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Old 03-28-2006, 07:19 PM
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What are the differences between shorty, equal and full length headers. Do they all just bolt onto the car? or will there be any extra mods neccesary in order to put them in
 
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Old 03-28-2006, 07:26 PM
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They all suck to install on our cars.

Shorties make a little power
equal legth shorties make a little more
long tubes make the most.

I dropped my K member and then dropped the engine 3-4 inches and it still sucked hard. Shorties should bolt right up to your stock exhaust. Long tubes require their own x pipe and 02 extenders. Mine hit the floor pan and made all sorts of noise. I had to put it up on a lift and pry them down. They still leak a little and the steering shaft rubs. I am seriously thinking of taking them off and selling them. I might try some mid lengths instead.
 
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Old 03-28-2006, 07:28 PM
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I LOVE my LTs.. if I ever sold this car I and got another Mustang one of the first mods to go onw ould be LTs again
 
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Old 03-28-2006, 07:32 PM
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I LOVE my LTs.. if I ever sold this car I and got another Mustang one of the first mods to go onw ould be LTs again
Which one's did you get?
Every time I see your avatar I crack up.
 
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Old 03-28-2006, 07:39 PM
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lol I've had this avatar for over a year, I love it..

i have the SLP LT's
 
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Old 03-28-2006, 07:48 PM
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Those are supposed to be well made. I have Jet hot (hooker knock off's) They don't fit worth sh#t. I wanted them because you don't have to remove them to drop the tranny. Live and learn.
 
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Old 03-28-2006, 07:58 PM
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well my SLP LTs have been on for a year and still look and sound great. I know Hooker and Kooks are suppose to be awesome, but I love these SLPs
 
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Old 03-28-2006, 08:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Blue02GT
They all suck to install on our cars.

Shorties make a little power
equal legth shorties make a little more
long tubes make the most.

I dropped my K member and then dropped the engine 3-4 inches and it still sucked hard. Shorties should bolt right up to your stock exhaust. Long tubes require their own x pipe and 02 extenders. Mine hit the floor pan and made all sorts of noise. I had to put it up on a lift and pry them down. They still leak a little and the steering shaft rubs. I am seriously thinking of taking them off and selling them. I might try some mid lengths instead.
I had to do the same thing you did for my bbk shorties. people claim you could get em on with kmember intact but I found no possible way for them to go in like that.
 
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Old 03-28-2006, 08:42 PM
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I have a stock bassani uncatted x-pipe from saleen. What would be the best application. would the shorties bolt onto that?
 
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Old 03-28-2006, 09:07 PM
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well my SLP LTs have been on for a year and still look and sound great. I know Hooker and Kooks are suppose to be awesome, but I love these SLPs
SLP for the win
 
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Old 03-29-2006, 06:56 PM
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Originally Posted by MattJ
I had to do the same thing you did for my bbk shorties. people claim you could get em on with kmember intact but I found no possible way for them to go in like that.
how do u like ur shorties? i have them aswell
 
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Old 03-29-2006, 08:09 PM
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Originally Posted by p3s7_01
I have a stock bassani uncatted x-pipe from saleen. What would be the best application. would the shorties bolt onto that?
if you want ot keep the saleen mid pipe then you have ot run short tube headers. If you want to run long tubes you have to run a shorty mid pipe because the headers are very long and need more room thus the shorty mid pipe. Shorties give a small gain while long tubes give more power. Me its not worth it to do either one, but if i was gonna do it i would do shorties cause i would never have ot mess with them once they are on and i wont have to mess with them to pull my tranny.
 
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Old 03-29-2006, 08:35 PM
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well that makes me feel better
 
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