lt1camaro95

I was reading the stickys about grinding the K member and the oil filter housing to get a long tube into the driver side. This is very unnecessary. That part of the oil filter that everyone is grinding....unbolt it. It take about a minute to get off and no gringing needed anywhere. Just be ready with new bolts, I snapped one off with the air tool. By the way, I have no exhaust on yet, just long tubes, my ears are ringing.

Krab

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That part is called the oil diverter plate (held on by two 10mm bolts) and sometimes you still have to grind down the K-member to keep one of the primaries from hitting. It all depends on what type of longtubes you get. Some require you to grind down the K-member, others don't.

LS1Silverado05

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All I know is that pacesetter LTs on a 99 WS6 A4 car slide right in. No grinding, no mount moving, no steering shaft unbolting, nothing. I am sold on pacesetter after that install. Fantastic fitment!

tylerdj

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I've never had to grind anything to get LT's in. I've installed Pacesetter, Hooker, Jet Hot, and XS.

Camario

kooks race headers here no grinding

svodave

Same with the XS headers! I just handed them up to my brother from the bottom of the car and he started the bolts in.

blueeyeddevil141

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Yea, My headers went in the drivers side in less than 15 minutes from me putting them in and bolting.

lt1camaro95

I got the jet hots and seen everyone on stickys saying gring away. Two 10mm bolts was way easier than gringing. What is the oil diverter for? Is that if the filter is too blocked to bypass the oil?

3rdgentug

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good to know, i got pacesetter lt and was wonderin if id have to grind

yay for no extra headaches for once!

m6speed

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driver side fits fine on mine, pass side hit the k member, grinded it down a long time ago. i have qtp's

bene

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I didn't grind anything for my Stainless Works LT headers.

SS_Hokie

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Headaches you will still have..........maybe not from the headers, but you will have headaches, backaches, arm-aches, hand-anches, etc.....

lt1camaro95

True. My hands still hurt from torquing down the bolts with a wrench. Abs hurt from laying across the motor.

Da Swami

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I ground the casting tab for my Pacesetter's.

98Camarod

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I didn't grind anything, I just beat in the part that was hitting on the body. They slid out and slid right back in for my swap.

5_02ls1

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must be some of those 1000 dollar headers my 300 dollar pacesetters slid right in

bsf

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I had to either remove material off the RH K-member or "massage" a primary of my QTP's. I chose to remove a thin slice of K-member w/ my reciprocating saw w/ the exhaust installed. No big deal.