Long tube vs shorties on a lt1..
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Long tube vs shorties on a lt1.. Im pretty sure there's other threads about this question but im just asking for feed back.. Whats really the major difference.. Also what's the difference in horse power?
It's for my 1994 z28
It's for my 1994 z28
Shorties only exist because of emissions and clearance issues in some applications. They are better than stock, but I would never think of getting shorties unless I had to. In SoCal, I can't get away with mids or LTs.
I had 1 5/8" MAC shorties, or mid lengths, as some people call them running 11.4s at 118. I now have Kooks 1 3/4" long tubes and ran 11.4s at 120. Sure the Kooks are worth 20plus HP, but it is all upper end power as shown by the increase in trap speed but lack of a drop in ET. Honestly, I wish I would have stayed with the MACs, I miss their same-as-stock ground clearance.
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I love how everyone loves to trash the hell out of shorties! I have had shorties then long tubes and now shorties again. I am lowered and long tubes took to much away from ground clearance. No performance differance noticed between the two. Just a difference in tone!
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I love how everyone loves to trash the hell out of shorties! I have had shorties then long tubes and now shorties again. I am lowered and long tubes took to much away from ground clearance. No performance differance noticed between the two. Just a difference in tone!
I have the Edelbrock shorties and the only two plugs that are hard to get to are the driver side #'s 5 and 7. You just need to get those from under the car. Not too hard!
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but i made my own xpipe to bolt to them. ( i ave heard people had issues with their Y-pipe)
they will however RUST like crazy.
i bought the ceramic coated ones, and they rusted very quicky
My set up started with a shorty set up.. but, since I live in a part of GA that has zero checks for emissions.. I went with the pacesetter LT's.
the pacesetters-they will rust really fast, and your going to lose all ground clearance.. my car is lowered and I hate speed bumps and most driveways.
I never had those issues with my old set up..
the pacesetters-they will rust really fast, and your going to lose all ground clearance.. my car is lowered and I hate speed bumps and most driveways.
I never had those issues with my old set up..
I have had the SLP shorties,Hooker shorties and have now had Pacesetter LTs for a while largest gain by far hence the reason they are still on my car. I don't care about the little amount of ground clearance difference Im in it for the performance.
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I love how everyone loves to trash the hell out of shorties! I have had shorties then long tubes and now shorties again. I am lowered and long tubes took to much away from ground clearance. No performance differance noticed between the two. Just a difference in tone!
