I did most of mine from the bottom. Routing the wires are a PITA though. 
Boy did I F&^% up.....
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Boy did I F&^% up..... This afternoon I changed my spark plugs and spark plug wires myself, I actually thought that it would be a 30 to 60 minute job to swap these out....WRONG!!!
What a complete pain in the *** this was! I never realized that doing something that seemed so simple would be a complete bitch to do!
I've invented new cuss words just for this seemingly small task...at one point I ran out of english I was cussing so much, there was so much blood pouring out of the cuts on my hands my wife offered me a tampon.....I was climbing all over the top of that sob trying to find a way to get at number 8, I was under the car, on top of the motor, at one point I was thinking I might need to pull the motor to get at this damn thing!! I've met wholesome virgins whose pants were easier to get into than this...
An F bod owner is not truly an owner until you've done this in my opinion!
What a complete pain in the *** this was! I never realized that doing something that seemed so simple would be a complete bitch to do!
I've invented new cuss words just for this seemingly small task...at one point I ran out of english I was cussing so much, there was so much blood pouring out of the cuts on my hands my wife offered me a tampon.....I was climbing all over the top of that sob trying to find a way to get at number 8, I was under the car, on top of the motor, at one point I was thinking I might need to pull the motor to get at this damn thing!! I've met wholesome virgins whose pants were easier to get into than this...
An F bod owner is not truly an owner until you've done this in my opinion!
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on another note, how come so many people on here can change their plugs in 30 mins or less and do an intake swap in 30 mins, but if you go to an sponsor shop, they list the labor that it takes 2 hrs and they are professionals? am i missing something?
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Originally Posted by Joker
there was so much blood pouring out of the cuts on my hands my wife offered me a tampon.......I've met wholesome virgins whose pants were easier to get into than this...
An F bod owner is not truly an owner until you've done this in my opinion!
An F bod owner is not truly an owner until you've done this in my opinion!
now thats fah-qing hilarious...... and changing the plugs on the old LT1 is about 2x's worse!!! 
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Originally Posted by 92SilverSHO
on another note, how come so many people on here can change their plugs in 30 mins or less and do an intake swap in 30 mins, but if you go to an sponsor shop, they list the labor that it takes 2 hrs and they are professionals? am i missing something?
LMFAO
My first plug change was a lot like what you described. These days the plug change takes me about 45 minutes and i can pull the motor in just under 3 hours - without a lift.
Patience grasshopper
My first plug change was a lot like what you described. These days the plug change takes me about 45 minutes and i can pull the motor in just under 3 hours - without a lift.
Patience grasshopper
Originally Posted by 92SilverSHO
on another note, how come so many people on here can change their plugs in 30 mins or less and do an intake swap in 30 mins, but if you go to an sponsor shop, they list the labor that it takes 2 hrs and they are professionals? am i missing something?
Now ask how many people have at least one bolt permanently removed from their coilpack mounts! 
Use this experience as an excuse to get longtubes, makes plug changes much easier!
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I will be doing that as well, I have LT's and all the bolt on's, never needed to change my plugs/wires before, but now I will leave the back one or two off and just remove the coil packs when I do this again....
Damn, drinking beer and car repairs just do not go hand in hand sometimes.....
Damn, drinking beer and car repairs just do not go hand in hand sometimes.....
Originally Posted by spy2520
the good thing is if the book says 2 hours and it takes them 3 you still only pay for 2. atleast thats what i;ve come to understand
They'll find any shortcut they can.
I won't let anyone work on my car for anything major that I don't trust.
There's a sign up at the only shop in town I'll go to. It reads:
CHEAP
FAST
GOOD
Choose two.
Originally Posted by bshell
Now ask how many people have at least one bolt permanently removed from their coilpack mounts!
I left the last two off
Originally Posted by bshell
Use this experience as an excuse to get longtubes, makes plug changes much easier!
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I found it pretty easy to swap plugs on my '00 car once the coil rail was off and the AIR pipe out of the way. But on my '98 it seemed like too much work to pull the back coil since they are individually mounted on the valvecover rather than a rail, so I just worked around it. It is a pain in the ***, but it can be done and the best bet is to wear long sleeves taped to a work glove to keep your arms and hands from looking like you just got in a cat fight. For those guys with real skinny arms, this is a much easier job.
i dont understand why all you guys take the coil packs off, just remove the AIR lines and 1-7 come out the top, 8 from the bottom, down in 45 minutes or less, i took my time doing mine wasnt going for any speed record but i bet i could pop them out in a half hour