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Old May 7, 2009 | 03:23 PM
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Thats a lot i wasnt thinking about putting all my money down on them. How much horsepower/torque gains would i get out of a set up like that and how are the mac headers zstang?
Old May 7, 2009 | 03:37 PM
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I just ordered JBA longtubes last week. Got them yesterday and cant wait to get them installed.
Old May 7, 2009 | 03:41 PM
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you wont get a lot of power out of them, especially for the money. I mainly put them in because of the supercharger, otherwise I would have left the stockers.

But the Macs are holding up very well after 2 years.
Old May 7, 2009 | 07:26 PM
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Originally Posted by tx_zstang
With shorties you can keep your cats and O2 sensors and not need a tune, it.
so can long tubes

Old May 7, 2009 | 08:32 PM
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Melo let me know what you think about the jba when ya get them installed. I have no clue what to get right now. I havent found too much information on anything yet.
Old May 8, 2009 | 12:45 PM
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Originally Posted by mustangman02232
so can long tubes
Indeed you can; in fact I have cats and use rear sensors, too. (...where's my pic of the install....)
Old May 8, 2009 | 03:36 PM
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didnt notice that JBA made long tunes for the 4.0. thought they only made em for the GT.
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