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Old Sep 18, 2006 | 11:17 PM
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Im thinking of swapping out stock headers for some BBK or Hooker shorties. I will be installing a sleeper cam. Should I keep the stockers or buy shorties? Will the power diffrence be worth it?
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Old Sep 18, 2006 | 11:51 PM
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https://ls1tech.com/forums/generation-iii-external-engine/520845-mod-guide-induction-exhaust-please-read-before-posting.html this will tell you EVERYTHING you want to know, but yea DONT bother with shorty headers waste of time and money, will little little to no gains, either go LT's or go home
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Old Sep 19, 2006 | 12:35 AM
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well since you have an '02 you have the better of the stock manifolds compared to the '98~'99's.... a lot of people will say that it's close to worth it to go shorties if needed for those years.

since you will already be tearing it apart for a cam i couldn't hurt of course but like said you will see minimal gains in the neighborhood of 5-10rwhp at max

if that is worth the money your gonna spend than it's all up to you
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Old Sep 19, 2006 | 09:28 AM
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Cool, Thanks for your imput.
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you could go with mac mids. they are not as good as a LT header, but they are alot better then shorties. i noticed a nice difference when i put them on my car.
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Old Sep 19, 2006 | 01:01 PM
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Originally Posted by RrCoX22
well since you have an '02 you have the better of the stock manifolds compared to the '98~'99's.... a lot of people will say that it's close to worth it to go shorties if needed for those years.

since you will already be tearing it apart for a cam i couldn't hurt of course but like said you will see minimal gains in the neighborhood of 5-10rwhp at max

if that is worth the money your gonna spend than it's all up to you
I agree---if you don't spend too much money on the shorties..they really will be a bit better than the stock 02 manifolds...
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Shorties are a waste of money. If you're going to buy headers, buy longtubes.
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