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02-13-2010, 02:31 PM

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Jfsram

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It's to clear the giant boltheads of those header bolts.

Also passing smog is still doable with long tube headers. Just place 2 good aftermarket catalytic convertors after the collectors.

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02-14-2010, 09:53 PM

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centipede3001

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why long tube ive heard shortys are better ?

02-14-2010, 09:55 PM

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centipede3001

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also its not gonna have the smog setup on it so i dont need to worry about that

02-14-2010, 10:15 PM

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Five0hFox

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Originally Posted by centipede3001

why long tube ive heard shortys are better ?

A lot of people say go with shortys because their a lot easier to install. If you have access to a cherry picker longtubes are not hard to install at all.

I think long tubes look better also.

02-14-2010, 10:40 PM

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luckythirteen13

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Originally Posted by Jfsram

Also passing smog is still doable with long tube headers. Just place 2 good aftermarket catalytic convertors after the collectors.

not where i live. they do a visual inspection as well and as soon as they see the long tubes its an automatic fail

02-16-2010, 02:32 PM

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Good point lucky13. ANY visual changes will present an automatic fail. It's actually the same here in Ontario Canada but I just go to a mechanic who will overlook that as long as it blows clean.

Long tubes are a pain but they are worth a bit more power.