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Old Jul 7, 2004 | 01:19 PM
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What do you guys think of BBK's Shorties? And does anybody know a good site to buy from? I'm looking for a good price. Also, is gefracing.com a good place to find some 4.10's? I'm in the market for those too.
Old Jul 7, 2004 | 01:44 PM
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Forgive my being upfront - but shorties on a 4.6 are the biggest waste of time and money you could possible spend for an upgrade. Get longtubes or BBK mid-lengths or nothing at all in my opinion. Longtubes are dyno proven to add 20+ rwhp, where as shorties are lucky to get you 5. Bad part about longtubes is that you will need a different mid-pipe to match. For gears I'd recommend going with Ford Racing, as they tend to be the easiest to setup and bacause of this the least likely to make noise. Good luck.
Old Jul 7, 2004 | 02:02 PM
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ORIGINAL: Penstang8

What do you guys think of BBK's Shorties?
Old Jul 8, 2004 | 03:19 AM
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on shorties period. Take MD's advice and get long tubes or nothing at all.
Old Jul 10, 2004 | 05:11 AM
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add on question i already have an slp loud mouth which is really flowing if i put hedders on will that be too little back pressure?
Old Jul 12, 2004 | 01:43 AM
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umm.no
Old Jul 12, 2004 | 11:20 AM
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I have NO restriction on my exhaust what so ever. No cats, no baffeled mufflers and no cheap @$$ exhaust maniflods and my car runs AWSOME!!!
Old Jul 12, 2004 | 11:36 AM
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longtubes are the greatest!!!!
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