Secondly i want to get my car tuned after i put on my headers... will the pcm have trouble if i get the car tuned with the cutouts open and i drive around with them closed?

 

if always entertained that thought in my head. (which i think is straight bad-***.)

running dual cutouts right at the collectors for a basically open header setup at the flick of a switch, seems like a great idea. but i would only assume you would be ruining o2 sensors and have idle/surgeing problems.

but who says it cant be done!?

 

ANy other thoughts?

 

I'm thining about doing that too.................Anyone have any experience with 2 cutouts at the bends on the Y pipe? (after the rear O2's)

 

i have a 00 WS6 and i have the QTP electric cutout. i have stock headers with guted cats and it sounds awsome. i was very happy with the results and it is worth it. it is also good cuz since it makes the car very loud u can close it aroud cops, it has saved my *** once and a local hangout when the cops raided it they gave tickets to all loud cars for noise pollution and i closed it and didnt get one because of it. it pays for itself. but i also have normal flowmasters so when i close it its pretty quiet. but go for it trust me you will enjoy it when i put it on a dyno i did 298rwhp (cutout cloesed) and 305rwhp (cutout open) and i have small mods like slp lid, and k&n filter. your eshaust is more free flow so it will help you 7rwhp or so.

 

A single cutout in the y will produce more hp then two after the o2's.

However, the dual cutouts will be LOUD.

 

LOUD is definately the right word to use. I run dual electic cutouts on my car and rarely close them, only when it rains. I absolutely love it!

 

Well, I don't have an F-bod, but. On my LS1 Goat, I have dual Elec Cut-outs right after the x-pipe w /turn-downs, LT's, no cats.

Closed- pretty mild mannered through the MagnaFlow Muffs.

Open_ Loud as ****! I absolutely love it. I wish I had done it when I 1st had the car,

I do have an SES light (I took the cats off at the same time), but Gomer is gonna fix that in a few days.

 

I love mine! It is a great addition to a lopey cam. Sounds great, but I think dual cut-outs is a little overkill

 

Do it!

 

perfect.

 

My car gained one rwhp and lost four rwtq with the cut out over the Hooker cat back and made no difference at the track.

Also, after only 6 months of driving to club meetings, a few car shows, a couple of cruises and the occasional Sonic drive in runs the damn thing fell appart. It was a QTP, I was very dissapointed and will not buy another one.

Since then I have heard of several others this has happend to.

Dont get wraped up in peak numbers with these cut outs, you may be losing the power where it counts most.

 

holy crap thats exactly what i wanted to do

and im not worried about loosing a few hp to gain a sick sounding car