Looking to put a cutout in my 2012 raptor... How much am I going to have to spend???
There are 2 options for cutout. I think you are referring to the electric cutout that you can control from a power switch while sitting in your truck. The parts for that will cost a couple hundred bucks plus the install (unless your comfortable wiring it up to the battery and all the install yourself). I looked into these and unfortunelty have heard that they all seem to break very quickly...especially if you off road the truck much. I guess all the dirt kicked up really f's up the mechanical parts that open and close the cutout.
There's also the option to do a simple y-pipe and "manual" cutout. You can find the cutout pipe on places like Summitracing.com for around $30-50. These have a cap on them with 3 screws. It's the same thing as doing the electric deal, just that you have to take the 3 screws off instead of having the covienance and fun of sitting in your truck and say opening it up at a stop light.
I haven't done it yet, put I'm pretty sure I will do option 2 with the "manual" cutout because all I've heard is how frustrated people get when the electric cutout craps out after only a few months.
Hope that helps and enjoy your raptor at 15! Wow! You are a lucky kid! Have fun but be safe...I could only imagine the trouble I'd get into with this truck at 16! Damn...have fun but don't kill yourself! Haha