racerex

I am really growing tired of having a loud exhaust. So, I'm planning to put on my stocker and make a homemade exhaust cutout. I have heard too many bad things about the e-cutouts and durability issues, so I figured I will make a manual cable activated cutout.

What I'm planning to do is to use a spare throttle body I have laying around and welding it onto a Y pipe which will in turn be welded into my downpipe.

Now the only thing that I am wondering about is what to use to open it up. I probably need something that will ratchet so that it will hold the t-body open (since it's spring loaded). Anybody have any ideas on what to use?

R-MAK

flex pipe.

racerex

haha, I guess my post prolly doesn't make too much sense.

What I'm asking is what to use to control the cutout. Like what kind of cable, or what can I do to have it open and stay open and then be able to close back up.

Honda16hb

http://www.mccordcg.com/mpp/order.htm

Spenser

lol, kyle and travis are both retarded, so Its up to me to help you out. Use a bicycle gear switch lever and cable, problem solved. That hardest part about what you are doing will be attaching the cast allumnium throttle body to the Y pipe. Good luck tho, post back here when you finish.

d0nfry

there is something on atptutbo.com that usues a wastegate and something that looks like a throttle body.

racerex

Thanks Spenecer, it is a releif that someone understands what the hell I am saying. I think some sort of a bike shifter would work really well. If I can get it to work right, I'll post up some pics.

Any other ideas or thoughts?

Honda16hb

oh, so you want to be all ghetto about it. I have a gas pedal and brake pedal I jacked from a maxima we were stripping when I was taking automotive classes, I'd rig something up with that next to the clutch if I was doing a homemade cutout.