In completely unmodified form, yes, the 96/97 manifolds should outflow the stock SC manifolds. However, I believe the 96/97 tubular pieces still neck down quite a bit at the collector. You can hog this area out on the cast iron pieces, but cannot on the tubular ones. Not to mention you will need new down tubes to run the newer style manifolds. In my opinion, your best bet is to hog out your stock manifolds (cheaper too).