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Old Sep 30, 2002 | 11:49 PM
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do long tube headers present any ground clearance problems on a 96 lt-4? are they worth the trouble since the stock manifolds flow pretty well?
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Old Oct 1, 2002 | 12:12 AM
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the stock manifolds wont flow well enough to compare to LT headers, you should get ~15hp or so
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Old Oct 1, 2002 | 12:16 AM
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iceman, the hookers have no ground clearance problems at all. i have them on my '96, no problems even with the car being lowered.
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Old Oct 1, 2002 | 04:00 AM
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I second Mike. I've installed the Hookers and no ground clearance issues what so ever.
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Old Oct 1, 2002 | 09:22 AM
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I have no problems.
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Old Oct 1, 2002 | 09:36 AM
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None at all with ground clearance. Had to remove & reweld the passenger side collector for tunnel clearance but it was no biggie. The Randoms (cats) are a shade lower than I wanted but I still think I will have to try to hit them.

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Old Oct 1, 2002 | 10:07 AM
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Default Re: long tube headers (Iceman4021)

No problems on my 92. I think somebody actually measured it and the headers give you more ground clearance than the stock cats!

I know I've never scraped my headers on anything, I hit something else first. They are also worth every penny if emissions aren't an issue.
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