Electronic Exhaust Cutout
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Racer
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From: Thousand Oaks Calif.
Electronic Exhaust Cutout
I have a stock 1981 California car and I don't have a lot of options with the emissions laws here in California.
I'm thinking about installing electronic exhaust cutouts on my exhust system and have a few questions:
1) Has anybody been down this path?
2) What kind of performance gain might I expect?
3) What might I expect to in costs?
4) Do I have to worry about the heat coming out on the floor boards?
Don't want my rugs to catch fire.
5) Will it be so loud my ears will bleed?
Thanks in advance.
I'm thinking about installing electronic exhaust cutouts on my exhust system and have a few questions:
1) Has anybody been down this path?
2) What kind of performance gain might I expect?
3) What might I expect to in costs?
4) Do I have to worry about the heat coming out on the floor boards?
Don't want my rugs to catch fire.
5) Will it be so loud my ears will bleed?
Thanks in advance.
Le Mans Master
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Alum brakes
Alum master cylinder
Sanden A/C compressor
Alum heads
You CAN use a better cam and pass smog
Magnflow high flow cat
Sugar scoop headlights
Taking off weight is a big deal.
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Melting Slicks
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From: Florida
Sorry about the image size...can't find my resizer. These alleviate the block hugger/sidepipe restrictions pretty good and sound great, not too loud IMO...flip a switch and all in....see a cop....flip a switch and back to quiet.
Made by QTP and are the oval shape...great for ground clearance. I had to make the turndown myself from some scrap I cut off their collector...their turndown was not a turndown at all and exhaust was hitting floorboards.
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/qtp-qtec66/overview/
This.....is not a turn down
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From: Spring Valley California
I have a stock 1981 California car and I don't have a lot of options with the emissions laws here in California.
I'm thinking about installing electronic exhaust cutouts on my exhust system and have a few questions:
1) Has anybody been down this path?
2) What kind of performance gain might I expect?
3) What might I expect to in costs?
4) Do I have to worry about the heat coming out on the floor boards?
Don't want my rugs to catch fire.
5) Will it be so loud my ears will bleed?
Thanks in advance.
I'm thinking about installing electronic exhaust cutouts on my exhust system and have a few questions:
1) Has anybody been down this path?
2) What kind of performance gain might I expect?
3) What might I expect to in costs?
4) Do I have to worry about the heat coming out on the floor boards?
Don't want my rugs to catch fire.
5) Will it be so loud my ears will bleed?
Thanks in advance.
Take a look at this thread...
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...done-this.html
Race Director
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From: San Jose CA
If you're using a fiberglass spring in the rear, make sure the cutouts don't point at them - once C5s got cheap, plenty of guys who otherwise would have bought cheaper cars put turndowns on them and nuked their rear springs.
FWIW, I have a pretty fast smog legal 78.
TravisF - I highly recommend adding some mandrel bent pieces to your system - particularly this section:
FWIW, I have a pretty fast smog legal 78.
TravisF - I highly recommend adding some mandrel bent pieces to your system - particularly this section:
