1RawTA

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okay the time has come, i just have to man up and get this done, i got the FLP'S laying in the garage, got all the clamps and stuff, new gaskets, new plugs, 02 sims, and 02 extensions, im gunna be doing this on saturday at my dads body shop on one of his lifts. any tips or anything you guys have for me? any special tools i should purchase? or maybe some incourage meant for me.. haha, im 17 and this is gunna be my first real test of installing something difficult on my car.

Jabroni

Don't break any plugs off smacking them with the flanges! Take them out. Also, be patient. You may have to play around with them quite a bit to get them in.

xtreme2001

i second that.remove the spark plugs

you2slo

Make sure your torque wrench works properly. My friend broke mine and didn't tell me. I ended up snapping a bolt off flush inside the head. I had to load the car up on a trailer and take it to a dealership. $500 later the bolt was out. Very expensive mod for me. Oh yeah... The same "friend" pulled the end of my new plug wire off when he removed it. Other than all that it went fairly easy. The hardest thing is removing the old stuff.

2xLS1

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FLPs are the easiest to install. Pull the dip stick tube and coil packs on the passenger side and the passenger side slips right in from the bottom. Take off the oil filter and the drives side goes right in from the bottom.

CamaroCain

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do a lot of searches using the word "INSTALL" in the External Engine forum, a few down

1RawTA

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thanks alot guys, well i guess i was planning on doing this right then. i got all new plugs, and was gunna take the old ones out first, then install the headers, then put the new plugs in. also i bought oil and a new filter, so i was going to drain the oil and remove the filter before i installed the headers. also should i get a ratcheting 10mm wrench to remove the coil packs? and will that help with the header bolts at all?

2xLS1

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You will love your 10mm gear wrench when you are done. You'll probably need a piece of radiator hose and a hose clamp for the Y-pipe on the drivers side. I've installed FLPs on 4 different cars and they all needed it where the Y is close to the body.

Kurt D

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A buddy helps a lot too.

jaberwaki

step one get friend to help
step 2 buy beer(oops i mean soda your 17 haha)
step 3 BE PATIANT.... getting frustrated will cause you to mess things up and break thing... take your time it will go in it will seat it will bolt down....
if you are getting mad back away from the car....
calm down then start again...

1RawTA

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i can use the rad hose and clamp to wedge it between the floorboard and ypipe right?