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Apr 19, 2006 | 11:26 PM

erikthegoalie

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From: Margate, FL

header bolt question...

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?!?!?
THANKS

Apr 19, 2006 | 11:33 PM

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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

Apr 19, 2006 | 11:37 PM

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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.