View Poll Results: cutouts
DMH
6
66.67%
QTP
3
33.33%
Race Ready
0
0%
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Cutouts
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St. Jude Donor '12-'13-'14
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St. Jude Donor '12-'13-'14
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From: Wisconsin
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From: Rio Rancho NM
My car is loud as fack and never had a issue here..just drive in higher gears when need be. Of course Troy cars looks like it's unleashing hell just cruising so he needs to be in stealth mode..I don't have emission where I live either. **** your kids and them being able to breathe later in life. I'm living now...
Drifting
Joined: Feb 2008
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From: Chattanooga tn
Here is an old idle video with my cutouts. They are the low profile QTP ones. My car is a lot different now but they still work fine and the sound of an LS7 with cutouts, cam, and longtubes is to die for.
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Burning Brakes
Joined: Jan 2011
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From: Rio Rancho NM
My car is loud as fack and never had a issue here..just drive in higher gears when need be. Of course Troy cars looks like it's unleashing hell just cruising so he needs to be in stealth mode..I don't have emission where I live either. **** your kids and them being able to breathe later in life. I'm living now...Here is an old idle video with my cutouts. They are the low profile QTP ones. My car is a lot different now but they still work fine and the sound of an LS7 with cutouts, cam, and longtubes is to die for.
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From: Lusby MD
Melting Slicks
Joined: Mar 2013
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From: Toronto Ontario
Im thinking of going the super cheap route and just cutting out a small hole on each pipe.
Any other cheap bastards gone this route?
If its too loud or gets too annoying I can always weld the hole shut again.
Any other cheap bastards gone this route?
If its too loud or gets too annoying I can always weld the hole shut again.
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St. Jude Donor '12-'13-'14
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From: Toronto Ontario
Melting Slicks
Joined: Feb 2014
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From: chicago area IL.
I have a set of QTP on my 87 pickup I built if you have a good exhaust already there just noise makers I picked up a whopping 4RWHP with them open, really wasn't worth the time money and hassle in my case, there fun when you 1st get them but that wears off really quick and they just become to loud so I never really use them any more.
Burning Brakes
Joined: Oct 2013
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Don't do it, open cutouts are extremely loud and the drone in cabin is ridiculous. I have e-cutouts and do enjoy them open occasionally, but on long cruises there's no way in heck Id like it.
Melting Slicks
Joined: Jul 2013
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From: Anaheim CA
But as long as they stay well clear of my neighborhood, I say go for it. Might as well put some 22's on too, in case anybody misses the point.
Melting Slicks
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From: Toronto Ontario
lol I know I know ,,, but im a little light in the pockets after buying the vette , so sometimes you just gotta do what you can to get by 
Yes ive noticed that they seem to be extremely loud, but I think that's because they have a HUGE opening.
I don't want too loud I just want to have some more of that V8 , down low GRUNT we all love.
So I was going to start with a hole like the size of a thumbnail on each side, and see how it goes from there.
Its just something to get me buy until I decide on which route I want to go with this car, theres so many options its hard to decide.
I don't want too loud I just want to have some more of that V8 , down low GRUNT we all love.
So I was going to start with a hole like the size of a thumbnail on each side, and see how it goes from there.
Its just something to get me buy until I decide on which route I want to go with this car, theres so many options its hard to decide.