Dual cutout's worth it?

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Nov 3, 2007 | 11:18 AM

99Hawk262

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Dual cutout's worth it?

I was thinking of running dual cutouts right behind the headers for track use only. I have a 2.5" H-pipe duals with Sweet Thunders run out the back. How much gain am I looking at? Just trying to see if it's worth the $70 for two of them.

Nov 3, 2007 | 09:51 PM

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teh consensus on here is that true-duals with cutouts is worthless, you really dont gain much over teh h-pipe, besides some negative low end torque.

that being said, i have dual cutouts in a y-pipe setup and wouldnt have it any other way, i love mine and they sound like the end of the workd is coming down the street, i dont notice any low end loss either, plus you mentioned for only $30 a piece, you really dont lose out

Nov 4, 2007 | 04:34 PM

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I totally agree haveing about everykind of cutout.. no gain having two. i do feel that it is louder...with two just because it also dumps right under the driver too.

Nov 5, 2007 | 01:18 PM

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I have had mine closed off for a while seemed to have less power with them open? Would that be possible somthing to do with the 02s? Or just so loud seems like it should be faster?

Nov 5, 2007 | 09:52 PM

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I have dual cutouts in a y-pipe setup as well, and love it. I also saw a nice gain on the dyno with them open.

Nov 6, 2007 | 02:31 PM

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I think that since you already have true duals, you really wouldn't be gaining much more by doing dual cut outs.. But I bet it would sound pretty sick at idle though

Nov 6, 2007 | 02:57 PM

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I have two 3" cutouts at each header collector in my ORY, placed where cats usually are.

I can tell you from experience that I gained a lot of et/mph from running them open vs closed, and I have a VERY free flowing full exhaust system to begin with... not to mention the sound is pretty sick. Listening to the cam though them is therapeutic LOL...