LT Installation ?
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Staging Lane
Joined: Jan 2008
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From: South Side San Jose, CA
LT Installation ? Hey guys, I am in the middle of an installation, and for some reason the headers are loose I thightened the bolts down to the torque specifications according to ls1howto.com, and they are still loose. Any suggestions? Thanks for your time.
The Headers are Pacesetter LTs.
The Headers are Pacesetter LTs.
Hey guys, I am in the middle of an installation, and for some reason the headers are loose I thightened the bolts down to the torque specifications according to ls1howto.com, and they are still loose. Any suggestions? Thanks for your time.
The Headers are Pacesetter LTs.
The Headers are Pacesetter LTs.
Thread Starter
Staging Lane
Joined: Jan 2008
Posts: 50
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From: South Side San Jose, CA
Sorry for this damn thread it should have been in the newb section lol. I forgot to put on the washers that came with the headers lol man I feel like a total newb lol. Sorry guys.
Thanks bene for the quick reply man!
Thanks bene for the quick reply man!
You don't need to use the bolts that came with the headers. You can simply reuse the bolts from the factory manifolds and torque them to spec.
There was another member on this site that had the same issue and the problem ended up being the bolts Pacesetter had sent along with the headers were too long. He didn't realize this until he had tightened them past the torque spec (in an attempt to eliminate the terrible exhaust leak he was experiencing) and ended up twisting off at least one of them. (I believe it was The BlueKnight.)
Anyways, as I stated, the simpliest solution is to reuse the factory bolts. Hope this helps. Good luck, man.
There was another member on this site that had the same issue and the problem ended up being the bolts Pacesetter had sent along with the headers were too long. He didn't realize this until he had tightened them past the torque spec (in an attempt to eliminate the terrible exhaust leak he was experiencing) and ended up twisting off at least one of them. (I believe it was The BlueKnight.)
Anyways, as I stated, the simpliest solution is to reuse the factory bolts. Hope this helps. Good luck, man.
You don't need to use the bolts that came with the headers. You can simply reuse the bolts from the factory manifolds and torque them to spec.
There was another member on this site that had the same issue and the problem ended up being the bolts Pacesetter had sent along with the headers were too long. He didn't realize this until he had tightened them past the torque spec (in an attempt to eliminate the terrible exhaust leak he was experiencing) and ended up twisting off at least one of them. (I believe it was The BlueKnight.)
Anyways, as I stated, the simpliest solution is to reuse the factory bolts. Hope this helps. Good luck, man.
There was another member on this site that had the same issue and the problem ended up being the bolts Pacesetter had sent along with the headers were too long. He didn't realize this until he had tightened them past the torque spec (in an attempt to eliminate the terrible exhaust leak he was experiencing) and ended up twisting off at least one of them. (I believe it was The BlueKnight.)
Anyways, as I stated, the simpliest solution is to reuse the factory bolts. Hope this helps. Good luck, man.
I wish I would have seen this before installing my pacesetters. I think I have an exhaust leak from my driverside header. I don't have the stock bolts anymore. It was about a week ago we put the headers in. Can I buy some OEM bolts and change them out 1 at a time or would that mess up the gasket or anything?
