Im gonna buy long tubes of shorties to go along with an H pipe. my friend has bbk shorties and H and it sounds pretty nice and not too loud. i live in a neighborhood and i come home late and i dont want it to be too loud. i just wanna hear some opinions
Two things to consider prolly more, but these are what I would consider. Does your state have emissions? Most long tube set-ups have only two cat's instead of the normal factory four. Also, you will need MIL eliminators to prevent a check engine light coming on. Finally, is your car lowered? If so, long tubes generally will catch on nasty speed bumps; sometimes even if the car isn't lowered. Just think of those things and you will come up with your answer... Good luck!
If your not trying to squeeze all the hp out that you can.....go with shorties....easier to change gaskets.....LT's give more hp/torque.......Grady can explain more........I'm happy with my BBK shorties and summit H....love the sound and have not too bad changing gaskets...
and you will notice the shorties will be easier to install as well...dont waste your time on equal lenghts either i dont feel they are worth it they are a PITA to install
grady has a good point ...i currently have stock headers and the sound is great but im after more then sound...and as i mentioned that appears to be your goal. i think either a o/r h or x and a nice cat back will satisfy your needs