lt header install
12-08-2007, 06:55 PM
#11
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RE: lt header install
ORIGINAL: Nitti00GT
Hahaha yeah. One positive is that it drones out the complaining. Anyone ever get this from a girl, "OMG you are driving too fast. Why is your car so loud? Why does the tires screach when you shift?"
Another positive is that there are girls who actually like the sound of the car with the LTs.
ORIGINAL: H0SS302
thats horrible! This is madness!
lol jk. i ca see where your comin from with the kiddos. must of us younguns need full exhaust to shut the girl up in the passenger seat, not to actualy listen to them![8D]
ORIGINAL: LynnBob Mustang
At the end of the day they still gotta be better then the stockers.
I wouldn't mind putting headers on mine, but I want to be able to talk to wife or kids when I drive and not shout. plus get a head ache from the damn noise.
I have had several old cars with LT's and I got sick of it after awhile. They just got down right annoying and to me arn't worth the extra power because of that alone.
I would go with shorties and call it a day, you got a little better sound and better then stock manifolds.
Lynn
ORIGINAL: MU71L4710N
and shorties are the exact same to install for less than half the power gain.
and shorties are the exact same to install for less than half the power gain.
I wouldn't mind putting headers on mine, but I want to be able to talk to wife or kids when I drive and not shout. plus get a head ache from the damn noise.
I have had several old cars with LT's and I got sick of it after awhile. They just got down right annoying and to me arn't worth the extra power because of that alone.
I would go with shorties and call it a day, you got a little better sound and better then stock manifolds.
Lynn
lol jk. i ca see where your comin from with the kiddos. must of us younguns need full exhaust to shut the girl up in the passenger seat, not to actualy listen to them![8D]
Another positive is that there are girls who actually like the sound of the car with the LTs.
12-08-2007, 07:18 PM
#12
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RE: lt header install
ORIGINAL: LynnBob Mustang
At the end of the day they still gotta be better then the stockers.
I wouldn't mind putting headers on mine, but I want to be able to talk to wife or kids when I drive and not shout. plus get a head ache from the damn noise.
I have had several old cars with LT's and I got sick of it after awhile. They just got down right annoying and to me arn't worth the extra power because of that alone.
I would go with shorties and call it a day, you got a little better sound and better then stock manifolds.
Lynn
At the end of the day they still gotta be better then the stockers.
I wouldn't mind putting headers on mine, but I want to be able to talk to wife or kids when I drive and not shout. plus get a head ache from the damn noise.
I have had several old cars with LT's and I got sick of it after awhile. They just got down right annoying and to me arn't worth the extra power because of that alone.
I would go with shorties and call it a day, you got a little better sound and better then stock manifolds.
Lynn
12-08-2007, 07:51 PM
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RE: lt header install
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Are they better than stock manifolds? yes. its proven everyone knows it. . there are much better mods for that money and time than shorty headers is all im sayin.
Are they better than stock manifolds? yes. its proven everyone knows it. . there are much better mods for that money and time than shorty headers is all im sayin.
My '73 Mercury Montego with LT's was about half as loud, again annoying as hell after a while. I swore never again.
Shorties too me would be a compromise, I still get a little better sound and some mild HP gains.
Not hearing the wife bitch about it being too loud.....
To me priceless.
Lynn
12-08-2007, 07:57 PM
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RE: lt header install
ORIGINAL: Nitti00GT
Hahaha yeah. One positive is that it drones out the complaining. Anyone ever get this from a girl, "OMG you are driving too fast. Why is your car so loud? Why does the tires screach when you shift?"
Another positive is that there are girls who actually like the sound of the car with the LTs.
ORIGINAL: H0SS302
thats horrible! This is madness!
lol jk. i ca see where your comin from with the kiddos. must of us younguns need full exhaust to shut the girl up in the passenger seat, not to actualy listen to them![8D]
ORIGINAL: LynnBob Mustang
At the end of the day they still gotta be better then the stockers.
I wouldn't mind putting headers on mine, but I want to be able to talk to wife or kids when I drive and not shout. plus get a head ache from the damn noise.
I have had several old cars with LT's and I got sick of it after awhile. They just got down right annoying and to me arn't worth the extra power because of that alone.
I would go with shorties and call it a day, you got a little better sound and better then stock manifolds.
Lynn
ORIGINAL: MU71L4710N
and shorties are the exact same to install for less than half the power gain.
and shorties are the exact same to install for less than half the power gain.
I wouldn't mind putting headers on mine, but I want to be able to talk to wife or kids when I drive and not shout. plus get a head ache from the damn noise.
I have had several old cars with LT's and I got sick of it after awhile. They just got down right annoying and to me arn't worth the extra power because of that alone.
I would go with shorties and call it a day, you got a little better sound and better then stock manifolds.
Lynn
lol jk. i ca see where your comin from with the kiddos. must of us younguns need full exhaust to shut the girl up in the passenger seat, not to actualy listen to them![8D]
Another positive is that there are girls who actually like the sound of the car with the LTs.
[8D]
12-08-2007, 09:27 PM
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RE: lt header install
I am going to order a tubeular k-member conversion kit and install my LT headers at the same time since the easiest way to install the headers is by dropping the K member. This way to if i ever need to replace header gaskets it will be easier to replace them
12-09-2007, 08:11 AM
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RE: lt header install
how difficult is it to drop the k member i would rather do the work myself but i have never worked on my car. should i just wait until i get lowering springs and do it all at once.
12-11-2007, 01:32 AM
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RE: lt header install
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and shorties are the exact same to install for less than half the power gain. your still gonna have to do the same amount of work for either, and why waste hundreds on shorty headers that add 5 hp plus a day of work.
and shorties are the exact same to install for less than half the power gain. your still gonna have to do the same amount of work for either, and why waste hundreds on shorty headers that add 5 hp plus a day of work.
I have long tubes and personally I would never do it again. i later had to get a clutch and flywheel and have to drop the k member again to loosen a header to get in there... what a pita.
12-11-2007, 09:48 AM
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RE: lt header install
ORIGINAL: blkthndr03
would it be better to buy shortie headers
would it be better to buy shortie headers