shortie headers
As hard as it is to install headers on these cars I really dont see why anyone would want to install shortys. Can someone tell me what advantage shortys have over long or mid tube headers? I just installed my Mac mids and love them. They fit great. I had to install both from the bottom. If I were you I would find some way of selling them to some other poor sap. I've been in that same situation of feeling guilty before. You just have to be clever about it hehehe.
As hard as it is to install headers on these cars I really dont see why anyone would want to install shortys. Can someone tell me what advantage shortys have over long or mid tube headers? I just installed my Mac mids and love them. They fit great. I had to install both from the bottom. If I were you I would find some way of selling them to some other poor sap. I've been in that same situation of feeling guilty before. You just have to be clever about it hehehe.
Every car is different, my longtubes would not go in from top, no way
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As hard as it is to install headers on these cars I really dont see why anyone would want to install shortys. Can someone tell me what advantage shortys have over long or mid tube headers? I just installed my Mac mids and love them. They fit great. I had to install both from the bottom. If I were you I would find some way of selling them to some other poor sap. I've been in that same situation of feeling guilty before. You just have to be clever about it hehehe.
A) Live happy unbeknowst to the gains you could be having with LT's.
B) Regret it and live with the minimal gains provided by the shoties.
C) Swap to LT's in the future and kick yourself for not doing it earlier.
I have the mac mid-lengths also.. I love em.. For a little added durability and protection, I took the headers and Y-Pipe to Performance Coating Specialties in Arlington, Texas. They ceramic coated them and I couldn't be any happier with the end results. Long tubes are nice but after 3 seperate friends in 3 different f bodies (1 trans am, 2 camaros) all damaged their long tubes from hitting those big "city t*tties" in the roadway, I decided to take a 5hp loss and go with mid-length headers. Glad I did!
I had the same headers you're putting on your car, when I bought mine. I hated those things. Plug access is horrible with them. You should've asked for a gift receipt, so you could return them for the ungodly amount they cost. lol. They're like $500 for the headers and y-pipe. You could get some pacesetter LT's and an x-pipe fabbed up for cheaper than that.
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I had the same headers you're putting on your car, when I bought mine. I hated those things. Plug access is horrible with them. You should've asked for a gift receipt, so you could return them for the ungodly amount they cost. lol. They're like $500 for the headers and y-pipe. You could get some pacesetter LT's and an x-pipe fabbed up for cheaper than that.
