You can call b.s. all you like , shortie headers are prone to cracking at the welds , and more importantly they are a waste of time , and money as they do not add any H.P.Originally Posted by fastblackmerc
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You can call b.s. all you like , shortie headers are prone to cracking at the welds , and more importantly they are a waste of time , and money as they do not add any H.P.
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just because yours haven't cracked doesn't mean all the others out there won't crack either, if more than 20 people have the same issue with 1 one product on different applications, then there is a problem with the product.
There is a reason they are discontinued
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On a supercharged car, how much HP with a set of SW headers is expected?
40-45?
I will be buying a set soon. Noise always held me back but since I'm getting older I can't hear as well as I use to... :-)
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Here are my shorty headers before I drilled the ends of the cracks to stop them from spreading, V'ed out the cracks and welded them. They will be off the car for good soon.
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Why does anybody think the "shorties" are better than stock Marauder exhaust manifolds??
Bryan Jones (Grand Muffler) told me years ago that the "shorties" were no better than stock MM's so I kept mine stock and as far as I know they are not cracked!!
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It all depends on your combo , generally the more H.P. your making , the more a set of long tubes will help. as far as noise my S/C and BOV are louder than my SW exhaustOn a supercharged car, how much HP with a set of SW headers is expected?
40-45?
I will be buying a set soon. Noise always held me back but since I'm getting older I can't hear as well as I use to... :-)
The post above is a perfect example of why I would not bother with shortie headers , not worth the trouble.
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Why does anybody think the "shorties" are better than stock Marauder exhaust manifolds??
Bryan Jones (Grand Muffler) told me years ago that the "shorties" were no better than stock MM's so I kept mine stock and as far as I know they are not cracked!!
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They are not impressive to look at. While eyeballing exhaust is no substitute for dyno testing, it is hard to see how shorties could provide much improvement.Why does anybody think the "shorties" are better than stock Marauder exhaust manifolds??
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When I did my shortie install with the midpipe and cat delete I had a 25 hp gain.
That being said, mine came off this week and Martyo ordered my SW long tubes yesterday.
Mine were on the car since 2010
15-18000 miles
Close to 80 1/4 mile passes
I see evidence of one possible crack forming
I wouldn't hesitate to buzz them up and reinstall but I am looking to reach the 500RWHP number when the car leaves Mo's, with the new heads and long tubes it should be within reach
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505 RWHP at Mo's untuned.
10/16 mods
Ported blower. LTs catless mids, flex fuel kit, pulleys, badness.
621/626 on E49 tuned for E85
10.65 @ 128.9 SSHS16
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