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I'd say you're right, Lance. These older cars can be a pain to get good headers on. The new cars are easy but not cheap for the good stuff.

Mike, when I mocked up the mid length headers, I had the same ground clearance essentially. I'm not so low that 1/4-1/2" lower than the rail is going to kill me. I decided that the long tubes would be best. The mufflers are a different story. I'm making my own because I can make them 1 inch thinner and that does matter. I'll get a ground clearance measurement when I finally get the car on the ground.

Factory LT4 heads aren't the cat's meow any more. What it comes down to are LT1 heads have more metal which allows a porter to have better control over the shape of the port. Not only that, but heads in the 195-200cc range are killer. They have come a long way in the last few years. You just don't hear about it since no one cares about LT engines any more it seems. Now, if you go with aftermarket LT4 type heads from say AFR, then you're dealing with a great head. The difference in price versus performance between using AFR and ported LT1's is too much for too little to me. I'm going to have Advanced Induction port my heads, intake, and throttle body for me. I should be a little over 400 ftlbs and hp at the wheels with a broad power band when I'm done. That's more than enough for me.

Thanks guys