Long tube header questions

hooligan98 · 05-26-2006

Are long tubes worth the hassle? I have the stock catback system with a O/R H-pipe. I am going to get a throttle body and plenum for sure. The car is lowered an inch and I was also wondering about ground clearence. Will they hang down lower than anything else the way the car is now? My friend and I have the tools and the knowhow to do almost anything but I have heard it is still a pain and if we were going to do it to go with long tubes cause shorties suck.

BlueStreak03 · 05-26-2006

L/T's are not worth it for you at this point. They are a huge pain in the ass to install since the motor either needs to be pulled or rocked over while still in the K-member to get it done. There are plenty of bolt-ons left that you can utilize for power.

FunkyBoss · 05-26-2006

If your dead set on doing it, L/T's are the only way to go. I met a guy at the track who had pretty much the same setup as me minus pullies, I believe, with L/T's, and he dyno'd at 270 something. He ran 8.7's in the 1/8th on street radials. If your state has strict emissions laws, I wouldn't mess with them.

carguy1985 · 05-27-2006

long tube are very cool, but the install/price to results ratio sucks. I want longtubes but i am going to hold on for now.

VP_96COBRA · 05-29-2006

i love mine but im not going to lie there was a lot of cursing involved during the install and yelling lol me and three buddies did it

hooligan98 · 05-30-2006

BlueStreak, what should I do next then? I am not good at making up my mind. I dont want to spend over 500 dollars right now.

Jokers97GT · 06-01-2006

I have L/T's on my 97 GT 5spd and they were a pain to install but it was worth it. I picked up 17 rwhp with my headers, Hi-flow X pipe and catback on a stock motor. It may not sound like much but as the mods grow so will the HP.

97 GT 5spd
FRPP 03 GT PI heads & intake,BBK ceramic L/T,BBK Hi-flow X pipe, Magnaflow Magnapacks catback,CAI w/ 9" K&N,Accufab plenum & 75mm T/B,Steeda U/D pulleys,SCT X-cal tuner, Fluidyne Radiator,Tremec TKO tranny, Pro5.0 shifter, Ram Powergrip clutch, FRPP Aluminum driveshaft,FRPP 3.73 gears & Cobra 31 spline diff, Moser 31 spline axles, TA girdle,UPR adjustable upper & lower control arms,03 Cobra 17X9 & 17x10.5 rims,Nitto nt555 255/40 & 285/40 tires,Kenny Brown subframes, Corbeau CR1 seats