Shorties VS Longtubes

[R/T_Fire]

As I have just learned that Cali has done away with sniff testing and its purely visual and computer passing only, well I have a mechanic buddy on the Dept who's shop does smogs. So with that I'm thinking of Putting on long tubes instead of the shorties, and with doing the long tubes I will be converting to a true dual exhaust with a X-pipe. Just not sure the benefits at all with long tubes on these hemi's do they take well to the usual low end torq gains of long tubes or will the cost outweigh the means?

Otherwise I'll keep it "cali smog legal and leave it in the stock configuration just with BBK shorties

 

[Buddy]

If they still have visual you would still need cats yes??? With a true duel and X pipe can you still sandwich a decent high flow set of cats??

 

[R/T_Fire]

If they still have visual you would still need cats yes??? With a true duel and X pipe can you still sandwich a decent high flow set of cats??

Not sure, and I probably would keep the cats on just for the O2 sensor parameters originally designed into the motor. I don't have the computer software to get into custom tuning (yet).

Plus if I ever get in trouble with the DOT which I doubt i would, it would still remain looking ********* cali legal unless they look close enough at the EO #'s.
The funny thing is I told myself I wasn't going to do much to this truck.... Its an addiction I cant resist

 

[VPRPWRD]

I was happy with the ARH's I installed. Gave a much deeper exhaust tone and the truck ran much better after the install. The quality of the headers and mid pipes was fantastic as well. They are pricey but you get what you pay for.

 

[Sybil]

As I have just learned that Cali has done away with sniff testing and its purely visual and computer passing only, well I have a mechanic buddy on the Dept who's shop does smogs. So with that I'm thinking of Putting on long tubes instead of the shorties, and with doing the long tubes I will be converting to a true dual exhaust with a X-pipe. Just not sure the benefits at all with long tubes on these hemi's do they take well to the usual low end torq gains of long tubes or will the cost outweigh the means?

Otherwise I'll keep it "cali smog legal and leave it in the stock configuration just with BBK shorties

I put the 1 7/8ths SSW long tubes with the 3 " full dual exhaust with cross over . Love It!!!

 

[R/T_Fire]

I'm thinking of running these
2009-2014 Dodge Ram 1500 1 3/4" x 3" Long Tube Headers

But 1-7/8" primaries. and modify the catted Y-pipe to be a dual to a X-pipe to pipes out the back.

I would also run from the xpipe to the Single chamber flowmasters @3" pipe to 2_1/2" or 2-3/4" to the tips

 

[SIhemi]

If your gonna spend that much why not just get the arh's. It would be cheaper

 

[R/T_Fire]

If your gonna spend that much why not just get the arh's. It would be cheaper

I'm not to familiar with ARH, and just like Kook's products. IMO they are top quality, yes expensive but I like how they build them to follow the firing order to the collector to improve scavaging. That and what I have in my mind to fab up they just fit better in their design for my application.