Electric Cutouts...not available for C7?
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Electric Cutouts...not available for C7?
Hello,
I am looking to add electric cutouts to my 2016 Stingray w/NPP and I am having no luck finding a company that has an electric cutout kit for the C7? I see QTP is a well known company and has a kit for the C6 and other gens...but not the C7. Does anyone know why this is?
Does the C7 OEM exhaust setup not allow for a cutout or something?
I am looking to add electric cutouts to my 2016 Stingray w/NPP and I am having no luck finding a company that has an electric cutout kit for the C7? I see QTP is a well known company and has a kit for the C6 and other gens...but not the C7. Does anyone know why this is?
Does the C7 OEM exhaust setup not allow for a cutout or something?
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I would say it is more a question of demand. The NPP exhaust provides full-time straight pipe capability when the exhaust is set in permanent track mode. The only time it will close is when the engine switches to 4 cylinder operation and you don't want to hear the 4 banger noise anyways.
Bill
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Cutouts are not car specific , I am sure an competent exhaust shops could mount the C6 cutouts on the C7 as the pipe diameter is close .
The problem is where do you mount them because the pipes run down the enclosed tunnel and when they exit they are tightly wrapped around the transmission ( Just changed my trans fluid so u can take this as a fact 😁 )
Dave
The problem is where do you mount them because the pipes run down the enclosed tunnel and when they exit they are tightly wrapped around the transmission ( Just changed my trans fluid so u can take this as a fact 😁 )
Dave
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I had them installed on my C7...and it melted my leafspring in maybe 30 min of driving so I upgraded to coilovers....if you have a shop install it in yours make sure it exhausts away from the rear spring otherwise youre gonna have a bad time
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