Headers

[gilroy222]

Hi,

 

Talked to my local exhaust guy and he claims I cannot get a set of longtubes for my 2000 5.3?? I then tried asking about a catted y-pipe that I heard about to make them fit but he said it wouldn't be worth the horsepower... so suggested getting a set of stainless shorty's because they will flow better than any longtube and will bolt right up to my truck.

 

I have heard everywhere the total opposite that shorty's hardly increase hp at all and that longtubes are certainly the way to go. Also I have seen a number of people on this board with the same year of truck and on youtube that have longtubes.

 

Can anyone offer me any advice?? should I go for shorty's or try and push for longtubes?

[Chris]

He is completely lying to you. You can have the long tubes. Shorties just look pretty, no real gain. Long tubes will gain you power. Especially with the right scavenging.

[gilroy222]

Alright thanks guys. I tried explaining to him that people all over the internet have the same truck as me with longtube headers... many of whom on this board lol. He insisted that i could get "mid-length" and even if i did get longtubes the power increase wouldn't be big enough to make it worth while. However I have heard the complete opposite that longtubes give you a bunch of power and shorty's are just a manifold replacement pretty much lol

[gilroy222]

get some LPP longtubes

 

 

Now i'm just curious... I am in college right now so I can't spend TOO much on headers... should I get ones that are coated or would I be just as well off with the ones that are just black painted. I have heard some say the painted ones will rust or leak eventually and some say their's never did. I live in Canada and although I always have my truck dripless undercoated do you think it'd be a bad idea? Even if they did start leaking or rusting is it a major fix down the road?

[Rmitch223]

Frogfish, are you running LPP LT's?

 

If so, did you have any fitment issues?

[yukon25008.1]

Try stainless works they make one of the best long tubes money can buy, im getting a set made for my 8.1, they have a ffree truck install in sept, so were going to ohio. there dyno results so 30-35 HP from the LT,s

[TimmyG]

Were do i find out about free install? There only 40mins from me

 

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