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Headers - Long Tube vs Short Tube

Discussion in 'Performance and Tuning' started by Oreo Cat, May 11, 2017.

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Long Tube vs Short Tube

  1. Long Tube

    10 vote(s)
    52.6%
  2. Short Tube

    9 vote(s)
    47.4%
  1. May 11, 2017 at 11:04 PM
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    Oreo Cat

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    been looking at different headers from URD, what do you guys have. Should I go long or short tube? Any regerts with what you have now? Brand?
    For a 4.0 v6
     
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  2. May 12, 2017 at 5:23 AM
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    yota243

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    long tubes are going to make it basically impossible to have cats so if that's an issue that makes it a pretty easy choice, people also have said if you aren't blown you will lose some low end with long tubes. I have shorties on mine but i custom fabbed up a turbo set up so I'm not exactly your run of the mill header guy
     
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  3. May 12, 2017 at 8:14 AM
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    Only total gains to be had with the URD equal length Spec-U headers.
     
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  4. May 12, 2017 at 8:15 AM
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    inwood customs

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    Emissions?
    Short tubes.

    No emissions? Longtubes
     
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  5. May 12, 2017 at 12:14 PM
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    Oreo Cat

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    My goal for this year is to get it supercharged (magnuson). was hoping to pair it with the URD y pipe, trd intake, and a cat back - not sure which one. Just looking for the highest gains, I could care less about emissions
     
  6. May 12, 2017 at 12:16 PM
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    Isnt kernville ca in california? Dont they care about emissions?
     
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  7. May 12, 2017 at 12:22 PM
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    Also i say go for long tubes if all else is good and ur puttin a blower on it. Basically a factory bolt on replacement with no welding required. Should flow a little better than shorties too i suppose
     
  8. May 12, 2017 at 12:23 PM
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    do not use the newer all plastic trd intake, K&N/aem screwed up and it runs lean.
    Use the afe stage 2 SI, or the old TRD made by afe
    use a 3" exhaust and not a "catback" since ur not woried about emissions it should be paired with longtubes
     
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  9. May 12, 2017 at 12:24 PM
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    good point tho
     
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  10. May 13, 2017 at 8:40 AM
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  11. May 13, 2017 at 9:39 AM
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    They do. I don't.
     
  12. May 13, 2017 at 9:40 AM
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    Link? That price is amazing
     
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  13. May 13, 2017 at 10:15 AM
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    Believe it or not. I got the headers off of Amazon.com. But after I ordered them they bumped the price up to $840. I am guessing someone at Amazon had the wrong price up and after I oredered and was sent out they realized they made a mistake on the pricing. Had a friend try to order them after I did. And he found the price was changed.
     
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  14. May 13, 2017 at 10:16 AM
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    Lucky
     
  15. May 13, 2017 at 12:10 PM
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    Yeah, that was not the right price for thorleys.
    And they do not come with a ypipe normally, thats a different product itself.
    How many bungs per header do they have?
     
  16. May 13, 2017 at 12:11 PM
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    Dont worry, Amazon wont ship them to u anyhow. Atleast not longtubes
     
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