best shortys for 4.8
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No not everyone except for me. If your a hater and thats your thing fine, this is the last reply directed towards you, i would appreciate positive attitudes and intelligent discussions, leave your ignorance elsewhere
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That gets back to airflow. Shorties probably flow more air than SBC log manifolds, for example, but not our truck (LS style) manifolds.
The only thing that shortys do better than stock manifolds is leak.
So my answer to the title of this thread is, "The best shortys for a 4.8 are the stock manifolds".
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Then why do they make shortys, if they don't work? Originally, for hotrods where nothing else would fit. And just because they don't do anything besides look cool, doesn't mean people won't keep the myth alive. Think about the Tornado (Vornado?). They're still selling those.
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Not here in ca. I think im just going to stick with the stock headers at least for now. I still have pacesetter long tubes for sale that i will not be putting on, brand new if anyone is interested.
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Yes in CA, theres other users in here from California running long tubes and with cats that are passing the emission test, you just have to be willing to do a little bit of work or pay to get a y-pipe with cats that will work with long tubes, like everyone said, long tubes, or stock manifolds
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As long as you Pass Emissions and are not increasing the loudness of your exhaust it is legal.
Your sig says you have an exhaust system. Did you check it to make sure you are less than 95db?
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I've heard that it's hit or miss in CA (as in some guys pass, but most don't), and they really bust ***** if the cats are moved from the factory location, even if they are still there. If I lived in CA, I would still get shorties just because I would want that extra 10 hp, and if you look at most shorties, the primaries are actually a tad longer than the stock manifolds. Since you're in CA where the weather is nice and snow and salt isn't an issue, you can get away with the less expensive steel shorties as opposed to stainless steel. I just sold my Gibson stainless shorties last week...I'll admit that I didn't feel any gains from them in my butt meter, but they were of quality construction, and they didn't leak.
What about mid-lengths, can you get away with them? You can still retain the factory cat location and the gains will be better than shorties...does Thorley still make mids? That would be my first choice over shorties if possible.
And for what it's worth...the shorties do look cooler than the factory manifolds lol
What about mid-lengths, can you get away with them? You can still retain the factory cat location and the gains will be better than shorties...does Thorley still make mids? That would be my first choice over shorties if possible.
And for what it's worth...the shorties do look cooler than the factory manifolds lol