Electric Cutout install
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Electric Cutout install
My plans are to install my electric cutout on the ypipe between the flex section and cat. This way I can keep my cat as well as have the cutout. Assuming that it will fit, which it looks like it will, are there any downsides, other than hacking up the ypipe, to welding the cutout there instead of where the cat goes?
#3
I havent had any issues with mine, although I dont open it daily just every once in a while when I get a hair up my butt. Ive had it on for at least a year.
#4
no downside's like everyone said expect it may seize up open or closed. A few people i have know have them my friend's seized on his WRX and he had a QTP ending up just waiting a few days banging on it and it started working.. If you get one get a decent company that makes it and gives you some sort of warranty.. DHM is good i heard my cousin has one from them for about two year's and has a pretty long warranty on it. So you don't wanna get stuck with it open permantly espeically on a N/A car
#6
I installed my electric cutout a couple months ago. I bought mine from QTP. I just replaced my cat with the cutout. It's very quiet when closed. I used OEM Nissan gaskets ($15). Also my car passed emissions. A very nice mod.
#9
Or do you mean what they do? Why one would use them?
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i honestly do not know the true purpose behind them, im assumeing it jsut has to do with unresrticitng air flow, but also what is actual gain behind this sort of mod? just freeing some more ponies up im assumeing?
#12
Basically, yes. When it's open, all the benefits of a free flowing exhaust. When it's closed, you can go back to nice, quiet, subtle.
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i have a question and i am open to suggestions. i would like to get a cutout but i want to know if it would matter if i still have everything after the cat or in place of the cat stock? would it matter, would my exhaust still be restrictive?
#18
In any case no, it won't matter if you've got the stock exhaust on. Your exhaust will be restrictive, yes, but that's kinda the point of the cutout
#20
i was thinking cutout because the police around here are rediculous. they are very strict on exhaust, and i dont want the added attntion.
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i know it will be louder than any exhaust, i am talking about regular driving. i want my stock exhaust on with a cutout so that when i need the added power instead of me having a full exhaust i will have headers and a cutout, so therefore i wont have the exhaust sound while normally driving. (understand what im trying to say now?) i wasnt trying to say that the cutout will be quieter than a normal exhaust, i was saying that on my other car i always get harrased.... exhaust too loud etc.
#26
i know it will be louder than any exhaust, i am talking about regular driving. i want my stock exhaust on with a cutout so that when i need the added power instead of me having a full exhaust i will have headers and a cutout, so therefore i wont have the exhaust sound while normally driving. (understand what im trying to say now?) i wasnt trying to say that the cutout will be quieter than a normal exhaust, i was saying that on my other car i always get harrased.... exhaust too loud etc.
Not sure if it would be a worthy trade off for you considering its gains. I very rarely open mine up, but when I do I can feel a bit of a difference. I chose the cutout because I didnt want to go with a louder 3" exhaust setup for DD.
Last edited by Flava_24/7; 03-24-2009 at 07:38 PM.
#27
Your not going to get any crazy extra power from it being NA. With it open, it is super freaking loud,.... like annoyingly loud.
Not sure if it would be a worthy trade off for you considering its gains. I very rarely open mine up, but when I do I can feel a bit of a difference. I chose the cutout because I didnt want to go with a louder 3" exhaust setup for DD.
Not sure if it would be a worthy trade off for you considering its gains. I very rarely open mine up, but when I do I can feel a bit of a difference. I chose the cutout because I didnt want to go with a louder 3" exhaust setup for DD.
#29
The reason your previous setup was loud is because of your knockoff muffler. I have a Greddy SP1 and its not very loud at all.
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