... i'm planing on twin turboing it in the next year or so...
Like the response above me, might be your best choice to wait for that twin turbo kit instead. Depending on the design/system, you may have custom exhaust headers coming with the kit, and while you could sell the "old" ones, might not be worth the hassle, especially with the installing and uninstalling (they are somewhat of a pain).I really dont want to spend more than 400 bucks or so cause i'm planing on twin turboing it in the next year or so.
Help! Trying to find a good set of long tubes for my 97 cobra. Whats good? Who makes them? Please help new to the modular family!
BTW.....My friend's supercharged 97 gained 13 RWHP with the addition of LT's. He had it dynoed before and after.
Is 13 RWHP worth $500 plus labor??????
But how much was picked up across the entire power band. There's more to making power than just peek figures. I'd be interested in seeing what his torque figures looked like.
I agree, the stock manifolds to a decent job of evacuating spent exhaust gases and carrying horsepower figures into the 450rwhp range, but the torque gains that can be had with a properly matched set of Long Tube headers are more than worth the cost IMO.
Don't waste your money on LT's!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I regret them because of trans and clutches that need replacing after the LT's are installed.
BTW.....My friend's supercharged 97 gained 13 RWHP with the addition of LT's. He had it dynoed before and after.
Is 13 RWHP worth $500 plus labor??????
Still isn't worth the money though. Just throw more boost at it. It's cheaper and will give you gobs more power than the headers.
Still isn't worth the money though. Just throw more boost at it. It's cheaper and will give you gobs more power than the headers.
Ahhh, but the object of the game is to make as much, or more power using the least amount of boost for engine and blower longevity. Not to mention that freeing up things on one end means room to grow on the other.
If one could make the same or more horsepower turning their blower 5-10% slower and without stressing head gaskets or bottom end components, why wouldn't that be a good idea?
And picking up 14rwhp/17rwtq at peek and gains accross the board for around $500....you don't consider that a worth while bolt on? How many other bolt ons do you know of short of a power adder that will add that much power, for that little money?
So why not more boost and long tubes ??? You would make even more power.
When i build something i try to get as much power out of it as possible. The horsepower gain at the crankshaft is well worth the 500 $$ investment and a afternoons work to me and many others. I will bet you would be surprised by how much more power your car would make with a nice set of long tubes.
LT's just aren't worth it. I have longtubes and I am saying they are not worth it. It is not worth the hassle when a clutch or trans goes bad or gives you issues. I don't even beat on my car and I've had a Centerforce PP go bad and the T45 reverse synchro replaced and both times it was a hassle.
Numbers aren't everything. 400-600-800 HP cars all feel the same when they are spinning their tires. I'm so sick of hearing about squeaking every single little pony out of cars. It makes me sick. I would put LT money towards some good suspension parts or tires to get your car to run better times. There are many SN members who have the HP to run only 13's, but they are running 12's because of suspension and tires.
Big HP numbers are for Dyno Queens and bragging rights, which I am not either one of those with either of my cars. I drive them.
Well, coming from someone who's also running a set of LT's, I say they are worth it. You make it sound as the the headers are responsible for your clutch or transmission issues? Have trouble accessing your trans..then I guess you bought the wrong header. I can get to my R470W just fine with my Kooks?
I also find the "sick of hearing about squeaking every single little pony our of our cars" and "Big HP numbers are for Dyno Queens and bragging rights" statements a little ironic coming from someone who's built not one, but two high powered Cobra's....one of which has minimal suspension mods and the other that's got none at all....but both are making 400 and 600hp though?By your own definition, you're one of the guys building a Dyno Queen, or bragging rights that you're chastising, whether you choose to admit it or not? I'm also betting you'd have a different attitude about squeezing every ounce of power out of your set up if were you still hovering around stock horsepower ranges.
You of all people should know, there's no such thing as "enough" when you start with the modding. You wouldn't have spent the kind of money you did on either of your cars if you really believed that.
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