!!!OFFICIAL!!! SoCal Head Turners thread

[TCAT]

hahahahaha classic shit!

[leonardo]

just dropped off my car :( I'm sad but I know once I get it back its gonna look bananas and just to keep the suspense going I'm not telling anyone what I decided on the vents only my VIS brother Tommy knows

[AKAviking14]

Originally Posted by ChvyBoss

For all my V6 brothas check this out!!!!
http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=198673

I know this is a noob question... but what will aftermarket long tube headers do that the stock ones wont?

[Awill]

pics are amazing

[TCAT]

Originally Posted by AKAviking14

I know this is a noob question... but what will aftermarket long tube headers do that the stock ones wont?

I don't know how much of this quote is true but I got it off a physics forum. they were talking about longtubes versus shorties:

"This is a question of exhuast gas scavenging efficiency. Effective scavenging is an extremely important factor to consider in maximizing your engine's volumetric efficiency, or "V.E." Although the most thorough answer is one that takes far too long to put in this post, Ill give you the shortened one.
Long tube headers are headers where your primary tubes are on average, at least 28" in length, they are also much more narrow that thier short tube counter parts. These type of headers, generally speaking, are best when used on a street rod, or "smoke show" application. Basically, lighting up the tires from stoplight to stoplight, generally with a mid to low power band. This is because of the way the engine breathes at mid and lower RPM's.

At the low to mid end, the best way to maximize your scavenging effect, thus helping to maximize your engine's V.E., Is to move the exhuast out of the engine as fast as possible, or with as much velocity as possible. Long tubes work best for this because of their length, and their width (well, lack of width). Thier length allows an elongated path for the gas to flow, thus allowing the gas to leave the cylinder with more speed because the gas has more time to gain velocity before it hits the collector.

Now, you've heard car enthusiasts state that ANY restriction is bad for a motor, no matter what. This is not completly true, in your exhaust, small, strategically placed, smooth mandrel restrictions can be a good thing due to the fact that well place, correct sized restrictions followed by larger openings actually speed up exhuast gas flow. So the smaller diameter tubes actually serve your scavenging better in the mid and low ranges.

Mid and low ranges dont produce alot of actual exhuast volume, so small tubes dont restrict or "back up" flow.

LARGE, SHORT TUBE HEADERS MAKE FOR "LAZY" EXHUAST GAS SPEED WHEN EXHUAST VOLUME IS LOW!! (as it is in the low and mid range).

However, if you dont even begin to tip into your power band untill about 3700, you may consider short tubes. High RPM operation in a big motor (not talking about 4 bangers here), yeild LARGE amounts of exhuast gas discharge. THIS is where you need the larger diameter tubes, to get more volume out of the cylinder. THIS is where you can loose power due to pumping losses on the exhuast stroke. In an ideal world, your exhuast system would be soooo effective, that by the time that pistion STARTS coming up on the exhuast stroke, your ports and headers will have scavenged all exhuast gas out of the cylinder during the duration of the exhuast pulse. If there's no sizable amount to push out, there in a low pressure area in the cylinder (also known as vacuum), almost causing a "pulling up" affect on the piston. So, your not loosing power by pushing, your gaining power by being pulled.

Hope this helped!"

[RED HT5]

Originally Posted by leonardo

lmfao haha no way ! like my Mexican friend with the guns said " I know my rights " and that shit would be illegal in southern Cali lol

Lmao..I plead the 5th..

[SoCalThug]

Hey guys I'm a new member from diamond bar.. Getting my camaro this weekend and I need some help trying to find a reliable dealership in my area. Ne help would b appreciated, thanks

[Missionboi]

Originally Posted by leonardo

GUYS I NEED YOUR HELP !!!!!

I am taking my car in today to get hood,roof and trunk painted black so here is my dilema, do you guys think i should paint the hood vents IOM or just paint them black ? I need feedback by 3pm because I need to tell the shop today . Thanks

What would be cool and be different is to paint everything black, but the actual vent inserts paint them IOM! I think it will look cool, like the honeycomb air vents.

[MichaelH]

Originally Posted by leonardo

just dropped off my car :( I'm sad but I know once I get it back its gonna look bananas and just to keep the suspense going I'm not telling anyone what I decided on the vents only my VIS brother Tommy knows

keeping secrets from us Leo haha. cant wait to see it man i bet its gonna be SICK!

[MichaelH]

Originally Posted by AKAviking14

I know this is a noob question... but what will aftermarket long tube headers do that the stock ones wont?

more power louder sound way less in weight to. do you remember how my car sounded that was with BBK LT headers

[fiascoes1]

Originally Posted by SoCalThug

Hey guys I'm a new member from diamond bar.. Getting my camaro this weekend and I need some help trying to find a reliable dealership in my area. Ne help would b appreciated, thanks

I don't know about diamond bar but Camino Real Chevrolet in Monterrey Park is a pretty good dealer.

[fiascoes1]

Originally Posted by 90503

Hey HT guys...Hope you don't mind, I suggested socalthug try the threads over here,
he was trolling around in the general discussions...(figured you guys could "handle" it better than me)lol thanks, Tom

Nah bro its cool, we don't mind at all.

[AKAviking14]

Originally Posted by MichaelH

more power louder sound way less in weight to. do you remember how my car sounded that was with BBK LT headers

Oh thanks dude. I appreciate it.

[MichaelH]

Originally Posted by AKAviking14

Oh thanks dude. I appreciate it.

no problem if you want i can do a video of it for you or you can wait till you see my car again