Shorty Style Headers?
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Shorty Style Headers?
I have a 2008 gmc sierra 1500 with a 6.0L. I have true dual 3" exhaust, an enclosed k&n intake and a hypertech max energy programmer. My next purchase is a set of shorty headers. I agree that long tubes are the way to go if one decides to use headers but for simplicity i just wanna throw some shortys on. Any suggestions on the most powerful ones?
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They're all gonna flow about the same, there's isn't a whole lot of room for companies to try new/different things.
What's your timeline for getting them installed? I have a set of ceramic coated gibson that i'll be looking to move in the next 2 months.
What's your timeline for getting them installed? I have a set of ceramic coated gibson that i'll be looking to move in the next 2 months.
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I have a 2008 gmc sierra 1500 with a 6.0L. I have true dual 3" exhaust, an enclosed k&n intake and a hypertech max energy programmer. My next purchase is a set of shorty headers. I agree that long tubes are the way to go if one decides to use headers but for simplicity i just wanna throw some shortys on. Any suggestions on the most powerful ones?
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your stock exhaust manifolds are pretty much the same thing as buying shortys, i recommend going with long tubes or your just throwing your money away. My truck really woke up when i installed long tubes and got it tuned. I even keept my stock cats on for now, just moved them down streem right after the collectors, but will be ditching them later on down the road.
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lol at all the misinformation being tossed around. not that i'm a fan of shorty's or run them on my truck, but jeez, look at the physics of it all and let it speak for itself. Some may want to run them for emissions reasons or just cause they don't wanna cut up the rest of their exhaust. My old man is one of those types cause he wants to keep his truck as close to stock as possible for resell reasons (crazy reason to me, but whatever..) so bolt-on headers without touching the rest of the exhaust works for him. At the very least we could provide these folks with accurate information as opposed stupid annecdotal reasons like "they suck" or "might as well be paper weights."
Stock exhaust manifolds are of a log design with each "primary" merging with the next pretty damn quick. Shorties at least let each primary run as long as it can by itself before merging together at the very last possible moment. The JBA's are also of a 1-5/8"s tube which is better for performance than the ID of most other shorties or especially the stock manifolds.
The proof is in the pudding:
https://www.performancetrucks.net/fo...7&postcount=16
https://www.performancetrucks.net/fo...8&postcount=17
https://www.performancetrucks.net/fo...59&postcount=9
https://www.performancetrucks.net/fo...6&postcount=10
How about we stop the lies just cause most of us went with LT's. I see shorties being sold all day long for like $150 or so. If someone is on a super cheap budget (as shorties definitely aren't worth buying at full price hence the budget comment), that is a great way to pick up a small bit of power that is truly bolt-on. No welding, cutting, or anything else required.
Me personally, I went with Doug Thorley Tri-Y LT's cause I don't care about "keeping my truck stock" which is probably true for 90% of those on this board, but we can at least provide accurate info to the other 10% about their remaining options.
Stock exhaust manifolds are of a log design with each "primary" merging with the next pretty damn quick. Shorties at least let each primary run as long as it can by itself before merging together at the very last possible moment. The JBA's are also of a 1-5/8"s tube which is better for performance than the ID of most other shorties or especially the stock manifolds.
The proof is in the pudding:
https://www.performancetrucks.net/fo...7&postcount=16
https://www.performancetrucks.net/fo...8&postcount=17
https://www.performancetrucks.net/fo...59&postcount=9
https://www.performancetrucks.net/fo...6&postcount=10
How about we stop the lies just cause most of us went with LT's. I see shorties being sold all day long for like $150 or so. If someone is on a super cheap budget (as shorties definitely aren't worth buying at full price hence the budget comment), that is a great way to pick up a small bit of power that is truly bolt-on. No welding, cutting, or anything else required.
Me personally, I went with Doug Thorley Tri-Y LT's cause I don't care about "keeping my truck stock" which is probably true for 90% of those on this board, but we can at least provide accurate info to the other 10% about their remaining options.
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lol at all the misinformation being tossed around. not that i'm a fan of shorty's or run them on my truck, but jeez, look at the physics of it all and let it speak for itself. Some may want to run them for emissions reasons or just cause they don't wanna cut up the rest of their exhaust. My old man is one of those types cause he wants to keep his truck as close to stock as possible for resell reasons (crazy reason to me, but whatever..) so bolt-on headers without touching the rest of the exhaust works for him. At the very least we could provide these folks with accurate information as opposed stupid annecdotal reasons like "they suck" or "might as well be paper weights."
Stock exhaust manifolds are of a log design with each "primary" merging with the next pretty damn quick. Shorties at least let each primary run as long as it can by itself before merging together at the very last possible moment. The JBA's are also of a 1-5/8"s tube which is better for performance than the ID of most other shorties or especially the stock manifolds.
The proof is in the pudding:
https://www.performancetrucks.net/fo...7&postcount=16
https://www.performancetrucks.net/fo...8&postcount=17
https://www.performancetrucks.net/fo...59&postcount=9
https://www.performancetrucks.net/fo...6&postcount=10
How about we stop the lies just cause most of us went with LT's. I see shorties being sold all day long for like $150 or so. If someone is on a super cheap budget (as shorties definitely aren't worth buying at full price hence the budget comment), that is a great way to pick up a small bit of power that is truly bolt-on. No welding, cutting, or anything else required.
Me personally, I went with Doug Thorley Tri-Y LT's cause I don't care about "keeping my truck stock" which is probably true for 90% of those on this board, but we can at least provide accurate info to the other 10% about their remaining options.
Stock exhaust manifolds are of a log design with each "primary" merging with the next pretty damn quick. Shorties at least let each primary run as long as it can by itself before merging together at the very last possible moment. The JBA's are also of a 1-5/8"s tube which is better for performance than the ID of most other shorties or especially the stock manifolds.
The proof is in the pudding:
https://www.performancetrucks.net/fo...7&postcount=16
https://www.performancetrucks.net/fo...8&postcount=17
https://www.performancetrucks.net/fo...59&postcount=9
https://www.performancetrucks.net/fo...6&postcount=10
How about we stop the lies just cause most of us went with LT's. I see shorties being sold all day long for like $150 or so. If someone is on a super cheap budget (as shorties definitely aren't worth buying at full price hence the budget comment), that is a great way to pick up a small bit of power that is truly bolt-on. No welding, cutting, or anything else required.
Me personally, I went with Doug Thorley Tri-Y LT's cause I don't care about "keeping my truck stock" which is probably true for 90% of those on this board, but we can at least provide accurate info to the other 10% about their remaining options.
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I ran Gibson stainless shorties for over 5 years...I didn't get any before and after dyno numbers, but I can tell you that my butt-meter did not feel a thing as far as gains go from bolting these things on. If anything, they may have been good for 5 to 8 rwhp, but I couldn't notice it. When I installed my current StainlessWorks LT's with catted y-pipe, I noticed the gains instantly on the first road test, even before the PCM was tuned for them. If you must have shorties though, it appears that JBA makes the best out there.
We need to move this thread out of the show and shine section btw lol...
We need to move this thread out of the show and shine section btw lol...