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Topic: Long tubes or shorties?
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92SilverGT
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Does anyone know of the ups or downs of having long tube headers over shorties? I have equal length shorties right now and its a pain in the ass to stop exhaust leaks at the header h-pipe collector. And I dont really want to take my car to a muffler show to have them rebend the h-pipe. So can anyone tell me what companies make some decent headers, mine are bbk by the way. thanks
Posts: 48 | From: Dublin | Registered: Apr 2003
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66 AC COBRA
Nitrous King
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for long tubes, bbk's are the best bang for the buck longtubes, they arent the greatest by far, but they are definately not the worst
kooks 
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Posts: 6280 | From: Winters | Registered: Feb 2002
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Glenn
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I am going from shorties to long tubes. What H-pipe do you have? I had BBK's before and there were no problems. Ar you tightening them equaly when you did the install? Are you sure it is at the collector?
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Posts: 2009 | From: Stationed on a Pacific Island, Guam | Registered: Oct 2001
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Glenn
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Originally posted by 66 AC COBRA:
for long tubes, bbk's are the best bang for the buck longtubes, they arent the greatest by far, but they are definately not the worst
kooks
I got my long tubes for $239 from summit. ![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif)
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DragGuam
Posts: 2009 | From: Stationed on a Pacific Island, Guam | Registered: Oct 2001
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BlackNGold
CaliforniaFords.com
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BBK sucks!!!!.....If you have anything bigger than stock heads your gonna have to port match the BBK headers...I'm running BBK shorties and I've personally welded on them a few times to stop leaks...
Are you sure that the leak is comming from the collector flange?...If it is I would re-tighten the H-pipe bolts EVENLY and torque them down A LOT!!...
For shorties I would recommend Ford MotorSport headers...They are very good quality and if you get the ceramic coated ones you'll find that they are coated inside and out(un-like BBK and other manufactures)..
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Posts: 5132 | From: Bay Area, CA | Registered: Dec 2001
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rokcrln
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I just today ordered my shorts from Apex. I went with the ford motor sports.
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73 Bronco EFI 351W
71 Chevy PU w/Vett LT1
Posts: 448 | From: Winters Ca. | Registered: Mar 2003
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KCmustangboy
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Switch to long tubes, you lose the leak and gain a great amount of power. You will not be disapointed. Keep the shorties around for when you have to smog.
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03 Cobra... Factory long block, with Whipple and AED tune... 812rwhp 10.0s @ 140... almost there!
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Posts: 1691 | From: San Jose, CA | Registered: Oct 2002
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ci$ko
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so i take it you have exhaust leak with the x-pipe and shorties u wanna sale me
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89 lx burning up slicks at a track near you
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72 chevelle
Posts: 1286 | From: valleJo .7o7. | Registered: Feb 2003
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KCmustangboy
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I don't have any leaks thank you very much because I don't mind spending the time to bolt them up just right, and sometimes you just get lucky, sometimes one set doesn't match with the other no matter what you do. I guess I got lucky, or I know how to tighten stuff up.
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03 Cobra... Factory long block, with Whipple and AED tune... 812rwhp 10.0s @ 140... almost there!
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Posts: 1691 | From: San Jose, CA | Registered: Oct 2002
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ci$ko
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sounds good then =)
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89 lx burning up slicks at a track near you
91 bottled gt sold :/
72 chevelle
Posts: 1286 | From: valleJo .7o7. | Registered: Feb 2003
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