QTPs give up the ghost....

[Nitroman28]

Originally Posted by rockrau

For sure not done by a real welder!

Have you looked at some of the factory welds on the car?

[KnightRiderSS]

Originally Posted by SSDan

OP In a related question (since I have DMH cutouts with about 4k miles on them and they are very similar to QTPs) - do you run with them open most of the time? I ask because there is a lot of carbon build up on the blade. I have no carbon build up at this point but am wondering about over time what might happen. Is your's tuned or still running a stock tune?

I usually ran with them open most of the time unless my 6 month old was with me or going through town and needed to be quite....love they way they sound....

I think I am going to look into bolt on options...I will check those other cutouts other mentioned and see if they fit my fancy....I like Noweeds because they divert the exhaust rather than a cut out, bolt on, and look like they don't hang very low from the pictures I have seen. But they are hella pricey. The QTPs saw pavement twice (2 years ago and a week ago). The speed "bumps" had lots of gouges in them so many people had bottomed out on them...I was stuck and had no choice but to go over them....and I went as slow as I could...

I wonder which option has the least likely hood of touching pavement over inclines/speed bumps...I am not lowered at all and they were as high as they could go....

[jeepguy_1980]

Originally Posted by KnightRiderSS

I usually ran with them open most of the time unless my 6 month old was with me or going through town and needed to be quite....love they way they sound....

I think I am going to look into bolt on options...I will check those other cutouts other mentioned and see if they fit my fancy....I like Noweeds because they divert the exhaust rather than a cut out, bolt on, and look like they don't hang very low from the pictures I have seen. But they are hella pricey. The QTPs saw pavement twice (2 years ago and a week ago). The speed "bumps" had lots of gouges in them so many people had bottomed out on them...I was stuck and had no choice but to go over them....and I went as slow as I could...

I wonder which option has the least likely hood of touching pavement over inclines/speed bumps...I am not lowered at all and they were as high as they could go....

My QTPs have never hit the ground, in over 2 years. But that's not to say I like them. I almost didn't install them because of the clearance issue. It is not something QTP advertises, but admitted after I had their product in hand.

I ordered my NoWeeds 2 weeks ago, I'm hoping they show up this week. The 2-3 wait time kind of sucks. I'll compare the clearances, but I believe that the NoWeeds isn't any lower than the stock setup.

[metthem]

Originally Posted by mikeSS

i am lowered, and i have never bottomed out. but you could say i rarely hit speed bumps. the only one i do hit is not to big. but will have to keep this in mind. really do not want to damage my cutouts.

hey MikeSS, do you have qtp cutouts, and if so, how lowered are you? I was thinking about lowering but dont wanna lose my cutouts like this.

[mikeSS]

Originally Posted by metthem

hey MikeSS, do you have qtp cutouts, and if so, how lowered are you? I was thinking about lowering but dont wanna lose my cutouts like this.

yes QTP, lowered 1 inch. trust me its not a problem. my dealership did the install and they said they did plenty of QTP cutouts installed on lowered cars. just dont be dumb about some speed bumps.