heads

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hey whats up everyone? its seven. anyways i was intrested on buying headers for my 2000 ws6. just wanted to know what gets me more hp the long tube or the short tube. cool thanks.

[crunk124]

Re: heads

:D long

[zpwn06]

Re: heads

whats the difference? Long tube is...longer? wouldn't that make more backpressure? I dunno, never figured this one out. I hear long sounds better though!

[Skinny]

Re: heads

Longtubes fore sure. You also might want to check www.ls1tech.com if you're interrested in info for LS1 cars.

The difference between a long tube and short tube is the length of the primaries. The idea is to separate the exhaust bursts from each cylinder. By giving them a longer tube to travel through, the exhaust from each primary tube reaches the collector separately, and at a higher velocity. With shorty headers, the air from the primaries has a tendency to "crash" at the collectors and produce a small amount of turbulence.

Thats my understanding of the theory anyway.