sorry to hijack the thread but just had a question, what would emissions do if you opened the cutout before they ran the test?

 

i think if the cut out is close enough to the o2 sensors its really gonna throw them for a loop, but i would also like to know

 

They won't test a vehicle with an exhuast leak

 

you talking about testing the car with the cut outs open?

 

Yeah if they put the sniffer in the tailpipes all the exhaust has to go out them

 

has anyone ever tried this before??? Im sure they would use their little mirror and see the cut out

 

if you took it to a legit shop there is no way in hell they would even look at the car, with the cut outs open

 

how is ground clearance going to be, if i run 2 cats on the Y pipe, and then a cut out at the end of the Y ? or do i have to put it on the pipe after the y and before the muffler?

 

Maybe if they are deaf and blind..........good luck

 

I have a cutout in the area under the backseat and you don't lose ground clearance. Depending on the muffler you have you won't gain much. I gained 5 rwhp at the 400rwhp level. Its good for the noise factor though.

 

where is the best spot to put a cut out, farther back or closer to the headers ?

 

how are the pacesetter LT, header bolts? are they good enough or should i think about getting a different set?

 

You will pass the sniffer test for sure... we passed my old mans 95 lt1 with jet hot lt's and dual catted y pipe and no problem it passed. Year or two later put the lt4 hotcam in and still passed with flying colors. Currently installing the pacesetter lts in my 94 going to be running a dual catted y and not worried about it not passing etest. I would suggest upgrading the header bolts to arp and ditch the paper gaskets that come with them and get a set of the mr gasket copper header gaskets which have held up great on the 95 and going to run them on my 94.

 

thanks, yea i plan on def getting new gaskets, and maybe different bolts

 

I have. I think the guy was dumb. He said that my car is running really clean. One of the cleanest he had seen. LOL

Meanwhile cutout was rumbling in the background.