What is a Cutout?

yungin' w/a z28
03-31-2008, 01:21 PM
What does it do? I should know this...but I don't. :o

98mustang_vert
03-31-2008, 03:42 PM
Exhaust cutout allows you to bypass the muffler or cats depending on where you put it. Cheap, effective, and loud mod. I love the sound on mine.
http://www.ws6project.com/user_stor/catalog/images/13_large.jpg


Looks like this when installed
http://www.bat-caveonline.com/car%20pics/98Z/SubFrame/bottom.jpg

2000GTP
03-31-2008, 04:46 PM
They run around 30 bucks and are usually good for a several horsepower gain, maybe more in some cases. The spot right before the rear axle dump is the favored location to put it.

'94 Bad A Z28
03-31-2008, 04:50 PM
They run around 30 bucks and are usually good for a several horsepower gain, maybe more in some cases. The spot right before the rear axle dump is the favored location to put it.

On my car it was good for something like 38rwhp over my flowmaster when I had a single exhaust, lol.

2000GTP
03-31-2008, 04:56 PM
On my car it was good for something like 38rwhp over my flowmaster when I had a single exhaust, lol.

:eek: What kind of other mods were done to the car?

'94 Bad A Z28
03-31-2008, 05:04 PM
P&P heads, GM847 blah blah... lol.

2000GTP
03-31-2008, 05:06 PM
P&P heads, GM847 blah blah... lol.

They say the Flowmaster is restrictive and really shows when bigger mods are done, I guess your case is a prime example.

KingJames
03-31-2008, 09:16 PM
Can you use a cutout with a Magnaflow exhaust? Or does it give the same growl and hp gain w/o the magnaflow?

Pontiac_97
03-31-2008, 09:29 PM
you can use it on any exhaust. find the size you need and slap it on there. simple as that. basically it makes your car alot louder. thats it

LJM97Z
03-31-2008, 09:34 PM
Can you use a cutout with a Magnaflow exhaust? Or does it give the same growl and hp gain w/o the magnaflow?


I'm sure you could, but i've heard the Magnaflow muffler is one of the least restrictive on the market "as a perf. muffler", thats what i'm running.

I'm hearing good things about cut-outs over here, but on another sight i got chewed out for even thinking about them, i personally don't see why they would hurt perf.

'94 Bad A Z28
04-01-2008, 12:38 AM
My buddies heads/cam LS1 car only picked up 5rwhp with his cutout over his magnaflow.

2000GTP
04-01-2008, 08:55 AM
Can you use a cutout with a Magnaflow exhaust? Or does it give the same growl and hp gain w/o the magnaflow?

This is the route I went, not for the performance gain aspect, but the sound aspect. I bought a stainless steel cutout to have welded into the i-pipe portion of the catback since the catback is all stainless steel.