blackangel327

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me and my room mate have been discussing putting headers on his Goat but it would seam that the best way to get to it would be from the top? but anyone have any insight on whats the best way to do this? lt or shorties?

ArklaTexan

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Where in Arkansas are you. I put my kooks in myself. Driver side was a little harder. Start early one saturday.

radkon

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Look for the Dynatech header install guide. Very well written and easy to follow. I've put in 3 sets of headers (2 SW, 1 Kooks) all went in from the bottom.

blackangel327

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searcy, and looks like we got all kinds of room from the top and the cross member is in the way from the bottom.

PapaSmurf2005

Don't bother with shorties. Bottom.

JankesGTO

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I did my long tubes pass. side from the top and driver side from the bottom piece of cake. Took me 4 hours but start early one morning and dont have plans thats were i screwed myself.

Lothar34

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I think I put both mine in from the bottom. I know the driver's was, can't remember about passenger.

oct03gto

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Drivers side goes in best from the bottom. Obviosly dropping the steering rack.

Oh, and shortis are basically a waist.

01riceeater

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X2 on that last one.

oct03gto

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Well, I am a local GTO parts installer. Have installed about 24 sets of long tube headers. That is the fastes way. Got the install time down to about 2.5-3 hours total. And the only set I have yet to install is SW. But they aren't that far fron the Kooks type LT's. So I can't see much of a differance in the time if any at all. Those stupid Pacesetters take a little extra time due to the fitment problems and cutting and fitting other parts.

Rob

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I have installed Dynatech a couple of times ('04's) and SW once ('05). All went in from the top. With two people, it usually took us about 2.5 hours from jacking up the car to dropping it back down. The last car was the SW and it took about 2 hours. Get faster with more practice

But the Dynatech install manual is a pretty good. You can find it somewhere over at ls1gto.com by doing a search.

GTOPalmer329

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i got lt sw i love them and wouldn't go any other way, they are catless and sound sick. the passanger side goes on soo easy but the drivers side is a pain, as long as you take everything off that you have to its not a big deal, just time consuming. On an 04 you have to disconnect the steering rack completely and the ps lines and slid it in from the top. good luck you wont regret it.
while your doing it before you put on the midpipes just start it up for a second to hear it with open headers and you will be amazed

Black Goat

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I installed both sides from the top. (Stainless Works)

Easiest thing was to loosen the top bolt on the engine mounts and jack the motor up. DON'T jack it up from the pan. Use a 2x4 on the jack and push up under the mount on the motor.

blitzd247

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Even if you dont have stainless works I used dynatechs instructions to install my kooks and did it on my back in a driveway in 6 hours with lunch breaks. Divide that 6 hrs by the 450 u will pay to have a shop do it and u saved your self 75$ an hour.

turbo408stroker

do not but pace setters cause they burn your stearing boots now i have to replace the whole arm as well as headers so it wont happen again