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Old 05-16-2012, 10:30 PM
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Took me 4 hours piece of cake. Thanks snap on tools and skills
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.... Did you install poly motor mounts too?
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No I would have if the big car cruising wasn't a day away lol
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Simple job gets easier and fast everytime you do it !
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true and ill tell you what its alot easier then doing a tranny swap in a p.o.s. ford contour. and easier then doing equal length shorty headers in a foxbody....
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which setup did u go with?
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That's about what it took me and a buddy to install a set of BBK LT's on my Dad's 98 SS. Those headers were extremely easy to install.
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Took me a while to do mine as well. I should have done the poly mounts when I had it apart. Perfect opportunity
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yeah thats what i did the bbks LT. motor mounts are easy if you have enough experience and tools i can do motor mounts in 2 hrs
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Yanking the old crap off took me forever...... that and the y pipe not reaching and fitting into the stock I pipe
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i used my cordless dewalt sawzall cut all the old stuff out. and with a 3/8 air ratchet on the egr and air pump. then broke the manifold bolts loose and used the air ratchet. with all the right tools its really simple. ppl charge 500 to install them id do it for 250




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