Shorty Headers
i think i heard something awhile back that the '00's were slightly better than the '98~'99's but not deffinate on that. don't know if they're the same as or worse than the '01~'02's also.
but who gives, they all suck ***
but who gives, they all suck ***
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im next to fontana san bernardino, etc. 
Is any of this based on fact?
I've seen dyno sheets (and common sense) that tell me as long as primary and collector size are equal, shorties will make the same PEAK power as longtubes.
Obviously they won't scavenge as well as longtubes, as that is a function of the header length and whether or not the primaries are equal length.
So when you're racing, you really are only below 5k rpms once....and staying smog legal is so convenient....shorties anyone?
I've seen dyno sheets (and common sense) that tell me as long as primary and collector size are equal, shorties will make the same PEAK power as longtubes.
Obviously they won't scavenge as well as longtubes, as that is a function of the header length and whether or not the primaries are equal length.
So when you're racing, you really are only below 5k rpms once....and staying smog legal is so convenient....shorties anyone?
Originally Posted by ReducedFat
Is any of this based on fact?
I've seen dyno sheets (and common sense) that tell me as long as primary and collector size are equal, shorties will make the same PEAK power as longtubes.
Obviously they won't scavenge as well as longtubes, as that is a function of the header length and whether or not the primaries are equal length.
So when you're racing, you really are only below 5k rpms once....and staying smog legal is so convenient....shorties anyone?
I've seen dyno sheets (and common sense) that tell me as long as primary and collector size are equal, shorties will make the same PEAK power as longtubes.
Obviously they won't scavenge as well as longtubes, as that is a function of the header length and whether or not the primaries are equal length.
So when you're racing, you really are only below 5k rpms once....and staying smog legal is so convenient....shorties anyone?
...nice gravedigging by the way
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It looks like you have QTPs already. I'd just stay with those. If you're worried about inspections just swap them when the time comes. If you're worried about the Man, just keep your eyes open and don't draw attention to yourself. There are a bunch of people I know running LTs and if they were driving like jerks, even when they were pulled over, they weren't given too much guff. I've been jacked by the Man, and just pulled the LTs off, put the manifolds back on, went to the ref', and continued with life. As long as you aren't driving like a jerk, I'm sure they aren't going to harass you.
Good luck.
Good luck.