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Old 09-22-2007, 01:42 PM
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What are the best shoty headers to get?BBK, Pacesetter,ect..ceramic coated.Not going to run long tubes so dont bother saying I should run them. Also, will the y pipe connect right to the exhaust intermedent pipe or do I need a piece of pip to wed in or a cat?
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I've had my BBK shorties on for almost 4 years now. The ceramic coating still looks good, and they came with the y pipe. Not sure as to how they would connect to your current exhaust system, at the time I did mine I had the cat deleted.

Don't know if plug changes are easier with another brand, its a pain in the *** with the bbk shorties though.
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You might also think about a set of midlength headers. They can go on a normal y pipe and everything just like shortys and are every bit as legal. They're just a bit different of a design and make more power. very nice compromise between shortys and LTs. Pacesetter and Mac are pretty popular companies to get them from.
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Ive got a set of bbk shorty headers ill sell you for cheap. I also have a catless y-pipe you can have also. pm me! Bought in 04 have about 2500 mi.
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The thing with headers, is they're so bloody expensive if get them new I'd love a set of shorty/mids, but they're all $400 and up.
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Got my mids in awesome condition for $325 shipped with a y-pipe. Coated as well.
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where did you get your mids from?
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I got them on here from a guy. Great shape, few little scuffs but no big deal. Saved $300 on them too!
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I am not sure if the mids bolt right up with no modification. I am selling my SS coated SLP shorties soon,($325) since my motor is blown and down for the moment. They are for 96-97 dual cat, and use factory y pipe.
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Originally Posted by 97LT1
I am not sure if the mids bolt right up with no modification. I am selling my SS coated SLP shorties soon, since my motor is blown and down for the moment. They are for 96-97 dual cat, and use factory y pipe.
As far as I know they do. you might need the y-pipe to go with them (not 100% sure), but I know they don't move the cats farther back or anything like LTs do even though most of us don't even run cats.
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I've got a rare set of Borla 304 stainless steel midlength headers and stainless Y-pipe with a Magnaflow high flow cat welded onto it that I'm probably going to be putting up for sale here in a few weeks. It'll all bolt right up to a stock or aftermarket catback system. I have converted them to "race" headers as the AIR bungs have been welded shut and shaved off smooth. The reason for the delay in availability is because I'm still in the process of show polishing the whole setup, but it'll all look like chrome when I'm done.
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I bought a set of SLP coated headers back in 97. they are on my Wifes car now. over 100K miles and still looking and working great! I have seen over 420RWHP out of them
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Thanks alot guys for the info.
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I'll have SLP shorties for sale as soon as i get my Kooks installed.Should be within a week or so.96-97 dual cat.
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I have a 1995 with single cat.
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I bought a set of BBK ceramic coated from a friend for 150$. I was happy with them, the plug change werent as fun as the stock manifolds. It really wasnt that bad to me, allot of people dont use a 5/8 wrench that is angled and dropped. That little wrench makes life easy on my when it comes to changing a couple of plugs on 82-97 f cars with headers.
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RKsport makes a set of ceramic coated mids that are 1 3/4 primarys, if you watch their website they put them on sale for $450 including the Y.
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MAC mids are a great option as well.
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Originally Posted by Low N Slow
RKsport makes a set of ceramic coated mids that are 1 3/4 primarys, if you watch their website they put them on sale for $450 including the Y.
Thats what I got, they look GREAT!
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what is your reasoning for not running a set of long tubes?

now a days, LT's are can be had for the same price as a set of shorties, and yield a better increase in power as well.

and every shorty header I've seen hasn't been worth a sh*t when it comes to plug changes!


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