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Old Aug 11, 2004 | 11:14 PM
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Is there any cutouts i can buy that are cheap..and bolt on mod..i mean i don't want to half to weld them in...do they make like clamped..cutouts..??for my car if they do..

can you give me the site that sells them...

is this a mod i can do with my car jacked up in my driveway...
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Old Aug 11, 2004 | 11:23 PM
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Good luck finding one b/c I've never seen a bolt-on cutout. Besides, you wouldn't want one. It would rattle.
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Old Aug 11, 2004 | 11:28 PM
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my loudmouth on my 94 z28...just had clamps that tightened it and it never rattled?
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Old Aug 11, 2004 | 11:29 PM
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all cut outs are welded in, but one that is manualy opened and closed with the wingnuts is only 30 bucks for the cut out itself, and usually around 50 to 60 for the install...

so it is not that bad to get one on your car.


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Old Aug 11, 2004 | 11:32 PM
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I had mine welded in for 60 buck's.

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Old Aug 11, 2004 | 11:36 PM
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if youre that effn cheap just disconnect the damn pipe before the muffler.
thats what i did when i was broke and was itchin for a mod.
i actually had someone ask me if i put a racing engine in the car.
stupid human.

oh yeah,
no muffler and high stall is not good for avoiding the local donut enthusiasts.
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Old Aug 11, 2004 | 11:41 PM
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i might just take it all off will it sound pretty badass just stock manifolds..also will i kill myself from the fumes
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stupid human.
For some reason i laughed at that part of your post
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Old Aug 11, 2004 | 11:46 PM
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is there anyplace i can take it off before the muffler..that woulnd't..include me destroying it...?
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Old Aug 12, 2004 | 12:02 AM
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Originally Posted by msbz_ls1
is there anyplace i can take it off before the muffler..that woulnd't..include me destroying it...?
YES!

look at your y pipe.
its the one shaped like a Y right before your muffler.
check out the rear side after it goes from two pipes to one.
i think you need like a 15mm deep socket or 13mm deep.
i used to disconnect it there and then use a metal clotheshanger i jacked from my sister to make a makeshift exhaust hanger.

TRY THIS BEFORE TAKING OUT YOUR EXHAUST FROM THE MANIFOLDS BACK!

trust me, its damn loud.
you dont need to take out the cats and y.
plus, your car might run like **** with your O2 sensors going crazy.
try what i said, then come back.
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Old Aug 12, 2004 | 12:06 AM
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you mean you just unhooke dit..and hung the exhaust so from the rear it looked like it was all hooked up but actually it was just hanging there not hooked..up...then when you want it quiet just hook it back on...

so use the metal close hanger to make it hang..off the ground where you disconnected it.
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Old Aug 12, 2004 | 12:36 AM
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on emore ? am i unhooking this before or after the cat..and is it easier to get to by jacking the back of the car up or the front?
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Old Aug 12, 2004 | 05:51 AM
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Originally Posted by msbz_ls1
on emore ? am i unhooking this before or after the cat..and is it easier to get to by jacking the back of the car up or the front?

Originally Posted by Stone0fFire
TRY THIS BEFORE TAKING OUT YOUR EXHAUST FROM THE MANIFOLDS BACK!

trust me, its damn loud.
you dont need to take out the cats and y.
plus, your car might run like **** with your O2 sensors going crazy.
try what i said, then come back.
its a really quick, free, and reversable process.
Use a lift

I would say, jack it from the back. Don't let the jack get in your way though.

You might be able to do it without jacking it up, if your car isn't lowered.
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Old Aug 12, 2004 | 01:19 PM
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i took the clamp off the exhaust on the y-pipe and now im trying to unwedge them from each other i got it out like 2 inches...but they still won't pull apart...do i need to undo the rear hanger on the exhaust..to get them apart???>
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Old Aug 12, 2004 | 07:27 PM
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Originally Posted by msbz_ls1
i took the clamp off the exhaust on the y-pipe and now im trying to unwedge them from each other i got it out like 2 inches...but they still won't pull apart...do i need to undo the rear hanger on the exhaust..to get them apart???>
umm..
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but you already know that.

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