Short Tube headers....whatcha got?

[ThwopKing]

May consider doing short tube headers and mid pipe WITH cat's if I swap the came in my Tahoe....let me know what you guys have and haven't had luck with. Truck would be all around use in all temps - hot summers and cold winter's. Not really wanting to go long tube unless the prices will be close to the same. My exhaust manifolds are already starting to leak before the engine warms up and I may want to throw a few bucks at the truck before years end.

 

[Noggles]

Headers in my experience will leak much easier than factory manifolds will because of the thinner materials used. There also really isn't a gain worth the effort swapping from manifolds to shorties. Texas Speed has about the cheapest set of longtubes I would suggest running but they are a pretty good value and perform pretty well. I had a set on my old Silverado and never had an issue with leaking once I used proper clamps and factory MLS gaskets with good bolts.

 

[Scottydoggs]

ive got a brand new never installed set of speed engineering shortys id be willing to sell. $100 plus shipping.

 

[Mudsport96]

Long tubes and off road pipe or stock manifolds.

 

[drakon543]

properly installed headers with good hardware and proper header gaskets has never failed me. number of issues with pacesetter fitment tho. shorty headers meant for the stock style y pipe from pacesetter have never actually fit the y pipe. they have given me several excuses yet the fault can only come back to me because i was dumb enough to buy them more than once.

 

[ThwopKing]

Thanks for the info guys...but I may have had something fall into my lap that may throw this into an entirely different realm. I may have cheap access to a 07 2500HD Sierra that needs a rebuild on the L69 6.0 and it has the 4l80e/85e trans.....I have some homework to do.

 

[Brad41386]

Super old post revival. Wouldn't mind running shortys as long as they fit. But nothing a little welding cant fix