Cut Out Questions
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Burning Brakes
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From: Temple TX
Cut Out Questions
Where is the best place to run cut outs? What concerns should I have running cut outs besides the obvious water issue? Let me know some insight guys. Post up your under carriage pics if you have them.
Drifting
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From: Southwest Virginia
Originally Posted by viper9403
running "open" cut outs some times is a no no in the rain.
I agree, because when the cutout are open they sound so good your foot tends to stay on the floor, and with 400+ HP can be a no no in the rain!
Other than that I seen no reason it makes any difference when the cutouts are open or closed.
As for the best place, they will pretty much only fit in two places under a C5. The back between the mufflers and the area around the transmission. I think in the back is the best. But I went with them under the trans because I couldn't make them fit in the back with my factory Ti cat back.
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Burning Brakes
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Originally Posted by SpeedyZ
I agree, because when the cutout are open they sound so good your foot tends to stay on the floor, and with 400+ HP can be a no no in the rain!
Other than that I seen no reason it makes any difference when the cutouts are open or closed.
As for the best place, they will pretty much only fit in two places under a C5. The back between the mufflers and the area around the transmission. I think in the back is the best. But I went with them under the trans because I couldn't make them fit in the back with my factory Ti cat back.
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Originally Posted by viper9403
Nice set up. Where did you get the turn downs? Are those QTP cut outs? Thanks for the pics
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Drifting
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From: Southwest Virginia
Originally Posted by viper9403
Nice set up. Where did you get the turn downs? Are those QTP cut outs? Thanks for the pics
, I put a lot of time in those.
Those turn downs are stainless steel 2.5" pipe mandrel bent 90 degree bends I picked up on eBay. They were positioned down and back then sawed off flush with the bottom of the car. The short straight sections were cut from a 1' straight stainless steel pipe I got from the same seller on eBay. Could not find anyone who sold stainless steel flanges so I milled those out myself. I think QTP sells stainless flanges now. Did all the welding on the inside of the pipe for a clean look. Every thing you see there is bead blasted bare stainless steel, no paint, no coatings. The cutouts are McCord power plates. They are installed in a 3" LG X-pipe.