Downpipe cut offs?

[SpoolPastYou]

sorry if this has already been brought up, i ran a search and couldnt find anything, im just wondering if anyone has or is running a downpipe cutoff?? are there any benefits to it if ran?

[ROUGHEDGES]

sorry if this has already been brought up, i ran a search and couldnt find anything, im just wondering if anyone has or is running a downpipe cutoff?? are there any benefits to it if ran?

yeah there is a gain and a bunch are running them. Its even more gain if its tuned for it. I was in a stage 3 with the dumps and it was night and day. That wasnt even changing the program. Check out quick time performance. they make some nice ones.

[SpoolPastYou]

found sum qtps for sale, but i also have str8 pipes for my stage 3..car runs a awe twin 1 and piggies with cats, still loud at idle, very loud when i step on it, but surprisingly quiet when just cruising...performance wise what would i see a differnece in if i ran my test pipes no cats all the way out or the cut offs?

[102487thedude]

They will help you spool up faster and will give you better throtle response and a few more HP though out you rpm range. And ATP makes the best ones. I know becuase I worked for them.

[SpoolPastYou]

yea i put the car on the lift today to make sure i had enough room for the cut outs..hopefully they'll be in next week when i put my fmic on

[Das General]

where in MA are you located?

[SpoolPastYou]

metheun...i ride around with tomy and taso...i think you might know taso., we all went to the track a couple days ago..tony ran mid-low 12's...im getting anxious with the car, my fmic hasnt come in yet, str8 pipes are in the garage but like i sed i wanna run the cut offs, and i need to log sum 2nd n 3rd gear pulls wen the fmic and cut offs go in so vast can re-tune/update my software...where are you located?

[fourings06]

i just removed my catback and put on 2.5" catless downpipes, no need for a cutout :)

[AielloS4]

wats goin on man..when are you gonna be around MA again? we gotta get all the S4's together and do a couple runs. let me know if your down.

[BITRBO]

OP, did you ever end up putting your cut-outs on? If so, were they pre or post cat? TIA

[Rajan147]

anyone know where to purchase electric cutouts?

[2kblacks4]

I feeling i am whoring this picture out, but this is what i run. it is very loud!

[damnthemansam]

[2kblacks4]

That's all the exhaust i run. I got flanges wield up on it when i need to put the exhaust back on. I got them cut off be for the flex joints. There is no question as to when my turbo is spooling.

[AudiXS4X01]

http://www.audizine.com/classifieds/...=19944&cat=500

[BITRBO]

That's all the exhaust i run. I got flanges wield up on it when i need to put the exhaust back on. I got them cut off be for the flex joints. There is no question as to when my turbo is spooling.

you wouldn't happen to have any sound clips of this setup, would you??

[BITRBO]

anyone know where to purchase electric cutouts?

http://www.dmhperformance.com/ecutout.htm

[2kblacks4]

you wouldn't happen to have any sound clips of this setup, would you??

Very crappy quality with my blackberry.

Here is one with the pic setup as a fly by, granny shifting cause of the clutch.

[FlaS4]

Would a custom 3" with the afore mentioned dhm electric dumps be more practical price wise and labor wise than some OTS 3" and hacking them up for the dumps and also to connect to the cut back with a neck down after the dumps to connect to the 2.25" catback?

[rouellettea4]

I'll say, I have cutouts on my exhaust, the throttle response is better and the car loves revving out much better with open exhaust. However, I don't feel much of any gains through the powerband. I've logged in same conditions open exhaust and closed, same gas and road and see next to no gains. My thoughts are if you have a nice free flowing exhaust, like straight pipes for example, dumps won't yield huge gains right out.

When it comes to a run all out situation, ya I'll open up the dumps because you can hear and feel everything the car is doing and i find it easier to drive haha, plus sounds badass. I'm in Mass too.

[FlaS4]

I'll say, I have cutouts on my exhaust, the throttle response is better and the car loves revving out much better with open exhaust. However, I don't feel much of any gains through the powerband. I've logged in same conditions open exhaust and closed, same gas and road and see next to no gains. My thoughts are if you have a nice free flowing exhaust, like straight pipes for example, dumps won't yield huge gains right out.

When it comes to a run all out situation, ya I'll open up the dumps because you can hear and feel everything the car is doing and i find it easier to drive haha, plus sounds badass. I'm in Mass too.

What turbos, exhaust diameter size and cutout size and catback diameter do you have?