i have a set of jba shortys that came with the car and i was wondering if i absolutely needed to get new gaskets and bolts?

 

id say so, last think you want is a leak, plus its not that more money

 

shorties aren't really worth the effort honestly

 

Set of full legths? Do you think they are that much better? Just curious. I am looking into headers soon.

 

Bolts are fine, spend the $45 and get some Percy gaskets from Jeg's.
Well if you want to pay an extra 200 and get maybe about 5-10 rwhp extra and worry about scraping everything, then yes LT's are the way to go. I got dyno proven results from my shortys and I love the tone. Alot of people on here bash shortys but I just wonder how many people actually tried them. The only people that I have talked to that have them love them, and if you want something other than shortys, pony up the money and get some mid-lengths, they give the same power as LT's but the install isnt a nightmare, and they dont have the clearance issues, and if you ever get a new clutch or any transmission work you won't need to remove and reinstall your LT's, making them VERY expensive. What turned me off completey though, headers bolted on to an aluminum block that hang lower than any other part of the car, I'll pass.