i was wanting to know who in here has exhaust cut-outs on their rides and do you like them? how did you do them, manual/electonic? i plan on in the future putting them on for when i hit the track or that annoying little import pulls up next to me, that way i don't have to hear his rattle can exhaust!!!!! if you have pics, post them too!

if you have a built motor making power. you need open exhuast or cutyouts. i had manual but now i just run open exhuast. lol

it sounds sick at idle

I used to have a manual one when I had a Flowmaster catback. Now I have an electric (McCord) on the Borla catback. Pics in links in my sig.

I have a manual one on my catback. I went from a 12.67 to a 12.03 just by opening my cutout!

electric cutout and it sucks, sounds terrible. Going to build a full stainless true dual system with 2.75" in/out bullet mufflers. Should sound a whole lot better than with the cutout. i'jsut loud & obnoxious, unmuffled doesn't sound worth a damn

It's just as important to have the cut outs the correct distance from the collector to make the most of them.
Joeblue, where abouts in the exhaust are your cutouts?

Its right after the y pipe, where it bends to the intermediate pipe.

i'm planning on putting an exhaust cutout in this week depending on how quick this snow storm passes by. i want to put it around the same location on my 88 trans am, 305 t.b.i, as joeblue 83, right after the y-pipe so it replaces my cat.the only problem i have is what to do with that stupid emissions pipe that goes into the cat on the side of it. anyone have any ideas what do do with this pipe. can't wait to hear my car run with the cut out wide open, my neighbours are gonna love me.

i have a manual exhaust cut out and love it. i have shorty headers and flowmaster 3" on there to. i was gonna use it for the track but like it too much. my neighbors hate me! heres a pics, welded it in place of the cat.



and to show how nice it sounds heres a burnout video clip:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNamZ8v8Qvc

your car sounds sweet, can't wait for mine to sound like that. but what did you do with that AIR emissions pipe that runs into the stock cat?

i had all the emissions stuff removed to make room for the headers.

Aren't electronic cutouts illegal?

No they shouldn't be anymore than no mufflers. Meaning you can have them just not legally open on the street

I was thinking of putting an elec cut out on my 92. I have a buddy whos a state trooper in ct. According to the state laws here, any aftermarket products installed on a vehicle replacing stock parts are illegal. Its a flaw in the system that makes it illegal to technically replace anything from stock air filters to k&n for example or even a rusted out exhaust pipe on your car. But either way, the chances for you to get pulled over because your car sounds too loud are close to impossible because the time it takes to get accurate decible readings (depending if the officer is even carrying one) is just a waste for them. And the first incidence is always a warning, unless driving recklessly as well. Hope that helps

bullshit ill bet you can get a fix-it-ticket.