well longtubes are better than shorties. and i'm not scared of the install. i know that it will be a PITA but it will be well worth it. I'm going to get bbk and i heard that the gaskets that come witht hem suck. i found a set of copper ones for 19.50 that are better than stock. But i could only find that one set. might as well get good ones so they will bever have to be reaplaced. I'm also going to get a good set of loking header bolts. so that i won't ever have to retighten them.