JBA Shorty Headers
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Le Mans Master
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St. Jude Donor '09-'10-'11-'12-'14
JBA Shorty Headers
Does anyone have experience with JBA shorty headers, particularly realted to ease of installation, dealing with plug wires, etc? I know shorties won't provide much if any increase in performance, but I am seriously considering a new cat back system so it would seem to be a good time to replace everything.
My current thought is shorties, new cats, and a magnaflow catback. JBA looks like a higher quality product than the Hooker or Pacesetter options. I feel this would give me a nice balance of power (stock LT1), sound, and looks.
My current thought is shorties, new cats, and a magnaflow catback. JBA looks like a higher quality product than the Hooker or Pacesetter options. I feel this would give me a nice balance of power (stock LT1), sound, and looks.
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My thought has been if you are stock, keep as much stock as possible. Unless your headers are in bad shape why spend the money. High flow cats and performance mufflers will change the sound but the 1994 LT1 has a plenty good exhaust system as is. Especially if the motor is stock.
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Le Mans Master
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St. Jude Donor '09-'10-'11-'12-'14
My thought has been if you are stock, keep as much stock as possible. Unless your headers are in bad shape why spend the money. High flow cats and performance mufflers will change the sound but the 1994 LT1 has a plenty good exhaust system as is. Especially if the motor is stock.
If I am going for a nice new shiny catback, and the cats could probably be replaced being that they are stock and 15 years old (plus I don't plan to take it back apart later), why not upgrade the manifold end.
My other thought is to have the stock manifolds ceramic coated for better heat control and of course appearance.
I need to do a plug and wire change anyway, so now is the time to get all of it done at once. Going the stock route makes the wire management, etc easier.
Last edited by Black94LT1; Mar 17, 2009 at 11:23 AM.
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Good points. As for why spend the money, to be honest, it is the mod bug that gets everyone. I have slowly been moding things (intake, rear end, etc) My current exhaust is stock with the exception of muffler eliminators, and while I love the sound, I guess I am getting old and it is starting to drone (pun intended).
If I am going for a nice new shiny catback, and the cats could probably be replaced being that they are stock and 15 years old (plus I don't plan to take it back apart later), why not upgrade the manifold end.
My other thought is to have the stock manifolds ceramic coated for better heat control and of course appearance.
I need to do a plug and wire change anyway, so now is the time to get all of it done at once. Going the stock route makes the wire management, etc easier.
If I am going for a nice new shiny catback, and the cats could probably be replaced being that they are stock and 15 years old (plus I don't plan to take it back apart later), why not upgrade the manifold end.
My other thought is to have the stock manifolds ceramic coated for better heat control and of course appearance.
I need to do a plug and wire change anyway, so now is the time to get all of it done at once. Going the stock route makes the wire management, etc easier.
I've heard a lot of "while i'm in theres" but never a plug change leading to headers
Racer
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honestly I put aero turbine muffs on my car and it made it slower than with stock exhaust just some food for thought the ltx pipe I put in did wonders though so now I have no cats stock muffs and x pipe and me likey
