Fst_Byrd

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Hey finally about to put in my headers sometime soon(ive had them laying around for months)
and just want to make sure I have everything needed or if anyone has some awesome tips would be great.

I have the following:
-set of edelbrock stepped headers, 3.5" collector
- 3.5"-2.5" reducers
-egr and air blockoff plates
-new edelbrock gaskets that came with headers
-O2 extentions
-poly MM

I feel like that should be all but want to make sure

thanks in advance

redlineracing

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I would ditch the gaskets that came with the headers and get a set of OEM mani gaskets. Other than that everything seems good..

dr_whigham

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A grinder to grind down the oil dipstick tube bolt's flange. Just throwing it out there... some don't have something like that. Agree with Redline- Ditch the gaskets and get the GM MLS

need4fun2469

if you haven't done it yet, might think about swapping out mm's with poly since you will have the room.

MrMixnMatch

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Jack, jack stands (make sure the combination of the two gets you high enough for clearance), wheel chocks, couple lengths of 2x4, drill and 3/8 bit for rivets on stock motor mounts, c-clamp or vice to press in new poly mounts (I've heard different ideas on this), ratcheting wrenches help a lot, as well as deep sockets and a few different length socket extensions.

BackNBlue

You will want some anti-seize for the header bolts and it's not a bad time to throw in some fresh spark plugs and maybe wires.

Fst_Byrd

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sounds good, Whats the issue with the header gaskets compared to OEM manifold gaskets? and yeah i plan on putting in some NGK plugs and Accel wires while im already elbow deep in there

s346k

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i don't see an off road y listed...

Fst_Byrd

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I know most everything i need for the exhaust itself, just not the headers...No ORY needed, building my own true duals with an x pipe

Fst_Byrd

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^^actually I am curious about something. The Edelbrock headers I have, are a 3.5" collector without a flange on them.
I need header reducers on them to fit into the rest of the system so do ya'll think I should do a slip fit header reducer(not too familiar with the slip fit) or weld a 3 bolt flange on the header then get a 3 bolt reducer????

s346k

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slip fit with band clamps. it won't leak and is easy to do.

2win_SS

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^^^That was one of the items he listed.... You guna run your dual set up over the axle?

Blk98Vert

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Run MSD, Vengeance Racing or Granatelli wires

redlineracing

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^^ Or none of the above and get the OEM style from ws6store

Fst_Byrd

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^awesome I knew that would be the easiest route(probably cheaper too) but was unsure about how well it would hold it together

^ I'm trying something a little different but yes its going to be over the axle..gonna be split so one pipe runs over driver side, one pipe over the passenger side

^Yeah i saw those vengeance racing ones, they are very tempting. I have heard a lot of bad things about the MSD's

^How do OEMs fit with the long tube headers. I've heard something about running OEM C6 wires because they have a nice 90* boot that fits with headers....something ill have to look into i gues.s

IRONFIST

Something that I don't see mentioned here a lot, and I posted about earlier... some ARP header studs would make the job a lot easier. I wish I had done it in the first place, I'm pretty sure it would saved me hours of work and I wouldn't have messed the first few threads up on some of the bolt holes.