I have a 2005 Ram...my question is this: if i get one exhaust cutout about 6-10 inches in front of the muffler, will it be louder? and will it in any way improve performance? I am looking at a QTP 3" non-electric cutout on e-bay for about $40...worth it? I have a dumped si/do exhaust now and it's pretty loud, but I want more. Thanks for any help guys!

 

It will definitely be louder since it would be bipassing the mufller and 2 exhaust pipes. It may have a small increase in power. I personally wouldn't do it, but it's your choice. Your better off switching over to headers and true duals for louder sound.

 

anyone else? or was he right on?

 

it will be a lot louder over stock exhaust. Compared to your current setup, it's hard to tell. I have one after my y pipe in front of the stock exhaust. The gain over stock exhaust is about 13 hp. [/align]

 

I went with straight pipe replacing the muffler and left one resinator on ... I love the sound of it!!

 

can anyone else chime in that has only 1 cutout or could convince me, realistically, to buy another one because of some kinda performance/sound gain?

 

the performance with two mounted before the cats is about 5-10 hp better than having one after the cats, but its' louder with one after the cats for some reason. [/align]