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SHORTIE HEADERS FOR L-98?

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Old Jul 7, 2003 | 12:38 PM
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Default SHORTIE HEADERS FOR L-98?

i have hooker long tubes on my 87. if the smog ***** catch me,i'll have to take them off or be shot. does anyone make smog legal shortie headers for L-98s? is there any advantage to using shorties headers over stock manifolds?
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Old Jul 7, 2003 | 01:55 PM
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Shorties will give you some gain over stock, but mostly in the upper RPM ranges. Long tubes will flow alot better and give you alot more in all RPM ranges.
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Old Jul 7, 2003 | 09:53 PM
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yes i know long tubes are better. does any company make a legal shortie header for the L-98? will the shorties for the LT-1 work?
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