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Old 08-07-2009, 05:53 PM   #1
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Default Equal Length vs Unequal Length Headers

I have a stock bottom end and I am gonna be running AFR 165's wit E cam and bolt ons would running unequal lengths hurt me alot if I dont get equal length's? I wanted a set of stainless but can only find them in unequal length and I don't want long tubes cause I have a $400 X pipe.
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Old 08-07-2009, 08:40 PM   #2
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your talking peanuts between the two
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your talking peanuts between the two
Agreed. Especially if you're talking shorties. Long-tubes you will see a gain. I don't personally believe shorty equal make a lick of difference. Lots of bends to slow down the exhaust.
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Old 08-08-2009, 12:15 AM   #4
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Yeah, equal length shorties vs unequal...you'd never know. If you were really consistent at the track you might notice it in terms of a few hundredths. Packaging is one of the single biggest issues in ANY vehicle when it comes to headers, and the crapload of extra space that = shorties take up(bundle of intestines) isn't worth the minuscule power difference.
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Old 08-08-2009, 04:29 AM   #5
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Thanks im glad to hear that I didnt want to lose out on power if I went with uneguals
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