Stupid header question...
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Melting Slicks
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From: Warwick RI
Stupid header question...
When did headers become "longtube" headers?
When I introduced my son to the hobby a little more than a year ago he kept saying that he needed "longtube" headers. We always had "headers" and "shorty" headers when we built our beaters back in the early 80s. Well I am bored now and thought that I would get this straight in my head.
Now all that I read are posts talking about "longtube" headers like they are something special. Like the "frisbee" mod or something
So my question is:
Is there a difference between the BBC C3 Hedman elites that I run and "longtubes" or is it just what the "new" generation calls full length headers?
When I introduced my son to the hobby a little more than a year ago he kept saying that he needed "longtube" headers. We always had "headers" and "shorty" headers when we built our beaters back in the early 80s. Well I am bored now and thought that I would get this straight in my head.
Now all that I read are posts talking about "longtube" headers like they are something special. Like the "frisbee" mod or something
So my question is:
Is there a difference between the BBC C3 Hedman elites that I run and "longtubes" or is it just what the "new" generation calls full length headers?
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With you. On the old stuff and not knowing new "termanogoly"?In the old days, they were all long tube to me.
Remember running open headers on the street?
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From: Lubbock for now, headed for Oklahoma
Just new terms for these. To help the kiddies tell the difference I guess.
LONG TUBE:
http://store.summitracing.com/partde...5&autoview=sku
SHORTIES:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Chrom...3A1|240%3A1318
Everything seems to need a new name to justify the new prices....
LONG TUBE:
http://store.summitracing.com/partde...5&autoview=sku
SHORTIES:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Chrom...3A1|240%3A1318
Everything seems to need a new name to justify the new prices....
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From: Vancouver WA
makes sense to me. its not the 80s anymore where people still didnt care too much about emissions and there was a ton of room to put full length headers in every 70's car. these days emissions are so tight, and lets face it the clearances have also became tighter. there are shorties mid length and longtube now. just another name there for what it is.
either way, when they say LT or midlength, or even shorty, even if you dont know cars, by looking at them you will know which is which. if you just called them headers we would have even more ???? posts on which headers to get. would get topics like this
What is better for my car??? headers? headers? or should i just stick with headers??
either way, when they say LT or midlength, or even shorty, even if you dont know cars, by looking at them you will know which is which. if you just called them headers we would have even more ???? posts on which headers to get. would get topics like this
What is better for my car??? headers? headers? or should i just stick with headers??
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From: Lubbock for now, headed for Oklahoma
makes sense to me. its not the 80s anymore where people still didnt care too much about emissions and there was a ton of room to put full length headers in every 70's car. these days emissions are so tight, and lets face it the clearances have also became tighter. there are shorties mid length and longtube now. just another name there for what it is.
either way, when they say LT or midlength, or even shorty, even if you dont know cars, by looking at them you will know which is which. if you just called them headers we would have even more ???? posts on which headers to get. would get topics like this
What is better for my car??? headers? headers? or should i just stick with headers??
either way, when they say LT or midlength, or even shorty, even if you dont know cars, by looking at them you will know which is which. if you just called them headers we would have even more ???? posts on which headers to get. would get topics like this
What is better for my car??? headers? headers? or should i just stick with headers??
