cutoffs: electric vs. manual

[HerrKooled]

i'm looking at getting these, and want to be able to operate them in the car. i.e. manual by cable, or electric by switch. my question is has anyone used either or here and have opinions on how they worked for them, and the brand they went with. i've heard of reliability issues with electric setups, where they often fail either to open, or close.

[Video_Master]

I have the these on the 69 and they work great. No issues with them at all.

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

[HerrKooled]

thanks Dave, quite a bit cheaper then what i was looking at as well.

[lark-o]

buddy had some electric ones on his blazer and they leaked pretty bad after a while, sounded like a massive header leak. i dont know the brand tho....

[bluchev]

buddy had some electric ones on his blazer and they leaked pretty bad after a while, sounded like a massive header leak. i dont know the brand tho....

yea i dont see those holdin up very long with all the heat on those elec. motors

[xcsboost]

i had the pull type on the gt i dumped it right after the xpipe, pretty reliable id say no issues so far

[Transam12sec]

I heard that the cable style are more likely to rust, and then get stuck.

There are lots of companies that make electric cutouts. If I had a boat load of money I'd pick up a slide style cutout, but a butterfly valve is the most popular design. They probably weight more as a downside though.

Here are some companies to start your research.

http://www.ls1gto.com/forums/showthread.php?t=137941

[HerrKooled]

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thanks guys. i'll check out that link. i also just noticed i typed cutoff - err early morningness you guys knew what i meant

as for the sliding, i have a deal on some brand new 3" dougs for about half of what they cost new, guy never used them