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90FoX
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sup i need to find the best headers for my setup
i have a bone stock 90 lx im going to either get a bassani x or spin tech with dynomax ultraflo bullets with turn downs? any suggestions? ![[Confused]](confused.gif)
Posts: 5364 | From: Shooting Skeet | Registered: Oct 2002
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Milesblown03
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how much are you lookin to spend? Do you want longtubes, or shorty's? If you want to retain smog legality, go shortys, but youd probably be happiest with long tubes. What are you plans for it? Just about any brand header witll be ok, i just would stay away from MAC, most people see m to have probs with em. The FMS are ok shortys, as are the BBK's... The finish of the header all depends on how much you want to spend... some are paited=ugly, but functional.Stainless steel= better, but will still discolor after a while. Ceramic coated=nice, looks good, and retains its finish for a long time, but is also the most expensive... hope this helps
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Posts: 1002 | From: Hayward, CA | Registered: Jun 2000
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93Snyper
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I went with the BBK equal-length shorties with a flowtech X and those dynomax's...seems to work fine for me, but you already knew that didnt you ![[patriot]](graemlins/patriot.gif)
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Posts: 147 | From: FiveTen | Registered: Mar 2002
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PeNiNsula302
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Originally posted by Milesblown03:
how much are you lookin to spend? Do you want longtubes, or shorty's? If you want to retain smog legality, go shortys, but youd probably be happiest with long tubes. What are you plans for it? Just about any brand header witll be ok, i just would stay away from MAC, most people see m to have probs with em. The FMS are ok shortys, as are the BBK's... The finish of the header all depends on how much you want to spend... some are paited=ugly, but functional.Stainless steel= better, but will still discolor after a while. Ceramic coated=nice, looks good, and retains its finish for a long time, but is also the most expensive... hope this helps
pretty much summed it up. I have ceramic BBK equal length shorties, bbk o/r x and flows and it was a nice gain.....but i wish i would have gotten some long tubes ![[Frown]](frown.gif) .
On the topic of mufflers, i know MM&FF did a thing on gains and what not but from everyones personal opinion, am i wrong with having flows on this combo? I just think i can be getting more power and a different exhaust tone from another muffler....
Posts: 3423 | Registered: Mar 2002
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cobraman_1994
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i liked my jba headers, but them and bassani are a little more pricey. but you get what you paid for in this game.
as for the flows, they are fine. everyone will compare air flow ratings and what not. but it doesnt really matter on a mildly modded car. once you get crazy with the mods, then you might want to ditch the chambered mufflers all together. and if flows are so shitty, then why does everyone and there entire family have them on there car? ![[burnout]](graemlins/burnout.gif)
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Posts: 4882 | From: eldorado hills | Registered: Sep 2001
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PeNiNsula302
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would i notice any difference (besides sound) if i got single chambers? I mean how much different of a sound would they be...like as loud as if i got turn downs on this setup? or what?
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cobraman_1994
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you will loose a little tq with one chambers. and yeah, they are loud as fuck, especailly with an off road pipe. lol, ask the50ho about that one ![[Wink]](wink.gif) ![[worship]](graemlins/worship.gif)
[ November 03, 2002, 11:42 PM: Message edited by: cobraman1994 ]
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Posts: 4882 | From: eldorado hills | Registered: Sep 2001
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Member # 779
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Get equal lengths with any off road pipe and you will like the power gains.
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Posts: 5685 | From: EASTBAY | Registered: Jan 2002
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JoeT
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I don't think at the stock power level(s) that it makes much of a damn bit of difference which muffler you run, especially if you still have cats and shorty headers and stock heads and all that.
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Posts: 6785 | From: San Jose | Registered: Jun 2001
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rr_mustang
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Originally posted by shade-tree:
I don't think at the stock power level(s) that it makes much of a damn bit of difference which muffler you run, especially if you still have cats and shorty headers and stock heads and all that.
I agree with that as well. IMO...stock, or near stock applications do not benefit from different types of mufflers. I read somewhere that the HP difference between equal and un-equal length headers was 1hp, although the install time for equal length is quite a bit longer.
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Posts: 473 | From: San Jose, CA | Registered: Feb 2002
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JARED
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Most replace mufflers for the sound not performance. If we looked for just performance we would all be running Borla XR-1's or Bassani mufflers ![[Roll Eyes]](rolleyes.gif)
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Posts: 5685 | From: EASTBAY | Registered: Jan 2002
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JoeT
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loud=fast, duh don't you know? ![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif)
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Posts: 6785 | From: San Jose | Registered: Jun 2001
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90FoX
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Member # 1974
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thankz but i just ordered chrome eqaul length bbk headers and im going to go with a custom built X with dynmax bullets
Posts: 5364 | From: Shooting Skeet | Registered: Oct 2002
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90FoX
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Member # 1974
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do you think it would be easy to install the bbk headers myself?
Posts: 5364 | From: Shooting Skeet | Registered: Oct 2002
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90FoX
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Member # 1974
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do you think it would be easy to install the bbk headers myself?
Posts: 5364 | From: Shooting Skeet | Registered: Oct 2002
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Stimson
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Originally posted by shade-tree:
I don't think at the stock power level(s) that it makes much of a damn bit of difference which muffler you run, especially if you still have cats and shorty headers and stock heads and all that.
Well said. The stock H pipe is probably the most restrictive part of the factory exhaust system. Save your headers money for gears and pullies. FasterDamnit on here was one of the fastest stock motored 5.O's around and he had the stock cat back for ages. Personally, I picked up no noticable MPH going from stock headers to long tubes.
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Gear Head
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Yes the headers are fairly simple to install excepot you have to relocate some smog pump equipment on the passenger side of course.
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Posts: 5685 | From: EASTBAY | Registered: Jan 2002
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