Thinking about a glasspack...

[Tempted]

Haha, I know. I see it all the time. Kids go out, cut the exhaust off and stick straight pipes on and say they gained a hundred horsepower. Its the whole "louder must be faster" concept they have. Its fun to kill the ricers next to you at the light with an open header V8 at 5k RPMs. My cut-outs are electric so I just touch a switch on the center console to open it up. The cable cut-outs are more reliable, just more of a pain.

[jhautz]

And the cable ones were the only thing I think they had back then. Probably cheaper too which would have been another important reason I would have chosen them.

I remember showing my dad those things after my buddy and I installed them. Lets just say he was pissed. lol

Another thing I remember is they didnt close that well after a little while so it always had that "it needs a new muffler" sound to it.

[JThiessen]

Thanks Tempted - I was going to say something about that also. Antoher misconception is that a bigger exhaust is going to give you more power. IC motors rely on a certain amount of backpressure to give torque. So for all those that go ripping out the kitty's, do so with the knowledge that someone a heck of a lot smarter than you did many hours of research putting that exhaust system in place. Yes, in some cases they sacrificed some power for efficiency and regulatory requirements, but overall, they are sized about right.