I was looking for a alternative to changing my exhaust and I found the cheaper way of using a cut-out. Now, is the cut-out equaly good as a good exhaust system? and why the hell is it illegal to run with it in the open position?

I was looking for a alternative to changing my exhaust and I found the cheaper way of using a cut-out. Now, is the cut-out equaly good as a good exhaust system? and why the hell is it illegal to run with it in the open position?


Its illegal cause its considered Noise pollution, and you're bybassing the cat and muffler. Thus you're letting out pure smog into the air... not that big of a deal for one car to do it. But if everybody did it there'd be a problem.


The gains of using it is you'll gain a considerable amount of top end pull from your motor... but you'll loose down low torque. How much depends on the motor.

Indeed they are abnoxiously loud and pollute the air, I'll take 2.

hehe, i'd like to piss people of with an N/A rotary running one of those :evillol:

ive heard they leak after time. thats not good.

hehe, i'd like to piss people of with an N/A rotary running one of those :evillol:


God dang, n/a rotaries are sooo loud... even with a muffler on.

Hmm best example of a cut out on an exhaust would be http://http://www.cheesefrog.com/modules.php?set_albumName=album16&op=modload&name=gallery&file=index&include=view_album.php

Hey dude this link doesn't work. And by the way I heard from someone that u get flames coming out of the cut-out when open. Is it true?

Hey dude this link doesn't work. And by the way I heard from someone that u get flames coming out of the cut-out when open. Is it true?



Depends... depends on how far from the engine the cut out is, and what type of motor, what's done to it. Turbo cars on some occasions will shoot fireballs out the exhaust even with a full exhaust system.

The link is :http://www.cheesefrog.com/mo...=view_album.php
Stupid of me didn't see two https

Still doesn't work....

how about this

http://www.cheesefrog.com/modules.php?set_albumName=album16&op=modload&name=gallery&file=index&include=view_album.php

the fire in the exhaust comes from turbo motors because the exhaust is hot enough to combust when it reaches the air outside the exhaust.