Also, check out the article in the July issue of Sport Truck mag. It was
a three stage buildup, but there was a sidebar comparing shoties to
"longies(?)". It was rather interesting.
rap
On Sat, 18 Jul 1998 22:28:25 -0400 Mike Miller <slepyhed@netway.com>
writes:
>
>----------
>> From: fawcett@uism.bu.edu
>> To: slepyhed@netway.com
>> Subject: Headers
>> Date: Saturday, July 18, 1998 12:33 PM
>>
>>
>> Hey Mike.
>>
>> You really seem to know your stuff so I thought I would impose
>on
>you
>> if you don't mind... I was thinking of jumping on this JBA
>header
>> deal but I'm not necessarily interested in the race aspect. My
>kick
>
>> is more 4 wheeling/day to day derivability, but I wouldn't mind
>a
>few
>> more horses and torque. Are the shorty headers a good
>compromise or
>
>> should I hold out and look for longer headers? Any down side
>to day
>
>> to day driving for either type of header?
>>
>> Thanks for any help.
>>
>> Tom
>> Boston
>>
>> P.S. I have been thinking about trying my truck out on the
>strip
>> (just for kicks) at the N.E. Dragway but I've never done this
>before.
>> How does it work/cost to run a street machine in the 1/4 mile?
>>
>> Thanks again.
>>
>>
>
>Tom, thanks for the reply and the vote of confidence! Just don't trust
>me
>too far, 'cause engineers are often proved to be complete boneheads.
>Example: Up to and during WW2, engineers claimed that flight beyond
>the
>speed of sound was impossible. This was obviously proved wrong.
>Engineers
>made this claim based on an assumption that later proved to be
>inaccurate.
>So, take an engineer's word with a grain of salt :)
>
>To respond to your question: If you're not looking for *maximum*
>performance (rather just better performance) I'd say jump on the
>shorty
>header deal NOW. The shorties WILL give you an increase in
>performance, and
>the installation is a snap. From what I've read here, the shorties
>will
>give you like 20 more horsepower. Race style headers will give you
>maybe 5
>more horsepower (like 25 horsepower total), but installion of shorties
>is
>*so* much easier. For your intended usage you really should jump in on
>this
>shorty header deal (IMHO).
>
>If all you're looking for is fun, you'll love testing at NE Dragway. I
>went
>there just today, and I had really horrible results (see my related
>post).
>Even so, I had a ton of fun, and that's what it is really all about.
>It
>costs $10 to get in, then another $15 to race. For a newish, mostly
>unmodified truck, you won't have any problems getting through tech
>inspection. Mainly, they look for an overflow can (your plastic
>overflow
>jug meets this criteria) and they look for hubcaps. If you have
>hubcaps,
>they'll just ask that you remove them. You shouldn't need a helmet,
>but I
>recommend it (can't be too safe). Most importantly, have fun!
>
>-Mike Miller
>
>
>
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