exaust keep it or redo it advice needed

[stanggt00]

ok at the moment i have mac procamber mid-pipe on the car and a major exuast leak at exaust manifold so......

i am thinking of

a) replacing the header with a bbk shorty since i alrdy have a mid-pipe on the car

or

b) have a set of lt headers installed bbk or mac and that means replacing my mid-pipe with a shorter midpipe




my problem is not money so much but worries

if i get the long tubes and for some reason need to replace my clutch will there be a hell of a lot of extra work needed to be done just to replace the clutch like remove the headers
also is the power going to be worth the extra money over the shorty headers
anything less then 10hp imo is not worth the money but if its more then that then thats something to think about


but i want to do it right the first time and not regret that i did not just kick out the extra money and get the long tubes


for both shorties and longtube i have been looking at mac or bbk but i am not sure

thxs for any help

 

[stng]

I have the Ceramic Coated BBK LT's and have had zero problems with them. They are by far worth the money. I wouldnt waste my time with shorties.

Yes if you need to do your clutch/drop the tranny it will require a lot of extra time as you have to unbolt the passenger side header. However there are a few brands of LT's out there that allow for enough clearance that unbolting the passenger side header is not necessary to drop the tranny. I am not sure which brands they are but if that is a concern I would go that route. Or you could just do your clutch at the same time as your header install and be fine for how ever long you can make the clutch last. I would recomend you do this if you go with MAC or BBK LT's.

Bottom line, if you go with LT's you wont be disappointed in the power increase.

 

[BlackenedSVT]

so upgrade the clutch now anyway??

I mean if money isn't a problem, you could always put a new one in there while you're at it. Too bad you're not doing this yourself, sure would save you some cash....

 

[stanggt00]

lol if i could had the tools and a few guys with some exp. i would love to try to do the job my self with there help of course

see this is my only car atm i cant have the car dismantled for a week still have to get to work

hehe i am a tech for verizon and they dont play that i cant make it to work crap you will be looking for a new job

 

[mity2]

I have the Ceramic Coated BBK LT's and have had zero problems with them. They are by far worth the money. I wouldnt waste my time with shorties.

Yes if you need to do your clutch/drop the tranny it will require a lot of extra time as you have to unbolt the passenger side header. However there are a few brands of LT's out there that allow for enough clearance that unbolting the passenger side header is not necessary to drop the tranny. I am not sure which brands they are but if that is a concern I would go that route. Or you could just do your clutch at the same time as your header install and be fine for how ever long you can make the clutch last. I would recomend you do this if you go with MAC or BBK LT's.

Bottom line, if you go with LT's you wont be disappointed in the power increase.

I thought about shortie or LT for loooong time. Only reason why i went with BBK Coated LT, is because someone bought it, and totaled the car befor he install it. So i got one hell of deal on it.

Now that i installed it, I wonder what I was smoking when I was thinking about shortie. Power inclease is noticeble, and after you look at LT and shortie, Its soo obvious that shortie just can't flow as nice as LT.
granted, I had to buy new mid pipe, and now I spent even more on 2 cats to get it to pass inspection, and week after I installed header, my clutch went in the way of dodo bird. But I still firmly recommend LT over ANY shortie..


My .02. When your doing LT, do clutch as well. it'll save you money in long run

 

[stanggt00]

thxs guys bbk long tubes it is and i will do the clutch at the same time

 

[JOHNS01GT]

thxs guys bbk long tubes it is and i will do the clutch at the same time

Then you can sell your old mid-pipe to make up for some of the cost of the new mid-pipe.