anyone with shorty headers?
 

just wondering if anyone has shorties on there cars.. i know tons of ppl say there not worth it but i cant affoard the extra cash for the longtubes....

i want to hear some feedback as in to sound?power?

i had ford racing shorties on my cobra, they did make a sound difference, but nothing for power, install was a bitch too cause of the monster heads. but i think long tubes and what you got now would sound sick.

if your going to put cams in your car then definatly if not.............its up to you but i dont think youll see tremendous gansthumb:

ive done my home work as for shorties not much gain , long tubes some but not much. it all depends on your budget and what you want outa your car thumb:

If your going to keep upgraded your car I would go long tubes. Nothing like doing the same job twice.

Go shorties, mush easier to install, easier access to starter, trans, etc.... The difference between the two is minimal for a street car, you would never notice. The long tubes are said to give a bit more top end power but you'll lose some low end power, so the mid-range is pretty much the same. Many believe the difference in power is big because when compainies are dyno testing a product, they go with peak-power for the ads so you'll think it's a huge difference when it's not. If you spend most of your time at 5500+rpm then go long tubes, street cars usually run quite a bit lower.

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When my engine was out I threw on a set of BBK shorties, they are close to equal length so they might be worth a tiny bit more power than other shortes. Not bad for $300 too, the flanges & welds are good and they fit nicely. Didn't want to have to get a new X pipe so I did not get longtubes.

You might as well get it done right the first time. Seems like shorties are a budget way to do things. Its like throwing on an axle back for sound rather than working further towards a restricted area like a CAT back or even headers back. If ya want sound go for it but if ya plan on continuing your build do the job right once. you'll be back for more later

^The term "axle back" only applies to the '05+ mustangs since there mufflers are at the rear of the car, a "cat back" is the same thing as an axle back as it replaces the mufflers and piping before (to the next joint) and after them.thumb:

hmm i thought axle back was just mufflers and tips on the 05+ does it include the pipe all the way forward to the H pipe?

No, it doesn't include all that piping, it includes the "piping before (to the next joint)" as the other piping is not needed.

It was more of a general answer as opposed to a year specific answer. I believe that example helped get the point accross. A great deal of other vehicles have a union at or near the rear axle. Please continue with the discussion