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Old 08-11-2009, 08:34 PM
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Originally Posted by defconfire
I hope to god that *Wink is in there to indicate that that statement is LOADED w/ sarcasm. You wouldn't wanna confuse anyone.

Go w/ long tubes no questions asked.
Haha...it is. I probably hate BBK products more then anyone. Its just every other day this same question is asked.
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Old 08-11-2009, 08:56 PM
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Originally Posted by Mustang3GT07
Haha...it is. I probably hate BBK products more then anyone. Its just every other day this same question is asked.
Well, I'm glad we have that in common.

So OP get a set of longtubes that is not BBK brand.
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Old 08-11-2009, 09:22 PM
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i would say either would be better than those restrictive manifolds but id go long tube.
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Old 08-11-2009, 09:24 PM
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go stainless too!
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Old 08-13-2009, 01:41 AM
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i got shorties...nothing noticeable on the drive
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Old 08-13-2009, 07:05 AM
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I read a write-up on the Bassani midlength headers at mustang50magazine and those seem to be attractive to me. Evidently the installation was a breeze for the guys and you've got the advantage of not having to remove them for trans work and what not down the road. The last page of their write up had dyno numbers showing roughly 16hp and 22ft lb gain in the 3-4K range. That seems pretty substantial to me. Does anyone have these and have feedback?
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Old 08-13-2009, 07:42 AM
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Get LT's.......not BBK.
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Old 08-13-2009, 07:44 AM
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I was told that lt's will cause a mild loss in bottom end torque but will help the mid-top better. Gears or a KB will solve that problem!!! It seems a few people on here like the Mac LT's.
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Old 08-13-2009, 08:57 AM
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Do you have to remove L/T's if you need to drop the tranny? I didnt think they came in that close together??
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