I would like to know some info on this car and the exhaust system..Please email me..

 

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Nope but I like it. Hmmm, now it's got me thinkin.

But I hear you have to be careful not to burn the gfx.

Have any pics with the whole car in the shot?

 

interesting. but i need some ground clearance

 

Man, I used to have side outlets like that on my old 68 Camaro. NEVER AGAIN! Pain in the ***. You always scrape them going over driveways, speedbumps, etc..., and they get dented and look ****ty from crap thrown off the front tires.

I'll stick with rear outlets even though I'm sure the side outlets flow better since you don't have to go over the rear axle.

 

That car has no ground clearance! I guess speed bumps are out of the question. I think it is a cool idea though, not too practical though!

 

also acts as a seat warmer?
cool idea, almost a track only kinda deal though :-/

 

Looks sharp, but I think ground clearance would be a big problem!! Nice thought.

 

i wanna take my pipes to the back and have a hole cut out on the side would that cause any problems or be gay?

 

Hey man.....why don't you just get an exhaust cut out? I do on my 1991 Z28 5.7 TPI with both cats cut off, 3 inch all the way back, 80 series flowmaster, 3 1/2 inch tips......and the exhaust cut out. Sounds mean as hell....and if you get a McCord Power Plate for the exhuast cut out....you can adjust the volume of it from inside you car....:rockon:

 

a cut out is LOUD. thats all it is though. it has no tone and sounds like ***. i used to have one, and i USED to think it sounded cool. but after having the hooker catback installed i will never have one again unless its just a strip only car.

 

It dosen't sound like *** to me.....but... that's ur opinion....I have to say....when a cut out is all the way open....it is way to loud and sounds kind of crappy and trashy....but if you have a McCord Power Plate or a plate that will reduce some of the volume....they sound great on 5.7 TPI (L98's). I have a plate on mine....it still has the aggressive Flowmaster tone....but is like 5 times louder....and dosen't sound crappy at all. Alot of people tell me it sounds better than an SLP Loud Mouth and sounds better then an LT1. What did you have yours on? A 305 or 350? I'm not trying to start anything or trying to be mean...but a 350 (5.7) with an aftermarket exhaust sounds alot better then a 305 (5.0).....nothing againt 305's.....but 350's are louder and sound much more powerful.....and if you don't like the sound of the cut out......just put the plate back on....no big deal...

 

i had a cut out on my 305. i have a friend with a 97 z28 and he has a flowmaster and a cutout. he keeps the cutout closed all the time unless he is at the strip. i think the flowmaster sounds better than the cutout. unless loudness is a persons definition of good sounding, i dont think anyone would think it sounded good. its all opinions though.

 

Yeah....it's all opinions.....but I was just trying to say that you can tune a cut out with a McCord Power Plate.....and they do sound crappy all the way open....but when the cut out's are tuned right..they sound 10 times better.

 

A cut out (or any exhaust system) will sound like **** on a low compression, peanut cam, un modded motor. That's all there is too it.

 

On my 86' peanut camed car, my flowmaster sounded pretty good! But then again i know nothing. It is all opinion.

 

ive seen pics of that car and it might have 2 inch ground clearance total, and it is on a car that only has I think 215 hp, that sounds like a waste of money to me.

 

Um no, that's not all there is to it.....mine sounds bad *** on my 5.7 TPI (L98).....I could see where it would sound better if it was built up...but.....it sounds bad *** on a stock 5.7 TPI.....with both cats cut off, 3 inch exhaust dumping into an 80 series flowmaster. If I didn't have a flowmaster or some other kind of aftermarket exhaust system....I would agree that a cut out wouldn't sound very good. But if you have like a Flowmaster.... SLP....or whatever....the cut out adds big time to the over all tone. But....think what you wanna think....that's what the message board it for.

 

The purpose of a cutout is to bypass the rest of your exhaust (muffler and cats) so how do you figure having an aftermarket muffler would make your cutout sound better? Afterall the exhaust is no longer going through the muffler...

 

Um.....thats where your wrong......it dosen't bypass the muffler at all....the muffler is just as loud as it always is......when the cut out is "tuned" right....so it dosen't sound like sh*t...it gives your exhaust a much more louder low end sound....and it sounds good. But I do agree that when you run a cut out all the way open...it sounds crappy....

 

I'm sticking to my statement the sole purpose of a cut out is to run open exhaust. Either open it all the way or close it all the way. No point in an inbetween at all.

 

Yeah, if you want it to sound like an old truck with no exhaust.... or something....run it wide open....and if you want it to be alot more quiet, close it all the way.....and yes.. there is a point of running it in between.....that's why they sell the McCord Power Plate II...so you can tune it....so you can have it they way you like...but....think whatever you want man.....that's what the message board is for.....to post opinions and to help people out...

 

I agree you run a complete muffler system when crusing around town, but if you pull up to a light and some guy wants to bite, you flip the switch, the cut out opens bypassing the rest of the exhaust system and viola, your now running open headers.. light turns green and you waste him... at the end of the track you flip the switch again and the increase in back pressure slows you down.... They have remote cut outs available...

Kevin

** I assure you that is the real reason for cutouts, not for volume... Strictly to run instead of open headers, you can choose***

 

** I assure you that is the real reason for cutouts, not for volume... Strictly to run instead of open headers, you can choose*** [/B][/QUOTE]

Well, whatever floats your boat......but I didn't get mine for the track....I got mine for more volume...:rockon:

 

I agree you run a complete muffler system when crusing around town, but if you pull up to a light and some guy wants to bite, you flip the switch, the cut out opens bypassing the rest of the exhaust system and viola, your now running open headers.. light turns green and you waste him... at the end of the track you flip the switch again and the increase in back pressure slows you down.... They have remote cut outs available...

This is 100% correct, They have been around since long before YOU can imagine. I had them on a 69 goat in the 70's and on a 73 MACH1 also in the 70's. I might be new to the board(junior member) but it don't mean I was born yesterday. I'm not trying to disrespect you or anyone else, but a cut-out is exactly that, a cut-out.

 

Yeah, you guys are right about running them for track purposes and stuff.....I'm just trying to get a point through though. When they came out with the electronic cut out valves
(McCord Power Plate II's.....you can visit the site if you want)http://www.mccordcg.com/mpp/pictures.htm they didn't make them just to open and then to shut....but could be used for that. The electronic cut outs allow you stop to in between.....so and can set the loudness and the tone of your cut out.....that's all I'm sayin....

 

In fact this link should take you to a pic. and half-a$$ explanation of a cut-out. http://www.jcwhitney.com/product.jht...D=5199&BQ=jcw2

 

84customZ28, I went and looked at your link. That is still a cut-out, although an electric operated one. It still serves the same purpose as the one I posted. To by-pass the cat and muffler to create less back-presure. I will admit though, I like the one you posed the link too.

 

I know it's still a cut out.....and it's different then the one that you posted....the one that you posted has to either be opend all the way or closed and is run by a cable...I have used those in the past.....with the electronic one....you can have it anywhere....and anywhere in between.....i guess it just depends what you want to use it for....myself....I just use it for the tone...when it's tuned correctly......and there are guys out there that just use them for race purposes....

 

Wouldn't it have been eaiser to just get a different series muffler? I wouldn't want to be just crusing around with a exhaust leak.. Cause that's what you like is a tuneable exhaust leak.. A tuneable muffler would be one that Supertrapp or a similar company has that is a tuneable exhaust pipe.. Not a tuneable exhaust leak.. That might cause some damage...

My 00.02 cents

 

Well....FLowmaster has the 40 series....I thought about maybe getting one of those.....but...it's single in and single out.....so..I would only have one exhaust pipe coming out the back...one of my friends has one on his 91 Z28 5.7 and it sounds great. Borla makes an exhaust system for the 4th gen Camaro's and Firebirds that has different plates to get different tones. I have one of the Boral plates on my cutout another friend gave me from his wrecked TA.... it sounds good too and dosen't sound like an exhaust leak...but....I'm eventually going to get one of McCord Power Plates so I don't have to keep crawling underneath my car. As far as hurting your engine......I don't think that's going to happen.....I asked one of my friends that works up at an exhaust shop and said it shouldn't do anything.

 

If you want it to be loud just go get a set of hooker long tubes and dont run anything else. Thats all the exhaust you need if your a hardass I guess.

 

I don't think that would sound very good....