Is there any specific thirdgen made cutouts or has anyone had experience with them? Would like something loud, but starting it at 3am is bad.

 

I replied to this yesterday I thought but my reply disappeared. Anyway, I recommend granatelli electric cutouts. they are one-touch, meaning you don't have to hold the button down and risk bending the shaft, causing leaks.

 

I have a QTP electronic cutout in place of my cat, and yes its loud, but at the same time, it just sounds like a third gen lost its exhaust somewhere back near the trailer park. I used mine on my old 305 for the same reason, I wanted loudness at certain times, and it did its job.I want to get rid of it soon though.

 

I got both an electric cutout and a boost activated fender exit. The electric is nice to open as much or little as you want. The boost/vacuum activated is really better when needing to make max power without any restriction. Nothing is thirdgen specific as its just exhaust pipe being cut and the cutout welded in wherever you choose. As for loudness...you can make it better or worse depending on where the cutout is and if you place some turndown pipe to direct sound.

 

This. The modern cars have all those resonators and cats which help to tone down all the rasp, letting the cutouts really add volume (I mean power, lol). Older cars (assuming you have a good free flowing system) like ours just sound like ***, or just let everyone know you're 20. Maybe you're 20, and by all means, ridiculous sounding exhaust is kind of a right of passage. I did it too, lol.

That being said, to answer your question... as has been mentioned, there's nothing thirdgen specific. It's just a pipe and a valve. I ran a DMH cutout for many years, but hardly ever ran it open. I think the first week was it. Sounded terrible. They do what they do though, and they work well. Pretty simple concept really. I had mine wired to a thirdgen window switch, so it looked completely bone stock on the console.

 

to make matters worse, mine's on a v6

 

This is why I was thinking maybe it wouldn't sound too bad on the v8

 

Well you can buy a cheap pipe with the angled cutout section, and if you like the sound, then you buy the electric valve and wire it up. If ya do NOT like the sound, just put a cap on it without the expensive electric valve, and you're back to normal with minimal cost and effort.