BlackySS13 Posted January 22, 2005 Report Share Posted January 22, 2005 What are the benefits of these? What do they do? Where is a good place to buy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TurbochargedBerserker Posted January 22, 2005 Report Share Posted January 22, 2005 An electric cut out is an exhaust cut out that is controled by an electric switch. QTP makes the one I have. The link above has a nice animation that shows what they do. Basically it lets you run open exhaust when you want to while still having your mufflers when you want to as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NateZ Posted January 22, 2005 Report Share Posted January 22, 2005 Make the truck realllly loud, but able to go back to stock noise level at a flick of a switch. They aren't really worth enough power to justify getting them for more power. Make sure that you put them as close to the muffler as possible, because too far forward and it could mess up the tuning, etc when you open them up. Check out noweeds.net, they have a cutout that is superior to the regular ones that QTP and the other ones sell, it actually cuts the exhaust fromt going out the muffler when you open it up, instead of just dumping it out. Alittle xpensive tho. Nate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TurbochargedBerserker Posted January 22, 2005 Report Share Posted January 22, 2005 Most people see power from adding a cutout. What would be lost in a stock setup is low end torque. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenKey Posted January 22, 2005 Report Share Posted January 22, 2005 The problem with electric cutouts is they leak. I have yet to read about someone that has had them for 20-40k miles and not have problems. The more they are the better they are, but it seems the leaking part is one thing they all have in common. It seems it's just a matter of time. Pretty expensive toys, also. Personally, I would stick to the manual type. Anybody heard any good stories from people with, say 30k miles? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coda Posted January 22, 2005 Report Share Posted January 22, 2005 TurbochargedBerserker how loud is your setup when the cutout is open? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TurbochargedBerserker Posted January 22, 2005 Report Share Posted January 22, 2005 TurbochargedBerserker how loud is your setup when the cutout is open? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Loud... and obnoxious with a lot of resonance. I don't have cats, though. When I had cats, it sounded pretty good (like a loud catback). Also, bear in mind that I do hve a turbo in there muffling the sound. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwalls54 Posted January 22, 2005 Report Share Posted January 22, 2005 i have the manual cut outs and they haven't leaked.except one spot where i welded them in. i have had them since the end of july. i think i have $30 in them too. it is very loud with them open. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackySS13 Posted January 22, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2005 Well right now I am running 2 Flowmaster 40's and they sound great, but when I am on a road trip it is just way to loud. My initial thoughts were to get 2 mufflers, say a 40 and a 70 and run the E-cutout through them. Can I do this, or should I stick with the original E-cutout way. I just don't want it to be ungodly loud. Not even that, I just don't want it to sound like crap, that is my main concern and then to have it nice an quiet on a road trip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2bseen Posted January 22, 2005 Report Share Posted January 22, 2005 I put 2 man. cutouts in yesterday 18" in front of muffler. Has anyone checked to see how much difference it make as far as hp or track time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
styleandspeed Posted January 23, 2005 Report Share Posted January 23, 2005 Here is a good place to buy the cutouts $210/pair http://www.mccordcg.com/mpp/mpp.htm Aaron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssglass Posted April 9, 2005 Report Share Posted April 9, 2005 i just ordered my electric cutouts a couple days ago, and was thinking of putting them in place of my cats, right behind headers, why would that effect my tune? they say you can gain .3 in the 1/4 . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vtodd82 Posted April 9, 2005 Report Share Posted April 9, 2005 i just ordered my electric cutouts a couple days ago, and was thinking of putting them in place of my cats, right behind headers, why would that effect my tune? they say you can gain .3 in the 1/4 . <{POST_SNAPBACK}> i dont think you could expect those gains on a stock setup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigTex Posted April 10, 2005 Report Share Posted April 10, 2005 Unless the McCord quality has really changed recently, stay away from them. QTP or dougs headers brand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSAlaska Posted April 11, 2005 Report Share Posted April 11, 2005 So what brand of manual cut out is the best to buy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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