Pacesetter install, what is myth, and what is true?
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Pacesetter install, what is myth, and what is true?
I've read/seen many posts about installing these things and I would like to see the final answer.
Did you have to remove the starter to install these?
Did you have to disconnect the steering wheel?
Were these steps necessary to complete the install?
Please include your year of car and make.
thanks
-Steve
Did you have to remove the starter to install these?
Did you have to disconnect the steering wheel?
Were these steps necessary to complete the install?
Please include your year of car and make.
thanks
-Steve
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Originally Posted by v8maro
I've read/seen many posts about installing these things and I would like to see the final answer.
Did you have to remove the starter to install these?
Did you have to disconnect the steering wheel?
Were these steps necessary to complete the install?
Please include your year of car and make.
thanks
-Steve
Did you have to remove the starter to install these?
Did you have to disconnect the steering wheel?
Were these steps necessary to complete the install?
Please include your year of car and make.
thanks
-Steve
plan on doing the above things...none of them take that long or are that hard...
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I have no problem doing them, I just don't want to when I hear stories from X amount of people that don't do that.
Ya know what I am saying?
Do I have to move the motor or trans up at all?
-Steve
Ya know what I am saying?
Do I have to move the motor or trans up at all?
-Steve
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I installed a set on a 99 TransAm and did not have to remove the starter. I had the car 18" off the ground on all 4 corners. There was just a bit of inteferance on the drivers side. I knudged the header up in with a shorty bar. It was hitting on the rear corner of the flange that bolts to the head. If you are installing EGR and AIR systems be sure that the set you get have the mounting tubes/plates in the correct position. I would buy them again and not think twice about it.
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Originally Posted by v8maro
I've read/seen many posts about installing these things and I would like to see the final answer.
Did you have to remove the starter to install these?
Did you have to remove the starter to install these?
Did you have to disconnect the steering wheel?
Were these steps necessary to complete the install?
Please include your year of car and make.
The only other grief was:
1) the ORP it the floor, so I stuck in 6" of heater hose where it was hitting. It is still there.
2) the SLP catback was the same size as the ORP, so I had to kludge a coupling with old pipe and band clamp.
I left the AIR and EGR off, so can't comment on the fit of those.
I had the car 16" off the ground on both ends.
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Originally Posted by v8maro
Did you have to remove the starter to install these?
Did you have to disconnect the steering wheel?
Were these steps necessary to complete the install?
Did you have to disconnect the steering wheel?
Were these steps necessary to complete the install?
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Originally Posted by SSactionLs1
can you elaborate on tha false KR thing...cuz i still havent trimmed my K and it hits (atleast at warmup)
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I put these on back in April of this year when they where "experimental" lol. They have been fine since and as far as fitment issues I have read where SOME people have to do crazy things like lower the tranny, raise the engine, cut on the block or k-member. I had to do nothing but just disconnect the steering linkage which is like 5 mins tops and is very easy. Nothing was difficult really just time consuming considering I did it alone in my garage on jack stands on the weekend. But as stated above it just depends on the car and the batch of headers you received. I believe their is enough variance in the tolerances of these cars to make a difference for builders of headers/exhaust to make all fit perfectly. The coating has held up well and looks almost new except for were i scrape on speed bumps but that is the norm. If you get into installing them you will have alot of help on these forums as now this is a popular header and it has proven itself over and over as people install them.
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1998 Z28 A4
starter wasnt moved....steering linkage was loosened
BTW: my car seems to be running at least up to its potential if not past and i recently noticed marks in one spot on the driver side header where its real close to the K-member and another spot under the car on the ORP. I was worried about KR too but i dont seem to be getting it and the exhaust IS contacting the car from time to time?????
starter wasnt moved....steering linkage was loosened
BTW: my car seems to be running at least up to its potential if not past and i recently noticed marks in one spot on the driver side header where its real close to the K-member and another spot under the car on the ORP. I was worried about KR too but i dont seem to be getting it and the exhaust IS contacting the car from time to time?????
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Mine is touching the k-member, and I can't even break the tires loose from power loss. Although it could just be I can't hear the tires with how damn loud it is. Pulls like a bitch up top though.
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myth- removal of starter needed truth- jack the car up high enough 25-30inches and it shouldnt be necessary.
myth- removal or partial dissassembly of steering linkage needed truth-cut off the casting flash using a sawsaw or grinder and the drivers side header should go in
youll probably have to clearance the kmember a bit and ypipe fit is so so.
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myth- removal or partial dissassembly of steering linkage needed truth-cut off the casting flash using a sawsaw or grinder and the drivers side header should go in
youll probably have to clearance the kmember a bit and ypipe fit is so so.
lata
Bill