Stock is too restrictive up top and wide open loses low end. I played around with a couple of different cutout caps with various holes drilled in them and found that three 1/2" holes (or one 7/8" hole if you have the means) gave the best performance without drone on the highway. It was a solid tenth better than wide open. This was also with 3" pipe in place of the stock 2.25" and no 3rd cat so your results may vary