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Old Aug 17, 2004 | 03:54 PM
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Switching out through the manifolds to clean up...gonna go with shorty headers the y pipe high flow cat then probably a magnaflow catback and i figure i might as well squeeze all i can out of this setup..and ideas would be helpfull, so with that in mind, what are some the best shorty headers for the lt1 out there? oh yeah and best high flow cats too.

....and yeah yeah yeah, i know Midlths and LTs are better but im not doing those, have to stay legal for cali. lol

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Old Aug 17, 2004 | 04:18 PM
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What are you looking to spend?
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Old Aug 17, 2004 | 04:49 PM
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Doesn't Hooker make a shorty header?
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Old Aug 17, 2004 | 04:59 PM
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well im not looking to spend that much, but therein lies the dilema...they are shorty headers and they arent going to give you the gains that long tubes will for the price, so i guess in reality i cant bitch about price for shortys because if i get any gain from them ill be happy....so as long as im not spending like 1000$ on these things, price isnt that big of a deal? lol at least thats how i see it.
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Old Aug 17, 2004 | 05:02 PM
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What year? I got Edelbrock TES headers that i can sell you. Otherwise i think hooker makes a good pair.
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Old Aug 17, 2004 | 05:06 PM
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I just picked up used BBK coated Shortys for 150.
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Old Aug 17, 2004 | 05:08 PM
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im sorry i forgot to put the year and all that...its a '93


coated headers are going to disperse less heat correct?
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Old Aug 17, 2004 | 05:09 PM
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I just picked up used BBK coated Shortys for 150.


stainless steel?.....where did you get this deal from?!?!
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Old Aug 17, 2004 | 05:16 PM
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coated headers are going to disperse less heat correct?
yes. and make them last much longer. coating is almost a must nowadays.
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Old Aug 17, 2004 | 06:38 PM
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does bbk have a website?
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Old Aug 17, 2004 | 06:38 PM
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Originally Posted by enisguy
yes. and make them last much longer. coating is almost a must nowadays.

i figured as much, if youre gonna spend this much money on stuff for your car might as well do it right.
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Old Aug 17, 2004 | 07:57 PM
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I agree 5432LT1... Thats why i'm selling my TES headers. Going to pick up some Kooks in a month or 2 when they come out for the LT1.
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Old Aug 17, 2004 | 08:34 PM
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none, get longtubes.

but for shorties i wouldnt go with bbk because of fitment problems on my old car and some others i've worked on. you'll have issues with any header, but whatever you get have em coated, you won't regret it.
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Originally Posted by 5432LT1
stainless steel?.....where did you get this deal from?!?!
Actually im a mod on MFBA.org and 2 sets have been posted. I posted interest in the first.. for the same price but someone locally msged me with the same headers, same price. The one set is still posted though 1 person called dibs..nothing is official yet.
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Since nobody has mentioned them yet, I figure i will. I have heard nothing but good things about the Mac shorties.
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Old Aug 18, 2004 | 12:11 PM
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Originally Posted by enisguy
Since nobody has mentioned them yet, I figure i will. I have heard nothing but good things about the Mac shorties.
Does mac make 2 lt1 headers? I thought they only made the midlength ones.

Anyway 5432lt1,
If you wouldnt mind going to a single cat setup I have everything you would need. I have SLP 1 3/4 Shorties, SLP Ypipe with a high flow cat, and a borla cat back. If you're interested let me know.

Rich
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Old Aug 18, 2004 | 01:46 PM
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I have the rksport headers and they are very high quality. The one's I have have 1 3/4" primary tubes instead of the smaller 1 5/8" primaries like most shorties. If you're looking to get big gains from shorty headers, then you might want to look out for a set of the rksports like mine.
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Originally Posted by 94Formula/TA
Does mac make 2 lt1 headers? I thought they only made the midlength ones.

Anyway 5432lt1,
If you wouldnt mind going to a single cat setup I have everything you would need. I have SLP 1 3/4 Shorties, SLP Ypipe with a high flow cat, and a borla cat back. If you're interested let me know.

Rich

Well i have a 93 LT1..theyll bolt right up correct?...for some reason i thought the 93's had a different style header, i dont know why..but anyway, i know it only came with one cat so thats the type of setup id be looking for..id be interested in the slp shortys, the y pipe and the high flow cat, but im going with a magnaflow catback...so if the headers bolt right up...give me a price for the headers/y pipe/ and cat..i saved you to my AIM list


..oh yeah are the headers coated?
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Originally Posted by biltLT1
I have the rksport headers and they are very high quality. The one's I have have 1 3/4" primary tubes instead of the smaller 1 5/8" primaries like most shorties. If you're looking to get big gains from shorty headers, then you might want to look out for a set of the rksports like mine.
how much did you pay for them?
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Old Aug 18, 2004 | 05:45 PM
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Im using the SLP's jet hot coated and I think there great. 13.00 at 103mph 300hp 306 fpt, no stall just bolt ons. no cat.
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