3" manual cutout on stock catback Help
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3" manual cutout on stock catback Help Hey, i plan to put a cheap 3" summit cutout on the stock catback right before the axle, from what ive read the stock catback is 2.75" instead of 3" inch like i thought, the cutout is made to slip over 3" exhaust. I am wondering if it will be possbile to crush it down enough with the clamps to seal, or if it will have to be welded (i have a mig welder with no gas, will be hard to make a perfect seal with it). Also it may be possible to cut off the flanged part of the cutout off so that the smaller diameter part may fit tighter on the stock pipe for use with the clamps. Here is a pic, i was just curious if anyone has figured this out.
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Mines all still completely stock, Im in college and wont have any money this summer to buy a nice exhaust unfortuantely (paying for the car/school) so hopefully this can hold me over till next summer when im out of school making real money....then some real mods are comin 
Mines all still completely stock, Im in college and wont have any money this summer to buy a nice exhaust unfortuantely (paying for the car/school) so hopefully this can hold me over till next summer when im out of school making real money....then some real mods are comin
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getting my cats yanked next week too so it should sound real wicked (loud 
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well i just got it on, took about 2 hours. I just clamped it real good for now, need to get it welded at a shop when i get a chance, has a slight leak when capped. However i dont think i ever wanna put the cap on, it sounds AMAZING. It sounds better than i thought it would, no rasp or drone. Sounds like a really nice catback would with headers. And still quiet at idle and part throttle, but deep and throaty when WOT. probably the best mod ive ever done to a car for the money.
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I honestly dont think its loud at all at idle or cruise...sounds like a relatively quiet cat back untill i go WOT. Note i still have the stock manifolds, cats, and y pipe. With headers im sure its a different story. I thought it would have drone at some rpm but it doesnt at all, mabye its just the way i angled it or something. Ive very happy with it, even my gf loves it and doesnt think it is annoying or loud when im not gettin on it.
I honestly dont think its loud at all at idle or cruise...sounds like a relatively quiet cat back untill i go WOT. Note i still have the stock manifolds, cats, and y pipe. With headers im sure its a different story. I thought it would have drone at some rpm but it doesnt at all, mabye its just the way i angled it or something. Ive very happy with it, even my gf loves it and doesnt think it is annoying or loud when im not gettin on it.
so on long trips you might want to cap it.
btw - im running it with my stock manifolds aswell and a magnaflow muffler.
