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Old Jun 29, 2009 | 12:54 PM
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the ebay headers? anybody have experience with them?


and yes i know LT's will give better gains but i'm not goin that route so please so say anything about it thank you
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all gains by almost all shortys will give on average 10 rwhp and little more torq. but there all so similar id just go ahead and get em if your not gettin lt's due to awsome cali....id get em and add a stock mainfold camshaft and show some members how smog legal these cars can be.
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all gains by almost all shortys will give on average 10 rwhp and little more torq. but there all so similar id just go ahead and get em if your not gettin lt's due to awsome cali....id get em and add a stock mainfold camshaft and show some members how smog legal these cars can be.
yeah cali sucks *** and i wish i was still doin the set-up i had in mind but i think it'll be shorty headers with 241 heads and a cheaTR cam i think that cam should be small enough to not need a stall just yet
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yup it should be good for 370-80 rwhp. add an intake and a shot of nitrous and it will be a rocket ship
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yup it should be good for 370-80 rwhp. add an intake and a shot of nitrous and it will be a rocket ship
i already have a LS6 intake acouple of my buddies keep sayin i should run a 100 shot of nitrous lol
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