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Old 03-15-2008, 02:13 PM
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Default Re: Long Tube header interest

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Originally Posted by thumbster View Post
The supercharger can really benefit from some decent headers. If you take a closer look at how those factory shorties are made, you'd change your opinion - they are far worse than some marginal cast iron designs I've seen on domestic V8s. An aftermarket shorty design will be better, but NOTHING beats a good longtube header in terms of overall low to high rpm power/torque adding potential. 35-40 hp/tq increase should be no problem compared to the stock manifolds.
Agree with the performance advantages of the LT headers over shorties. However, there have been numerous prior discussions on the emissions legality of LT headers. I want the power and I want to remain legal. As an aside, keeping that 7/100,000 warranty that i paid an additional $1,600 for in check is also an important consideration.
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