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Old Jan 18, 2009 | 09:17 PM
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Default Installed Texas Speed Longtubes yesterday

It really wasnt as big of a pain as i thought. Id really like to thank everybody who posted install tips on the stickys cause they helped alot! The only real problem i had was with the driver side hittin the floor board while we was sliden them up there but after some wiggling and finding thrown tools (jk) it fit like a glove. The passenger side slid right into place. All and all it took me and my brother about 6 hours to do it. I didnt get a chance to take pictures but im guna upload a video tomoro of it idleing. I havnt gotten exhaust yet so it'll be open headers but im sure yall wont mind. Just thought id share.

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Old Jan 18, 2009 | 10:04 PM
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Thats good news to hear I was thinking up upgrading my pacessetters to the TSP headers. It doesnt seem like anyones had any trouble with them yet.
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i did my headers yesterday too. i did hookers. they fit amazingly. all you have to do is unbolt the oil blockoff plate thing above the oil filter and it pretty much installs itself. except the bolts and plugs. those are still a pain.
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Old Jan 18, 2009 | 10:26 PM
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i did my headers yesterday too. i did hookers. they fit amazingly. all you have to do is unbolt the oil blockoff plate thing above the oil filter and it pretty much installs itself. except the bolts and plugs. those are still a pain.
did you have to do anything to the k-member?
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Old Jan 19, 2009 | 09:45 AM
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Glad to hear you're happy with the headers! Let us know if we can help with anything at all down the road, and again, thanks for your business!
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did you have to do anything to the k-member?
nope. i took these off of the guys car who i bought them from and then installed them on mine and they were not even close to the k member with the oil blockoff plate thing removed. even with 90k miles on the stock mounts they slid in fine. took probably 15 seconds per side.
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Originally Posted by 02BLKWS6MD
Thats good news to hear I was thinking up upgrading my pacessetters to the TSP headers. It doesnt seem like anyones had any trouble with them yet.
Definatly worth it IMO

Originally Posted by therealcreeper
i did my headers yesterday too. i did hookers. they fit amazingly. all you have to do is unbolt the oil blockoff plate thing above the oil filter and it pretty much installs itself. except the bolts and plugs. those are still a pain.
Only reall thing i had to take off from the bottom was the oil filter and a few heat sheilds to make sure we had enough room to clear. Th plugs ain bad with the tsp headers. Except that one on the back passenger side

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Glad to hear you're happy with the headers! Let us know if we can help with anything at all down the road, and again, thanks for your business!
Guna need some motor mounts in the future lol
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im still stuck on what headers to get. Either TSP or pacesetter??
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Pacesetters fit amazingly and im happy with mine, only thing i hate is that damn Y pipe but that will be fixed here soon.
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Pacesetters if your on a budget if not then id go tsp
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Originally Posted by therealcreeper
nope. i took these off of the guys car who i bought them from and then installed them on mine and they were not even close to the k member with the oil blockoff plate thing removed. even with 90k miles on the stock mounts they slid in fine. took probably 15 seconds per side.
You will hate yourself for for not going ahead and changing the motor mounts...
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I think I'll pull the trigger on these!! I've got hedman 1 5/8 stepped to 1 3'/4 headers..I wonder how much more rwhp these will give..
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You will hate yourself for for not going ahead and changing the motor mounts...
yeah i know hahah. i shoved a bunch of steel wool between all the contact points for now.
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