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Dj Envy -> Electric cutouts installed on my '76 (5/12/2008 6:52:40 PM)

No pics yet, I'll get them up soon. Hopefully a video with that as well. Just in case any of you are on the fence about them, they're amazing. I got QTPs as recommended by the shop that installed them. EXTREMELY loud! Gotta love it. When I started my car at the school parking lot today I set off atleast 20 car alarms. [:D] My car has the original numbers matching 350. Stock exhaust (except for the cutouts of course). I run them open all the time, except when I'm leaving for school in the morning. I've noticed better gas mileage and I've been able to lower my idle alot, compared to running through the pipes. Overall, it's the best money I've spent on the car since I got it.
I'd like to thank '73 Shark for his PMs regarding them and recommending them to me.

Heres the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-k-JNeISlw

  
73shark -> RE: Electric cutouts installed on my '76 (5/12/2008 7:05:33 PM)

Your welcome.  Glad it worked out for you.  Can't wait to see the pics.  [:)]

pg -> RE: Electric cutouts installed on my '76 (5/12/2008 8:08:28 PM)

Hi Dj Envy, that has got to be so cool!. I saw your post about them and I think that it would be so much fun to have them. Enjoy your (LOUD) ride. PG.

aldous -> RE: Electric cutouts installed on my '76 (5/12/2008 10:31:56 PM)

Hey DJ Envy,

what are these "electric cutouts" ?
I think I missed the topic about....

Texas Jim -> RE: Electric cutouts installed on my '76 (5/13/2008 4:15:58 AM)

   Are these "electric cutouts" what we used to call "dumps?"  I missed it too.

Dj Envy -> RE: Electric cutouts installed on my '76 (5/13/2008 4:33:00 PM)

Yes, they're also known as dumps. The old ones installed way back when were manual. You had to go under the car and uncap them yourself.

73shark -> RE: Electric cutouts installed on my '76 (5/13/2008 7:33:31 PM)

Here's some of the discussion: http://www.corvetteforums.com/m_54195/mpage_1/key_/tm.htm

Dj Envy:  Still awaiting pics. [8|]

aldous -> RE: Electric cutouts installed on my '76 (5/13/2008 10:37:12 PM)

DjEnvy,
please post a video soon if you can.I want to check the sound on a c3. I don't always like the c3 sound with free flowing exhausts, because often is not as deep as I like.

If  the sound is ok on your vette , I could replace my catalytic converters with those cutouts, I think...

who sells them?

Dj Envy -> RE: Electric cutouts installed on my '76 (5/14/2008 6:25:02 PM)

You can buy them online on ebay or other websites.

I can get pictures up, but a video will have to wait, I'm sorry. My starter just crapped out on me today when I tried to leave my brother's school. Hoping to have it fixed by Saturday, but I doubt it.

73shark -> RE: Electric cutouts installed on my '76 (5/14/2008 7:00:28 PM)

Here's one that I showed Dj Envy: http://http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180242786365&ssPageName=MERC_VIC_RCRX_Pr2_PcY_BIN_IT&refitem=170202335393&itemcount=2&refwidgetloc=closed_view_item&usedrule1=CrossSell_LogicX&refwidgettype=cross_promot_widget&_trksid=p284.m183&_trkparms=algo%3DCRX%26its%3DS%252BI%26itu%3DUCI%252BSI%26otn%3D2

There's another version that has a slide valve instead of a butterfly valve.

If you want a deep sound, you might try leaving the cats on and removing the mufflers.  I've heard small block Chevys in pickups that have done that and it's deep.  Probably not real good at highway speeds tho.

  

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