Long Tubes Or Mid Lengths
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Long Tubes Or Mid Lengths Okay i have Pacesetter Mid Lengths on my car in Sig with current HP rating. I was wondering would it be worth it to switch to some Long Tubes? and how much of a power gain would i get if i go with long tubes? thanks in advance!!
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us your gains. I run short tubes myself.
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I bet you would see minimal gains for the cost to switch. We have done numerous cars with mid-lengths and still seen good HP results.
I do prefer LT's and run them on my own car, but my point is I do not think it would be worth the money to switch now unless doing a killer H/C package or something.
shoot... my 5.0 Mustang with stock short, H/C/I & blower makes over 500 rwhp with unequal shorties.
I do prefer LT's and run them on my own car, but my point is I do not think it would be worth the money to switch now unless doing a killer H/C package or something.
shoot... my 5.0 Mustang with stock short, H/C/I & blower makes over 500 rwhp with unequal shorties.
LT's for the win, but as stated above with your mods, expect to see minimal gains. If you intend to mod further, such as heads, cam, blower, nitrous, they would be a good investment!
Mids vs LT's isn't much difference gain wise..maybe 10 hp difference with LT'S
Mids will help you retain your end torque where if you go w/ LT's you will lose out on some low end torque but you will notice more HP up top at higher RPM's
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You get HP gains with both noob.
Mids vs LT's isn't much difference gain wise..maybe 10 hp difference with LT'S
Mids will help you retain your end torque where if you go w/ LT's you will lose out on some low end torque but you will notice more HP up top at higher RPM's
Mids vs LT's isn't much difference gain wise..maybe 10 hp difference with LT'S
Mids will help you retain your end torque where if you go w/ LT's you will lose out on some low end torque but you will notice more HP up top at higher RPM's
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Buddy has same set up as me mod for mod, he has LT's and I have mids..I have more torque and he has more hp. Talk with Lloyd Elliott if you want. Had this discussion with him a few months back and he will tell you the same.
Buddy has same set up as me mod for mod, he has LT's and I have mids..I have more torque and he has more hp. Talk with Lloyd Elliott if you want. Had this discussion with him a few months back and he will tell you the same.
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What excuse do you have now?
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Very true...guess we can go on thinking what we choose to think then. As seen on different dyno results mids seem to hold onto lower end torque then LT's do, but not in every case. Coming from someone that has delt with and done a lot of work on our cars I'm leaning on L.E. info over yourself and from my experience driving both set ups
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