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Exhaust Cutout - Cut It Out

How To Install Exhaust Cutouts
By John Kiewicz
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Available from Quikie Racing,... 
   
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Available from Quikie Racing, the exhaust cutouts (in various pipe diameters) are delivered with everything you'll need for installation. For the photo, however, we goofed and forgot to show the header collector triangle-type flanges that are also included in the kit. In any case, undoing three wing nuts and pulling off the side plate make your car race-ready.
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1. You can splice the Quikie... 
   
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1. You can splice the Quikie cutouts anywhere in the exhaust system that you want. We wanted to run ours right off the header collectors. Due to clearance problems on our Chevelle, we had to make some short pipe extenders (about 11/2 inches long) to get the cutouts to exit where we wanted. If your car has plenty of room, which most older cars do, simply weld the triangular collector ring onto the cutout.
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2. After unbolting and dropping... 
   
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2. After unbolting and dropping the stock exhaust pipes, attach the exhaust cutouts to the header collectors just as you would your regular exhaust pipes.
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3. Place your stock exhaust... 
   
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3. Place your stock exhaust system next to the exhaust cutouts to determine where to cut the old pipes. Remember, it's better to cut off too little than it is to cut off too much--or you'll have to splice in extra metal later. Work (and measure) slowly and carefully.
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4. Raise the stock exhaust... 
   
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4. Raise the stock exhaust pipes back into place next to the end of the cutouts. Have a buddy hold the two pipes together as you make a tack-weld to hold everything in place. Then, completely weld (360 degrees) the exhaust pipes to the cutouts. Afterward, check to make sure you've got a complete, leak-free weld. If everything looks good, you're ready for the dragstrip.
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5. When it's time to race... 
   
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5. When it's time to race (drag race, street race, or whatever suits your fancy), simply undo the three wing nuts and remove the block-off plates.
Quikie Racing
Dept. CC
5973 Linworth Rd.
Worthington
OH  43085

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