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Old Nov 10, 2006 | 11:07 AM
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would cutout right behind the y pipe give me horsepower if so about how much do you think i will gain i have lt's.
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Old Nov 10, 2006 | 11:14 AM
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i dont know just about the cutout, but my lid and cutout went from 287/309 stock to 321/323 at the wheels
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Old Nov 10, 2006 | 11:53 AM
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It depends on how much your cat back restricts. Taking a guess, an open cutout could allow an additional 5-25 rwhp.
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Old Nov 10, 2006 | 12:03 PM
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Most likely the avg on the stock application is like 10-12.
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i was debating on if i should get a cut out, but i would have minimal gains since i have loudmouth II.. i still might
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Old Nov 10, 2006 | 03:40 PM
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yeah, presto_z, i put one on my LM1 and noticed alittle top end improvement. most would recommend against putting one on a LM but i say since its a manual cut-out, its about the cheapest hp u can buy!!
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Originally Posted by Hennytime
i dont know just about the cutout, but my lid and cutout went from 287/309 stock to 321/323 at the wheels
34 hp to the wheels is good for those mods.

If you dyno'ed and got those numbers on a diff day, then its def not apples to apples comparison.
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