I live in cali so i have to go with shorties. I have heard the shorties are not worth the price because the stock manifolds flow just as well. I find this hard to believe. Anyone heard of this? Who makes the best shorties for the money? I dont want to go all out, but i dont want cheap either. Any info would be great

 

Why don't you go with LT's, Dynatech come with a catted y pipe to bolt to your stock or aftermarket catback and so do the Stainless Works LT's come with catted y pipe too.
BTW LT headers flow ALOT better and makes your exhaust sound meaner!

 

I have heard almost everyone on here say that the shorties are a waste of money. I have no personal experiance. One member(can't remember his name, i will try to find it) pulled his stock manifolds off, ported and smoothed them, and had them ceramic coated, they looked pretty sweet.
Edit: here is the link to the post... https://www.performancetrucks.net/fo...d.php?t=365032

 

i personal would not put shorty headers i would put the money else where

 

First of all, LT's are illegal in Ca on our trucks. Some folk dont want to risk the $2000 fine and have to see a referee every 2 years for the rest of our lifes!

I have shorty's and I do ok with them but indeed i probably would do better with LT's.
What other mods have you done?

 

The best mod for a Cali truck is to move out of Cali IMO.... LOL... too many goofy laws there. VA isnt much better these days though.

 

i understand that you'll can't have them but the 4 r 5 hp you will pick up i would just put the money else where that would help more

 

Agreed. I would have done things differently had I known better then

 

best you can do in CA is mids. TOGs were the best but there gone. the only outhers i can think of is DOUGS ( not thorley )
i think summet sells them. saw a pic of them and they look just like TOGs, but the flanges are 7/16" and TOGs were 1/2"

good luck

 

i have shorties on my truck. My truck is alot older than yours so i'm forced to use shorties. LT's won't fit my truck unless i modify them. I use pacesetters and they seem ok, They aren't great but they flow alot better than stock. I dunno if that'll help you or not but i say Pacesetter's if you want shorties.