After seeing past reviews, decided against cut-out

[ImCubanB]

well i have a 96 3.8 Camaro with just a flowmaster 80series muffler on my exhaust and a SLP cai. i wanted to get a cut-out installed but i did a search and looked at all the reviews and opinions and decided agaisnt the cut-out. does anyone have audio of a 3.8 cut-out? or anyone with a 3.8 have any new opinions? sorry to bring this up again.

[KBeezy]

<blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by ImCubanB:
well i have a 96 3.8 Camaro with just a flowmaster 80series muffler on my exhaust and a SLP cai. i wanted to get a cut-out installed but i did a search and looked at all the reviews and opinions and decided agaisnt the cut-out. does anyone have audio of a 3.8 cut-out? or anyone with a 3.8 have any new opinions? sorry to bring this up again.<hr></blockquote>


If you're getting it for "the sound", then forget it. Cut-outs are more for performance than sound! [img]smile.gif[/img]

[KillerBeeCamaro]

02 Camaro Cutout

[ImCubanB]

killerbeecamaro that sounds pretty good. is that totally stock exhaust+cut-out?

[Ted]

The thing is dude. You may not want it loud all the time. Which is why a cutout can be great. I got a 3inch american thunder system with a carsound cat and all that. I wanted loud at the time. But now it's not so great. Your spending so little money on a cutout, what $20? and maybee $30 for the install? and you can cap it up anytime you don't want it loud. I'd do it, just don't replace the cat with it or anything. I'd put it right before it goes over the axle.

[toast]

<blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by KillerBeeCamaro:
02 Camaro Cutout<hr></blockquote>

Hey, thats the sound clip of my old car when i had the cutout on stock 2.25inch pipeing with the stock cat.

[ImCubanB]

toast you are the man. where was your cut-out. that clip sounds beautiful

[Ted]

It's where we been trying to tell you to put it all along. Right before the axle. It is one of the only places that you can easily get it to fit. Unless you decide to listen to these other guys and ditch your cat.

[toast]

<blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by ImCubanB:
toast you are the man. where was your cut-out. that clip sounds beautiful<hr></blockquote>

Right before the rear axle.

[Timbo1969]

A cutout is best placed pre cat so you are running open headers. If you have the carsound cat with the sensor boss in the back of it. Just connect the cutout to the y-pipe and attach the cat to the cutout. Run the exhaust from there as normal. It will get more flow and more HP that way. Personally I'd also O2 sim the sensor too. [img]smile.gif[/img]

[Messi4h]

<blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by Timbo1969:
A cutout is best placed pre cat so you are running open headers. If you have the carsound cat with the sensor boss in the back of it. Just connect the cutout to the y-pipe and attach the cat to the cutout. Run the exhaust from there as normal. It will get more flow and more HP that way. Personally I'd also O2 sim the sensor too. [img]smile.gif[/img] <hr></blockquote>

this is not always true, especially if you want it for sound, cuz this setup will sound HORRIBLE.

[SlowCamaro96]

Doesnt sound Horrible. Just raspy at high rpms. I have is set up precat also (pre-where the cats supposed to be). Any ways, truth be told, you dont want a cutout for the sound. Use the cutout when you are racing. I gain .3-.4 when i open the cutout.
If i could i would go back to my stock exhaust with a cutout. that way i would be able to hear while im driving, but still have a fast car at the track.