Exhaust Cut-Outs ?

Has anyone installed electronic exhaust cutouts on the 4.0 V6? Any power increase at all? Any better fuel economy? I'm sure they work great for older V8 vehicles and stuff, but does anyone know if they would do any good on a Tacoma besides make noise?

 

Only good for boosted motors.... vrrrrroooom pshhhhhhhhhhh

 

Yeh, I just installed a E-cutout on a 94 3000gt VR4 twinturbo thats running about 14psi, and by the seat of the pants dyno, it made quite a difference.

 

Do you think they would sound good at all? I would probably install them after the cats and O2 sensors so it don't screw up computer readings but i wonder how much the cats would muffle? I noticed there are four of them!

 

I've heard that people have got better fuel economy with cutouts by changing back pressure by adjusting the cutout partially open or close. Does anyone know if this is true?

I guess I'm just looking for an excuse to get some, Lol! I just think it would be cool to have some! Sometimes i want Loud exhaust sound and other times i want completely stock sound. But thats a lot of money just to do that! It would probably be cheaper for a whole exhaust system that will perform well too! Ill probably just do that.

I don't know, but here is a video of how they work

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0tk5k7Gyp4

 

I had a cutout on my 99 camaro, sounded good and loud at low rpms, but when you opened it up it got to be a little much.

 

Did your camaro have a v8 or v6?

 

I was just going to post a quesiton about these cut out thingys.

Do they give better performance?

Do you need backpressure and if it's not there will you loose torque?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6O9uXh17Fhk&feature=related

 

I personally don't think cutouts are useful in these trucks.

 

I installed cut offs in my 06 Mustang GT. Sounded AMAZING! oull up to a stop light and some ricer wants to race, open those bad boys up and its like a rottweiler barking at a chiuaua BUT. I lost so much bottom end! Unless you have a lot of work done I think the motor relies on the back pressure for the a lot of the torque, think putting your thumb over part of the hose to make a higher power stream.

 

Which also makes sense. I just figured that was the only thing I could think of to why I would have less bottom end. Top end was way better, i figured it was becuase once im at the top end there is enough flowing that it wouldnt need back pressure. Keep in mind, I have no idea how the physics anything auto work

 

That was a great write up! Helps me understand a lot better, explains perfectly why cut off are NOT a great idea if your looking for performance.

 

Nice right up! I learned a lot from it. You have answered all my questions. Thank you very much! Definitely not getting cutouts. Lol!

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Sorry but what are the green dot things below everyone's name? Is it reputation? How does it work? Someone gave me "rep points", how do i give them points?

Oh and thanks for moving my thread to the right category! Whoever might have done that.