Shorties
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From: Fort Worth Texas
Shorties
Does anybody on here have shorties on their LT1 ? I'm thinking about buying a set of headers and wanting to see what kinds of gains to expect from shorties. Also how much more work for the LTs ?
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Use the search on this. There are lots of threads on shorties. To inform you, there are no direct "bolt ons". All require modifications (ac brackets, oil dipstick, air line)
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I put shorties (Hookers) on my 94 along with 1.6 rr + LT4 springs. The header install wasn't too bad. I didn't hook the air tubes back up, though.
Still have stock exhaust and now it has just enough growl to it that you can actually hear it from inside the car.
Gains at the track were very good for such simple upgrades.
Stock performance was: 13.75 @ 101mph.
With shorties & 1.6rr: 13.21 @ 106mph.
Still have stock exhaust and now it has just enough growl to it that you can actually hear it from inside the car.
Gains at the track were very good for such simple upgrades.
Stock performance was: 13.75 @ 101mph.
With shorties & 1.6rr: 13.21 @ 106mph.
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The stock exhaust is pretty good but the headers look cool 
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I put shorties (Hookers) on my 94 along with 1.6 rr + LT4 springs. The header install wasn't too bad. I didn't hook the air tubes back up, though.
Still have stock exhaust and now it has just enough growl to it that you can actually hear it from inside the car.
Gains at the track were very good for such simple upgrades.
Stock performance was: 13.75 @ 101mph.
With shorties & 1.6rr: 13.21 @ 106mph.
Still have stock exhaust and now it has just enough growl to it that you can actually hear it from inside the car.
Gains at the track were very good for such simple upgrades.
Stock performance was: 13.75 @ 101mph.
With shorties & 1.6rr: 13.21 @ 106mph.
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If you are not in California, go w/ long tubes. I had no choice, I HAVE to pass Smog/sniffer
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From: Fort Worth Texas
I don't mind the emissions I can get around that. It just seems like the room in the engine bay is so tight so I was wondering how much more work it would really be to do LTs. Also I thought the shorties would be a direct fit ?
