There are four basic types of headers:
Short-tube, unequal-length
Short-tube, equal length
Long-tube,unequal-length
Long-tube, equal-length
"Shorty" or "short-tube" headers have shorter primary tubes than long tubes headers do.
"Long-tube" headers have longer primary tubes than shorty headers do.
"Unequal length" headers have primary tubes in different lengths.
"Equal-length" headers have primary tubes with the same length.
Examples of three of the four types:
http://www.geocities.com/mt83rd/headers.html
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