Electric cutout?

[evanblain]

So I've been going back and forth on here wondering what to do with my exhaust (factory duals) and thought I had settled on the maggy 14" but as I was calling around shops to see about install I kept hearing more and more about this cutout. I guess I'm afraid of the maggy not being loud enough when I want it to be. So I'm just looking to hear from anyone that has either or experience with them. At this point I think I am leaning towards the cutout.

 

[Sparkyy]

Don't have a cutout either, yet! lol

Seems to depend on what you want to hear, do you want to be noisy all the time and possibly run the risk of have a drone on the highways because of MDS?

Do you want to get a 24" maggy for some noise and a cutout for other times?

Do you want to just be noisy with just a cutout?

Personally, I think my muffler is leaking a very tiny bit on the bottom, backend and might go 24" maggy with a cutout after the Y pipe. Get the best of some noise and a lot of noise.

 

[evanblain]

Don't have a cutout either, yet! lol

Seems to depend on what you want to hear, do you want to be noisy all the time and possibly run the risk of have a drone on the highways because of MDS?

Do you want to get a 24" maggy for some noise and a cutout for other times?

Do you want to just be noisy with just a cutout?

Personally, I think my muffler is leaking a very tiny bit on the bottom, backend and might go 24" maggy with a cutout after the Y pipe. Get the best of some noise and a lot of noise.

Well I don't totally hate stock, it's just not nearly as aggressive as I want. I kinda didn't want to buy a muffler that wasn't exactly what I want and have to get the cutout which is why I was thinking about this. Loud for when I want it and can close it on the highway so there's not to much drone.

 

[Gecko]

Here's my truck with the cutouts open. I love them.

Crazy Jay Plus Cam - YouTube

 

[smarsmar101]

mufflex dod14 is perfect for me....

 

[evanblain]

Here's my truck with the cutouts open. I love them.

Crazy Jay Plus Cam - YouTube

Yeah I definitely like the sound of that. And I like the idea of closing it when I roll in late at night or leave early in the morning.

 

[Lhemi]

Just go with the delete...

 

[TheSatinPumpkin]

Cutout and keep the stock muffler. Bore to roar with a flick of a switch and vice versa.


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[Sparkyy]

Here's my truck with the cutouts open. I love them.

Crazy Jay Plus Cam - YouTube

Damn, wish you were close, love to hear these things in person. lol

 

[Gecko]

Damn, wish you were close, love to hear these things in person. lol

I'm in Northern NJ as well. Morris County.

 

[Sparkyy]

I'm in Northern NJ as well. Morris County.

Huh, thought you were in Southern Jersey, not sure why. I'm over in Bergen County. lol

Where did you go to get exhaust work done? Thinking down the line of adding a cutout and possibly a new muffler.

 

[Gecko]

Huh, thought you were in Southern Jersey, not sure why. I'm over in Bergen County. lol

Where did you go to get exhaust work done? Thinking down the line of adding a cutout and possibly a new muffler.

Exhaust work was done at Big Power Racing out in Bay Shore Long Island. A little pricey but they were the only place willing to do what I had envisioned. Their work is phenomenal.

 

[evanblain]

I think I'm pretty much decided I want this now. Just need to decide which brand to go with.

 

[Arctic-Rodz]

Cut outs are fun. I ran an Electric Cutout from QTP and it was great.

you just have to have your window open when you close it to make sure its completely closed and make sure not to over do it on the closed position.

the motor does not know when its closed/open, it will keep winding until you let go of the switch. if you over do it, you could burn the motor.

I ran it for about 3 years before I sold my last truck with no issues.

 

[FancyStancy]

I currently am running QTP cutouts. Have been on the truck for 2+ years. The only problem I ran into was my driver side motor wasn't closing perfectly. I called up QTP and they sent me a brand new one... No charge. Now that's customer service. When it comes to you buying your cutouts, you get what you pay for. I have heard of some bad story's of people losing cutouts on the highway because of bad mounts and poor build quality. The QTP cutouts are a great design, and are built great and install is straightforward. I have heard some guys complain about exhaust leak with the QTPs... but the motor can be easily re aligned.

If you decide to go with QTP, here are a few tips.
-like said above, keep your window/door open when adjusting valve until you hear it fully close. I usually hit the button one time after it's closed to make sure it's shut as much as possible without straining the motor.
-if you need to open/close valve on road, try to do it below 1000 rpms, anything more is stress on the motors.
-about once every month or two, use some break cleaner to clean off the cutout, and spray it down with some penetrating oil. The cutout can get a little messy, I have some soot buildup on my front drive shaft... and I don't have a cummins lol
Hope this helps out, good luck!

 

[evanblain]

I currently am running QTP cutouts. Have been on the truck for 2+ years. The only problem I ran into was my driver side motor wasn't closing perfectly. I called up QTP and they sent me a brand new one... No charge. Now that's customer service. When it comes to you buying your cutouts, you get what you pay for. I have heard of some bad story's of people losing cutouts on the highway because of bad mounts and poor build quality. The QTP cutouts are a great design, and are built great and install is straightforward. I have heard some guys complain about exhaust leak with the QTPs... but the motor can be easily re aligned.

If you decide to go with QTP, here are a few tips.
-like said above, keep your window/door open when adjusting valve until you hear it fully close. I usually hit the button one time after it's closed to make sure it's shut as much as possible without straining the motor.
-if you need to open/close valve on road, try to do it below 1000 rpms, anything more is stress on the motors.
-about once every month or two, use some break cleaner to clean off the cutout, and spray it down with some penetrating oil. The cutout can get a little messy, I have some soot buildup on my front drive shaft... and I don't have a cummins lol
Hope this helps out, good luck!

Cutouts? As in you have two? How do you have them set up. I have the factory duals and I thought I could just put one in before my muffler or are you just running a different setup.

Thanks for the info too!

 

[FancyStancy]

Cutouts? As in you have two? How do you have them set up. I have the factory duals and I thought I could just put one in before my muffler or are you just running a different setup.



Thanks for the info too!

Yessir, it's a bit of a complicated set up... a complicated and loud setup lol! I will try to explain it as best as possible, but I will upload some pics for you either today or tomorrow.
Starting from headers, I have shorty headers that run down to basically a Y pipe, except the pipes do not join until at the muffler. The cutouts are at the top of the "Y". Following the cutouts are two cats, then muffler. Then I have one single pipe running out of muffler that goes to a 5" tip. The whole system is rebuilt with 3" pipe, nothing on it is stock lol. It's a true dual setup, but exits with a single pipe. Hope that makes a little sense lol. The pics will make things more clear.

 

[evanblain]

Yessir, it's a bit of a complicated set up... a complicated and loud setup lol! I will try to explain it as best as possible, but I will upload some pics for you either today or tomorrow.
Starting from headers, I have shorty headers that run down to basically a Y pipe, except the pipes do not join until at the muffler. The cutouts are at the top of the "Y". Following the cutouts are two cats, then muffler. Then I have one single pipe running out of muffler that goes to a 5" tip. The whole system is rebuilt with 3" pipe, nothing on it is stock lol. It's a true dual setup, but exits with a single pipe. Hope that makes a little sense lol. The pics will make things more clear.

I think I get it but yeah I'd like to see some pics when you get a chance.

 

[Gecko]

I'm running 2 cutouts also. I've got LT headers going into no cats then the cutouts, then mufflers then tips. I have DMH cutouts and have had no problems with them at all.

The little dump before the muffler is where the cutout is. It's the same setup on both sides.

 

[Arctic-Rodz]

the best way to do it is to install them right after the headers meet (after the y pipe)

problem is if you have true duals, then you'll have to run 2 electric cut outs/2 units with 2 switches.

if you run with 1 switch the possibility is that one motor will get stressed at the close/open position more than the other because no 2 motors are that synchronized that they will open/close at the same time/rate.

if it was me, use 2 switches to close both motors independently and securely