BBK LONG TUBES

[YELLOW42RCODE]

Anyone using BBK long tube headers ? I wanted JBA but it will not fit my budget so I want to do BBK's due to that they are half the price.
T.I.A.
Fred

 

[StangMyster]

Hey Fred, how about the Ford Racing headers? You don't have to go with the Chrome (you can't see them under the hood) and I believe the price is very close ($329). The quality should speak for itself!

 

[Towelly]

Ford Racing headers are short tube headers. Hes looking for LT's. How does one get 358 HP wheels? =-P

 

[YELLOW42RCODE]

Hey Fred, how about the Ford Racing headers? You don't have to go with the Chrome (you can't see them under the hood) and I believe the price is very close ($329). The quality should speak for itself!

Thanks,
I did look at Ford headers but they are shorties and I want longtube. I talk to BBK yesterday and their new long tube headers will be out in a couple of weeks and I likwe their pricing.

Fred

 

[adj86]

Whats up. I was also thinking about purchasing some BBK LTs, and i found some for a little more than $500, and including the BBK x pipe it comes out a tad more than $750. That price is killer. Why are they so cheap is it the material they are made out of or is there a performance difference between JBA and BBK. Oh yeah and i read on this site that some of the JBA LTs are prone to rust. Are those headers not coated at all or are they the coated ones?

 

[YELLOW42RCODE]

Whats up. I was also thinking about purchasing some BBK LTs, and i found some for a little more than $500, and including the BBK x pipe it comes out a tad more than $750. That price is killer. Why are they so cheap is it the material they are made out of or is there a performance difference between JBA and BBK. Oh yeah and i read on this site that some of the JBA LTs are prone to rust. Are those headers not coated at all or are they the coated ones?

Years ago BBk headers had fittment issues but have improved,JBA headers are really quite good but pricey. They do have ceramic coated headers that don't rust.

Fred

 

[adj86]

Thanks for the info man i really appreciate it. I think i will stick with BBK since they are so well priced. I do have one more question do LTs require a tune or do you just have to buy MIL eliminators. If you decide to get some BBKs let me know how they work out for you. I am very interested in getting some. Best of luck

 

[YELLOW42RCODE]

Thanks for the info man i really appreciate it. I think i will stick with BBK since they are so well priced. I do have one more question do LTs require a tune or do you just have to buy MIL eliminators. If you decide to get some BBKs let me know how they work out for you. I am very interested in getting some. Best of luck

Yes,
they do require a tune. Thanks I hope to get a set right after X-mas.

Fred

 

[adj86]

awesome wish i could get some that soon. Keep me posted!

 

[YELLOW42RCODE]

awesome wish i could get some that soon. Keep me posted!

Will do.

 

[Hoboattacker]

How do the BBK's sound? I know that all the LT's for our cars sound much much different. The JBA's make it sound like you have a cam and are very aggressive where-as a few of the others I've heard are relatively quiet for LT's...

 

[adj86]

I looked for some sound clips of them but i can't seem to find any. I am also interested in how they sound if you can find some sound clips of them please post em.

 

[Notchbck93]

Unless you go with stainless you can count on rust.

I have bbk Lt's on my coupe that never sees moisture and my damn tubes still rusted.

I saw a pair of daily driven ones and they are just awful.

You get what you pay for!

 

[bigcat]

stainless can rust as well. the better grade of stainless is more resistant to surface rust, while the cheaper (i think its 304) can have surface rust. stainless should not rust through, but surface rust is still possible with some stainless grades.

 

[adj86]

Will they rust if they are coated? I realize that uncoated headers will definitley rust, but do they need to be 304 stainless and coated? Or will coated bbks be protected from rust?

 

[bigcat]

i am not 100% sure because i dont have first hand experience with ceramic coatings. here is a pic of a stainless JBA header.....

Background
409 is a titanium stabilised ferritic stainless steel. Although regarded as a general-purpose chromium stainless steel the primary application for Grade 409 is automotive exhaust systems. Its applications are those where appearance is a secondary consideration to mechanical properties and corrosion resistance and where some weldability is required.

********snip......*********

Corrosion Resistance
Grade 409 resists atmospheric and exhaust gas corrosion. A light surface rust will form in most atmospheres; this rust retards further corrosion but makes the surface undesirable for decorative applications.

i got that info from this site. http://www.azom.com/Details.asp?ArticleID=969

409 is the less expensive stainless, while 304 is the nicer, more expensice stainless.

 

[adj86]

Thanks for the info bigcat. It sounds like with any kind of header, unless you are willing to deal with some amount of rust you need a coating of some kind. I don't really worry about surface rust so much as having them rust through. Surely BBK would have some kind of warranty on that don't you think?

 

[bigcat]

best to do your research BEFORE you purchase.

 

[adj86]

Most definitely an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of pain and in this case time and money

 

[Hoboattacker]

I'll go get a picture of my FRPP Ceramic Coated shorties this weekend and post it up. They have been on the car for quite some time and don't have any rust that I can recall.