Exhaust cutouts
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Exhaust cutouts Has anyone done or thought about doing exhaust cutouts? The reason I ask is my 06 Imp. was purchased as a future family wagon and there's no way my wife would go for a louder exhaust. So far I have a k&n intake, flipped motor mount, and res delete. My future mods are strut tower braces, eibach springs, hogan down pipe with cat, rockers, springs, possibly headers and either a vector or diablo tune. I figure with the electronic cutouts (3" cutout after the cat) I can keep it quite for the wife and kids and open it up when I'm alone or at the track. Thanks for any input!
I used to have one until I got my 3" system. They are cool because you can have roar when you want to, or quiet for highway driving or something. I think they are a great buy if you don't have a wicked after market system.
Originally Posted by awf4i
Thanks Nacho. A couple ?'s for you, where at on the exhaust did you mount yours, what diameter, and did you lose any bottom end?
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IIRC, I used that one ^ (fits stock piping), about an inch away from the cat outlet. I tig'ed a flared tip off the open end of the cutout to create some turbulence and flow out of the cutout. As for the bottom end, I really can't put my finger on a performance decrease, i.e. its virtually unnoticeable.
It adds a nice roar to the engine, and you definitely notice more lope....That translates directly into a mental performance aspect--you will like the sound when you mash the skinny pedal
. i have the cut outs on my monte and love it. i have mine right before the mufflers.
here is a sound clip for ya.
http://s5.photobucket.com/albums/y17...urrent=003.flv
here is a sound clip for ya.
http://s5.photobucket.com/albums/y17...urrent=003.flv
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Thanks for all the help so far, I will being doing this very soon. But one last question before I do, is there any difference between using 1 cutout after the cat or using 2 right before the mufflers like chef did (other than price)? I would use a single 3" behind the hogan setup or 2-2 1/4 before the mufflers. Thanks again for all the info.
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Originally Posted by ChefChub
i have the cut outs on my monte and love it. i have mine right before the mufflers.
here is a sound clip for ya.
http://s5.photobucket.com/albums/y17...urrent=003.flv
here is a sound clip for ya.
http://s5.photobucket.com/albums/y17...urrent=003.flv
May have to get another cutout....I could scare small children
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Originally Posted by Dustpunk
is there realy a power increase with the cut outs?
Originally Posted by Jdharmzy
i'm new to the car tuning scene but I just got an 07 monte ss. Does adding a Diablo sport tuner void the warranty? Is there anything i can add that wont void my warranties? Thanks in advance!!!
1. When you have a new question that does not pertain the main topic of the thread, make a new one.
2. I'm pretty sure there's isn't a Diablo programmer for the 07 models yet.
Last edited by Nacho SS; Aug 29, 2007 at 12:08 AM.
Yes, you will technically "void" your warranty. Any tampering with the ECM/TCM will "void" your warranty, no matter what product you use. The key is, if you don't admit to it, they'll never know. AFAIK, there is no way for them to tell that ECM/TCM setting have been altered, as long as you return everything to stock before you ever have to take the car in for warranty work.
Nacho is right, there is no Diablo for the 07s yet, but HPTuners supports 07s.
Nacho is right, there is no Diablo for the 07s yet, but HPTuners supports 07s.
Last edited by Corny40; Aug 29, 2007 at 12:54 AM.
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I have heard that these cutouts leak i have never actualy seen one in action what have you guys experianced? Its hard to hear in the video over your normal exhaust. Im toying with the idea of putting a cutout on my stock system and a little tick of an exhaust leak would drive me NUTS!!