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Old 12-06-2008, 09:14 PM
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Anyone got any info or dyno charts etc on power difference between shorties and full length im just debating if its really worth the hassle puttin longtubes in my cars its just a mild car, gt40x heads steeda 19 kb at 10 psi.

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Old 12-06-2008, 09:48 PM
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im not sure if i would call a heads, cam, and kb at 10 psi mild lol well mabye when you compare it to other larger forced induction cars, but anyways im sure the longtubes would be well worth it with that set up.
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Old 12-06-2008, 09:51 PM
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Check the sticky up above,it has a comparison with long and short pipes,the long pipes prevail.
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Old 12-06-2008, 09:54 PM
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True, im just saying its a street car, i work with guys who push 1,000hp so my car aint nothing.
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Old 12-06-2008, 11:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Stella94GT
im not sure if i would call a heads, cam, and kb at 10 psi mild lol well mabye when you compare it to other larger forced induction cars, but anyways im sure the longtubes would be well worth it with that set up.

LOL that is mild. I guess you consider a CAI mild? lol

anyways, do you have any headers on there now or are they stock manifolds? If you have stock manifolds your answer is about as plain as your nose on your face. If you are considering changing from a short to a full length header its still going to be worth it. Do it either way, but most definately do it if you only have stock manifolds.

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Old 12-06-2008, 11:49 PM
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^ everyone has different meanings of mild. mabye mine and yours are different.. for a 302, h/c/i and fi is about the most your can do so therefore im saying it is more than mild.
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Old 12-07-2008, 12:16 AM
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i had equal lengths whe ni got thecar andi hate those and refuse to ever get em again, had flowtech shorties and those are junk had two sets and couldnt get em to stop leaking, so im thinking just gettin some bbk shorties or doin all the work for longtubes.
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Old 12-07-2008, 01:22 AM
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Obviously a setup like that would benefit from LT headers.
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Old 12-07-2008, 02:37 AM
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anything ball and socket will make less power.
LT's, then equal shorts, then shorties, then stock.
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Old 12-07-2008, 06:55 AM
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Long tubes for sure. You will notice the differance as soon as you strap it to the Wrangler Dyno
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