Cutout ?s

[JDubZ28]

Just wondering if I install a cutout, will I actually feel a difference? Estimated HP/tq gains? Worth the money? What brand did/do you recommend? Where to install it in the exhast system? Just curious, thanks

Justin

[Schuby87]

This thread has a lot of info...

http://www.mifbody.com/vbulletin/sho...716#post393716

[csmith4153]

Just wondering if I install a cutout, will I actually feel a difference? Estimated HP/tq gains? Worth the money? What brand did/do you recommend? Where to install it in the exhast system? Just curious, thanks

Justin

For a electric cutout, I recommend the Race Ready Performance cutouts. They do cost more then others but they are the only electric cutouts with a lifetime warranty.

[my95z28]

What kind of exhaust do you currently have on the car? That will be a big determining factor as to how much of a gain that you pick up. If exhaust is stock, you could see 20rwhp. The thing that is so attractive about a stock catback and cutouts, is that you can have the quietest possible f-body when needed, and close to the loudest when you feel like being completely obnoxious.

[Casey]

The thing that is so attractive about a stock catback and cutouts, is that you can have the quietest possible f-body when needed, and close to the loudest when you feel like being completely obnoxious.

That's what makes a cutout worth it to me.

[c0ncEpT]

If exhaust is stock, you could see 20rwhp.

If this were true I think everyone on the site would have a cutout.

The more modded your car is the more your going to gain from it depending on how restrictive your exhaust is. A stock car with stock exhaust might only see like 5RWHP where as a car thats cammed with headers and a stock catback might see something more like 15RWHP.

[my95z28]

There is a guy on this site that dynoed open and closed and gained 20rwhp. I can't remember how modded he is though, I will see if I can find a post where he talks about it.

[Phantom409]

Here is some stuff I dug up on CZ28:

http://www.camaroz28.com/forums/show...utout+location

http://www.camaroz28.com/forums/show...utout+location

[my95z28]

Here is what I'm reffering to
http://www.mifbody.com/vbulletin/sho...t=23538&page=2

[Schuby87]

There is a guy on this site that dynoed open and closed and gained 20rwhp. I can't remember how modded he is though, I will see if I can find a post where he talks about it.

I picked up 20 rwhp on consecutive dyno runs with cutout open/closed. I had !cats, lid, and a flowmaster.

[JoeliusZ28]

If this were true I think everyone on the site would have a cutout.

The more modded your car is the more your going to gain from it depending on how restrictive your exhaust is. A stock car with stock exhaust might only see like 5RWHP where as a car thats cammed with headers and a stock catback might see something more like 15RWHP.

I felt a difference with the best flowing catback on the market, so i believe 20 with the stock POS.

[meissen]

What exhaust do you have again, Joel? Obviously not Flowmaster since you said it was the best flowing and we all know Flowmaster is barely better than stock...

[DETROITMUSCLE]

Too many factors IMO just get it for a few ponies and be happy if its more. Personally I think the sound is enough justification to have one.

[c0ncEpT]

I felt a difference with the best flowing catback on the market, so i believe 20 with the stock POS.

Now see when I was running LT's ORY and a stock catback the car felt like it lost a lot of TQ down low when I opened the cutout. I mean it did feel stronger at like 4500+ and sounded mean as hell too.

[my95z28]

we all know Flowmaster is barely better than stock...

Or worse, lol