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Old Aug 24, 2006 | 07:53 PM
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I already have some stuff done to the car, but I need more power or make the car sound louder. The problem is that I am in my first year of college and I am not going to have a job for at least one year so I am tight on cash. I am thinking getting headers for around $500 or get an e-cutout. Which one of these would be a better investment in the money? Thanks in advance
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Old Aug 24, 2006 | 08:00 PM
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In your situation get a cutout.
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Old Aug 24, 2006 | 08:10 PM
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I would get a cutout, (like stated above) and save for the rest. Its hard to be bitten by the mod bug and not be able to do anything about it. I know. But 45 bucks for a man cutout is an easy cheap mod. It is a LOUD one too. I promise
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Old Aug 24, 2006 | 08:21 PM
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any tips on how to pass the emmissions with a manual cutout?
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Old Aug 24, 2006 | 09:51 PM
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any tips on how to pass the emmissions with a manual cutout?
Im in the same situation as you. Im in college but i still have a lot of modding to do. So this summer i bought a cutout and i love it. At idle its fairly quite but as soon as you get on the gas its mean. I have a manual cutout from jegs that only cost like $35.

I had my car smogged a few weeks after i put my cutout on and i just put the cap on so it would quite down. The guy that smogged my car looked underneath the car from the driver side and the cutout is on the passenger side.......so he either he didnt see it or he just thought it was suppose to be there. CUTOUT FTW!!
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Old Aug 24, 2006 | 10:23 PM
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Dont they put like sensors in your exhaust and get a reading? And without the cat wouldnt that send some non unacceptable codes?
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Dont they put like sensors in your exhaust and get a reading? And without the cat wouldnt that send some non unacceptable codes?
I think it will be hard to pass without cats!
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Old Aug 25, 2006 | 06:28 PM
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without cats, yea itll be hard to pass...just depends on the state to....but a manual cutout, depending on where it is, can just be closed and there wont be any problem
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I'm going to be the odd one out and say get the headers.

If you already have a decent catback the cutout probably won't gain much power wise. Headers will.

EDIT: I see you have the loudmouth catback. The cutout probably won't gain anything power wise. Not even that much louder. Headers and a ORY will definatly make the loudmouth really loud. I know that from first-hand experience.

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