Cut out sounds good!!!!
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I just got my cutout installed too it sounds sick. I hope to get a cam one day so it will sound even better. But it does really smell like gas at idle, you have to role the windows up lol.
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Originally Posted by 2001NBMZ28
Ran mine open all the time when I first got it, went to electric and never sealed right, finally broke it, but was fun. Moral of the story - keep track of your block off plate.
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Originally Posted by bowtieman81
I don't know about you guys, but my gas smell at idle is puts tears in my eyes, literally. Anybody been around methanol burning dragsters? That is about my car with the cutout open.
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Originally Posted by BLACKNREDSS
cutouts sound like crap unless u have a cam. The only difference was the cutout was a little louder at every rpm (from idle to WOT). As long as the cats are kept on (to eliminate that nasty rasp without 'em), I personally think cutouts sound really good on bolt-on LS1's...And while we're at it now, do I ever miss the sound of the cutout on my old bolt-on LT1
Mike
Originally Posted by 2000LS1Z28
See, that's what I used to think...But seriously, I think an open cutout on a mostly stockish LS1 (minor bolt-ons, etc.) sounds really good and very mean...Hey, my buddy on this site (TORCH'D '02 TA) has both a DMH electric cutout and a GMMG cat-back on his otherwise stock LS1 and it sounds damn near exactly the same either way (I'm literally not kidding!). I could not believe what I was hearing outside the car. Had me completely fooled. The only difference was the cutout was a little louder at every rpm (from idle to WOT).
As long as the cats are kept on (to eliminate that nasty rasp without 'em), I personally think cutouts sound really good on bolt-on LS1's...And while we're at it now, do I ever miss the sound of the cutout on my old bolt-on LT1
Mike
The only difference was the cutout was a little louder at every rpm (from idle to WOT). As long as the cats are kept on (to eliminate that nasty rasp without 'em), I personally think cutouts sound really good on bolt-on LS1's...And while we're at it now, do I ever miss the sound of the cutout on my old bolt-on LT1
Mike
I like the way my cutout sounds as well. It screams at WOT and revving it in N sounds mean as hell. Now when it comes to normal driving it is a bit nasty if you do a part throttle stab with the rpms low. But if you just let it rev normally as you accelerate it sounds badass.
I have the QTP electric cutout and I love it. There's just nothing that can replace being able to open it and raise hell, or close it to cruise down the highway and talk to the lady.
I have the QTP electric cutout and I love it. There's just nothing that can replace being able to open it and raise hell, or close it to cruise down the highway and talk to the lady.
Originally Posted by Fire-formula 93
Do you know where he installed the cutout? I was actually thinking about GMMG
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Verdad Gallardo Has anyone else heard both a cutout and GMMG that can compare the two? Also if I went the cutout route, it would be installed just before the muffler to eliminate interior rattles and to quiet it down a tad. I need help, this may save me $700+
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From: Philly
Originally Posted by Fire-formula 93
Has anyone else heard both a cutout and GMMG that can compare the two? Also if I went the cutout route, it would be installed just before the muffler to eliminate interior rattles and to quiet it down a tad. I need help, this may save me $700+
a cutout will also drone horribly on long cruises making it intolerable. gmmg has barely any drone at all. it's practically silent cruising making it great to daily drive.
gmmg shines when you put on longtubes. then, it's in a class of its own (assuming you keep your cats). no cutout will sound like a gmmg with longtubes.
a cutout is not an exhaust system. it's for short, loud cruises and when you need a few extra hp for dyno runs and the track. it is NOT meant to be daily driven open. you WILL get sick of it.
there's a reason why gmmg is $700. if a $40 cutout was a good substitute, do you think anyone on this site would run a gmmg? hell no. but look around - a lot of people on this site run gmmg. it must be worth it.
don't half *** it. if you wanted your cutout to be your exhaust, just dump your y pipe. it'll be even cheaper yet and sound just as loud/shitty.
Yep. Exhaust systems are designed to give you sound and tone to the car. That is why we still run mufflers. If all out power is the concern then no muffler = less weight and more power.
Use the cutout for when you want attention and a little extra HP. Get a good catback or duals for that deep sound.
Use the cutout for when you want attention and a little extra HP. Get a good catback or duals for that deep sound.
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OK, maybe I need to re-clarify this...
The GMMG & open cutout sound IDENTICAL on an LS1 behind stock manifolds & cats...I got the chance to hear my buddy's '02 6-speed Trans Am through both set-ups and there was no difference in sound quality at idle, acceleration (sorry, same rumble), or WOT...The only thing that differed was that the open cutout was a little louder through out the entire rpm range...Deny it if you want guys, but I heard my friend's car every which way from the outside and it sounded the same through either set-up...
However, I will say that the guy who said GMMG w/ longtubes + highflow cats sounds very different from an open cutout w/ longtubes & cats is absolutely correct...My '02 6-speed Z28 has the GMMG + Kooks LT's & catted Y and it sounds very different than any cutout I've ever heard. In fact, my car with GMMG & the addition of the headers actually sounds 10x different than another LS1 w/ the GMMG and only stock manifolds & cats. Just ask my friend who's car I am referencing above...
The LT headers & highflow cats dramatically change the sound/tone...
The GMMG & open cutout sound IDENTICAL on an LS1 behind stock manifolds & cats...I got the chance to hear my buddy's '02 6-speed Trans Am through both set-ups and there was no difference in sound quality at idle, acceleration (sorry, same rumble), or WOT...The only thing that differed was that the open cutout was a little louder through out the entire rpm range...Deny it if you want guys, but I heard my friend's car every which way from the outside and it sounded the same through either set-up...
However, I will say that the guy who said GMMG w/ longtubes + highflow cats sounds very different from an open cutout w/ longtubes & cats is absolutely correct...My '02 6-speed Z28 has the GMMG + Kooks LT's & catted Y and it sounds very different than any cutout I've ever heard. In fact, my car with GMMG & the addition of the headers actually sounds 10x different than another LS1 w/ the GMMG and only stock manifolds & cats. Just ask my friend who's car I am referencing above...
The LT headers & highflow cats dramatically change the sound/tone...
[QUOTE=ChocoTaco369] " don't even consider it. a gmmg is basically a quality straight pipe, it will sound very similar to a cutout at idle and WOT. it's part throttle that gmmg shines. a cutout will rasp, backfire, and just sound like ****, ESPECIALLY if you have no cats. cutouts are made to be LOUD, not to provide sound quality.
a cutout will also drone horribly on long cruises making it intolerable."
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Are you talking about your V6 ???? Ive got my cats and have have no rasp, backfiring or **** sound at part throttle. And like I said, the cut out has no more drone while cruising than my Flowmaster catback. You may be right on the no cats sounding bad- that would make since. I could see where a V6 would sound bad at part throttle but thats probably where mine sounds best to be honest.
a cutout will also drone horribly on long cruises making it intolerable."
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Are you talking about your V6 ???? Ive got my cats and have have no rasp, backfiring or **** sound at part throttle. And like I said, the cut out has no more drone while cruising than my Flowmaster catback. You may be right on the no cats sounding bad- that would make since. I could see where a V6 would sound bad at part throttle but thats probably where mine sounds best to be honest.
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From: Philly
no, i'm talking about an LS1. LS1's rasp. it's a fact. we run mufflers to supress rasp. a cutout will rasp, not at part throttle cruising - if you stab the gas real quick and let off real quick - it will rasp. if you rev it up to 4 grand in neutral and quickly let go - it will rasp. there's no muffler to supress it. the factory y pipe is very uneven. it will ALWAYS rasp, cats or not. it's just 20x worse without cats.
cutouts will be louder than any out-the-back exhaust because it's dumped. it uses the car as an amplifier similar to an acoustic guitar uses itself to project sound. this is why dumped duals are so much louder than out-the-back duals. cutouts produce the same effect as dumped duals. some people just have a higher tolerance than others do.
i personally want a cutout. it's just no substitute for a catback.
cutouts will be louder than any out-the-back exhaust because it's dumped. it uses the car as an amplifier similar to an acoustic guitar uses itself to project sound. this is why dumped duals are so much louder than out-the-back duals. cutouts produce the same effect as dumped duals. some people just have a higher tolerance than others do.
i personally want a cutout. it's just no substitute for a catback.
