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Old 04-19-2006, 11:26 PM
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ok, so i finally installed my pacesetters....and when i first tighetend the header bolts, i tightened the living **** out of em, they were VERY tight...

should i run the car for a while and try to tighten them more?
i mean driver side aint bad, but if i have to take the coil packs back off to get to the header bolts on pass side...well...kill me

any suggestions, or will it be fine?!?!?
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I checked mine, probably 3 times and they hadn't gotten loose, so unless I hear a leak, it looks like they're there to stay
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Any brand of header installed should be retorqued after a good warm up and run time to make sure as the metal gets hot and cold it doesn'e cause a leak. I understand you not wanting to have to redo the pass side but how much would you hate it if a month down the road you had to remove the entire header to replace the gasket? I would think a little work now is much better than a lot of work later.
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I thought you were suppose to check them after 100 miles?
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ill see what I can do.....
ill probably just remove the wires and see how close I can get the wrench
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