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Difference between equal and unequal length headers

Old 03-08-2007, 10:10 PM
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Default Difference between equal and unequal length headers

other than the headers being equal and unequal what is the difference?

how much of a hp difference is there?
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Old 03-08-2007, 10:16 PM
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Default RE: Difference between equal and unequal length headers

Equals will give you a few more hp but you wouldn't be able to feel the difference if you swaped unequals for equals.
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Old 03-08-2007, 10:18 PM
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Default RE: Difference between equal and unequal length headers

aight, well if the unequals he has looks good i think i might pick them up
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Old 03-08-2007, 10:27 PM
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Default RE: Difference between equal and unequal length headers

on equal length headers, great pains are taken to keep
every cylinder pipe the exact same length, so that each
cylinders exhaust as same distance to go. This keeps
the "exhaust pulses" in order and lowers back pressure
for more hp.

Shorties or unequal headers just take the shortest most
direct path regardless of exhaust flow.
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Old 03-08-2007, 10:31 PM
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Shorties or unequal headers just take the shortest most
direct path regardless of exhaust flow.
i know, but gettin unequal would be better than nothin right
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Old 03-08-2007, 10:53 PM
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Default RE: Difference between equal and unequal length headers

If they are the headers he had last time I was up at his house the right side has some surface rust and the left is still pretty chrome.
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Old 03-08-2007, 11:50 PM
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he said they were ceramic but a little rust on them
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Old 03-08-2007, 11:59 PM
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Default RE: Difference between equal and unequal length headers

equals are also more difficult to install, from what I've heard at least.
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Old 03-09-2007, 12:03 AM
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^ You mean equals are more difficult to install!!!
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Old 03-09-2007, 12:11 AM
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i was debating that, originally gonna get shorty equals, but i ended up getting long tubes, either way i had to jack the motor up to install, but i like my long tubes better.
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