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Old 04-15-2008, 07:58 PM
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I'm looking just to get a cheap cut out to put on my y pipe or after the y-pipe, what size is the factory exhaust, 3"?
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Originally Posted by killerbeez
I'm looking just to get a cheap cut out to put on my y pipe or after the y-pipe, what size is the factory exhaust, 3"?
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lol stock isny no 3" im pretty sure its 2 1/2" y pipe all the way to the muffler
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Pretty sure it's 2 5/8". You should be able to use a 3" cutout just fine though.
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The stock intermediate pipe inside diameter of my 02 Z28 is 2.75 inch.
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A 3 inch cutout will NOT work.

I tried a 2.5 on my 02 Z28, too small. So we tried a 3 inch on my cousins 01 SS, too big.

Everyone says a 3 inch is where its at, no dice. 2 3/4 is the way to go. Learn from my mistakes
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2 3/4" intermediate pipe, 2 1/4" out to the tips
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Originally Posted by Fabian
A 3 inch cutout will NOT work.

I tried a 2.5 on my 02 Z28, too small. So we tried a 3 inch on my cousins 01 SS, too big.

Everyone says a 3 inch is where its at, no dice. 2 3/4 is the way to go. Learn from my mistakes
Wrong. 3 inch works perfect. Had one put on my 95 Z28 and my 99 Z28. Those both having the 2 3/4 in pipe. Had a 3 in put on my SS which has the 3 in exhaust and it worked perfect as well.

3 inch cutout is what you want/need.
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i had a 3" when i had my cut out.
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Originally Posted by luis_ws6
i had a 3" when i had my cut out.
Me too.
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Originally Posted by Fabian
A 3 inch cutout will NOT work.
Wrong. 3" will work just fine.
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I dont see how. I ordered a 3 inch cutout from Thunder Racing for a 2001 SS. Everything on it was stock.

We had to cut the edges to crush them in and it looked like absolute ****. Let me see pics of yours as well as overall diameter measurements .

Maybe your location was different? We installed it on the little spot on the I pipe where the cutout fits in that little groove. Did you guys actually install them yourself or did you have a shop do it? If a shop did it, then yeah they can make it work but the one I did did NOT slip fit. Not even close.
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3" cutout here too, you're good to go
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Id like to see pics as well as know if you actually did those installs yourself or took it to someone. Unless my cousin had a weird SS.....
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just buy a 3 inch catback and you will gain power and get better looks...... magnaflow $380 shipped from maryland speed!




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