Hey guys. I am going to have to change my exhaust system when I get my new motor installed in my thrid gen, and was wondering what your oppinion is on SLP Shorties vs. Hooker LTs. I just helped my friend put in a nice set of coated Hooker LTs in his third gen, they are nice, but my car is lowered and I want something easier then a true dual system on the car.

Are the Hooker LTs a lot better for flow/power vs. the SLP large tube shorties? Thanks.

 

I like the hooker lt's Mufflex makes a y-pipe for the hookers so you can use a single exhaust

Al

 

I had no problems with my SLP headers.

 

If your car is lowered, I wouldnt even consider longtubes. Its not the exhaust routing Id worry about, but the collectors. Longtubes dont make any more peak power than equally sized shorties, and arent worth the risk if youre lowered.

 

How much does that run and where can i find that.

 

zulater91 here is a link for the y-pipe

http://www.mufflex-performance.com


Al

 

thanks

 

Longtubes are supposed to be worth more power and torque throughout the rpm range depending on your combo. On my combo they are worth 20 hp and 30 ft torque below 4500 rpm, and almost even around 6200 rpm according to my engine analyzer. Something about the timing of the exhaust pulses getting back to the valve with the longer primary tubes.

Do a search in the advanced tech forum, it has been discussed over there.

 

I think I am going to go with the LTs and a Mufflex or a custom Y-pipe. My motor will be a 383 with a solid roller cam, Victor junior heads, victor junior intake, 150 shot of nitrous.

 

On my lowered car, I RARELY scrape my longtubes. Don't believe the myths. It's all in how you drive.

Also- looking at Peak power is the wrong thing to do. Even though longtubes make more peak power- Peak power is worthless to me. It's all about whats under the curve. The LT's win there too.

When I mod, I do it for a reason, without compromise. LT's helped me gain a ton of power on my car, that Shorties would NEVER have given me.

Later!

 

I don't know. Would that be worth it having to drive so diligently when you go over ramps and bumps?

 

Uh- with a comment like that, are you sure you should be driving a modified vehicle?

When you modify a car, there is some compromise for comfort. Cams that surge, Shocks that feel loose, No sway bar....

There aren't too many places I can't take my car.
And like I said- for all the work that's involved, wouldn't you want the most power???

Otherwise...whats the point?

S.

 

Well, since my car is a true daily driver in all seasons, I try to keep it easy on myself where possible. Not saying that compromises shouldn't be made just that I make them as little as possible. I had scraped my headers a long time ago till it had a hole in it so I made sure the car is at stock height and that the headers don't hang low to the point where I have to watch it everyday. That is why I don't lower the car or bother with true duals besides the fact that no one has yet proven that they really make power over a good 3 in or 4 in exhaust system. In this case, if the longtubes are low, I am not sure I would go with them instead of the SLP ones which definately won't scrape if I had the car lowered. Now, if they really made that much more power then I would use the longtubes but raise the car to the stock height. Just my $0.02

 

I guess that if the longtubes really made it worth my while, I would grin and bear with the lesser clearence. By that, I mean that if the gain between them and the SLP ones are say 5 HP then I wouldn't bother. For me to drive daily and have to keep it in mind to watch every speedbump and pothole, I would need to see more than 2 or 3 HP gains. Now, if I could see 20 HP gains over the SLP ones, I'd probably be all over it, like a cheap suit.

Steve, not to doubt you but what is your estimate on the "ton of power" over the shorties?

 

i have the shorty SLPs now.. but since i registered out of county and dont need emissions, im loosing them and putting LT's with true duals and dumps before the axle.