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Old Aug 17, 2005 | 02:02 PM
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Is there a difference? I'm pretty stock for now, other than a True-Flow intake, Corsa Sport Cat-Back and the Joe Gibbs drop.
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Old Aug 17, 2005 | 02:09 PM
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Go with the Long Tubes. BTW, not to steal your thread but how do you like your Joe Gibbs drop? Does it ride good? Where did you buy?
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Old Aug 17, 2005 | 03:41 PM
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lt's. check out pacesetters. everyone seems to love them
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Old Aug 17, 2005 | 03:56 PM
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Just do not buy pacesetters if the customer doesnt have them on the shelf.....if they have to go to pacesetter you will never ever ever get your stuff. Trust me on this.
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Old Aug 17, 2005 | 04:10 PM
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Originally Posted by ghstface38
Is there a difference? I'm pretty stock for now, other than a True-Flow intake, Corsa Sport Cat-Back and the Joe Gibbs drop.
I dont think there is a huge difference between the two on our trucks. Id think the lt's would out perform the mids only in apps where you are shifting at 6600 plus and have head work or FI. Ive got thorleys they seem closer to mid length if you ask me I did have a good gain with them.
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Old Aug 17, 2005 | 04:54 PM
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the lt's will provide more power and torque thuought the power band.
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Old Aug 17, 2005 | 04:57 PM
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if you have to worry about smog laws i would go with TOGS good mid lanth and exe. quality. and 50 state legal. ASM also good for LT. make sure you get them coated well worth the extra $$$ just stay away from pace setters

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Old Aug 17, 2005 | 05:22 PM
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Thanks guys.

The Joe Gibbs drop was bought from joegibbsperformance.com and I love it. It rides better than most other lowered trucks I've ridden in, and you can't beat the performance!
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Old Aug 17, 2005 | 08:54 PM
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Ive got the thorleys and I really like them. If you plan on making big power you may want to look at some with a 3" collector. Im going to cut off the collector on my Thorleys and weld up a new 3" collector.
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Old Aug 17, 2005 | 09:22 PM
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I dont know why it was said above to stay away from the Pacesetters?? I believe for the money they are the best bet for long tubes(1 and 3/4 primaries and 3 inch collectors) Also cant beat the $400.00 price for the coated ones. Every other header brand is going to run around $750.00 or more when it comes to longtubes. I dont think you would see any difference in gains from a set of pacesetters versus a set of asm's.
I did forget to mention, the thorleys are not a bad choice either and I believe not much more than the pacesetters.
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