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well i am done with the headers now!!! i started at 8:30 at night, and got done at 4:50 this morning! so my egr pipe wouldnt fit right, so i heated it, and bent it to fit. then i found out that putting spark plugs and wires back on was a bitch! and now i have dangling rear o2 sensors, do i unplug them, or just ziptie them up?
im about to dig into my engine bay to put in my new headers, anything i need to know that might cause me some trouble? im new at this
Run a search and you will find everything ya need to know about your header swap... Just be patient and dont rush anything...
J
PB Blaster is you friend, remember that, oh, and 10mm ratcheting wrenche
Ditto the 10mm ratchet wrench! Also a lift and/or a buddy make the job much easier
Anti-seize for new spark plugs
Di-electric grease for plug wires
Lock tite for header bolts
http://www.ls1.com/forums/showthread.php?t=90734
Patience, PB Blaster, and a friend should do the trick. Also. try taking off the coil packs for more room getting to your header bolts.
What kind of headers?
pacesetter lts for ls1
Great, best budget headers IMO. I love mine :love:Quote:
Originally Posted by harri_z28
well after 2 weeks of back ordering, i finally got my headers in! got the y-pipe too. well monday im putting them on. i got 6 ton jack stands, pb blaster, im wondering about the gaskets, they are metal stock arent they? are they good to use? also ill need to take the coil packs off too wont i? just tryin to find out all the details before i trar into it all.
I used gm gaskets, that's what everyone recommends. I took the coil packs off the passengers side only.
The metal GM gaskets are like $25, definately the best quality. I installed headers with the coilpacks still on, but you will save your knuckles if you take them off :-).
+1 for the gm metal gaskets....ive never had a problem with tjem but I have changed many blownout paper gasketsQuote:
Originally Posted by BlackSS1
yes def get NEW gm metal gaskets....
I had to loosen the motor mount on the driver side to get my pacesetters to fit. I agree with the others on the GM steel gaskets def worth the extra money. Goodluck
check out first post.
You can unplug the rear O2 sensors, the fronts of course go into the collector bungs. The lack of rears will cause a SES light until you get a tune or simsQuote:
Originally Posted by harri_z28
yeah, i got that done now. but the driver side y-pipe is hitting the car and making that knocking noise, so i guess i need to get bump stops huh? how do they install? clamps?
any good shops around your area? I'd use a sharpie pen and mark the pipe where its hitting, or even close to hitting, pop it off and have a shop with a bender tweak it alittle for you.Quote:
Originally Posted by harri_z28
if you take the pipe in with it marked good it should only cost a couple bucks to get them to do the tweaking to it
well i think its a little more then just a bend or a tweak... it seems like its almost all the way up against it. iv heard people using bump stops... is bending and tweaking a better option?
if you just put in a bump stop you could be putting constant pressure on your pipe and headers.....over time can cause it to tear or wear a hole in your floor boardQuote:
Originally Posted by harri_z28