V6 Header install
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V6 Header install Pacesetters...What all is needed besides, the normal newbie responses I will get..
Will the front 02's plug in or do they need extensions like the v8 cars? Is it a square plug or flat like the Lt1 cars? Do the air and EGR stuff fit up like they should or is the infamous Pacesetter junk that doesnt line up without severe modification? Im doing this on a friends car to help him out with it since ive done soo many V8 car headers swaps in under 2 hours.
Will the front 02's plug in or do they need extensions like the v8 cars? Is it a square plug or flat like the Lt1 cars? Do the air and EGR stuff fit up like they should or is the infamous Pacesetter junk that doesnt line up without severe modification? Im doing this on a friends car to help him out with it since ive done soo many V8 car headers swaps in under 2 hours.
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which V6 are we talking about? 3.8L? 3.4L 3.1L? 2.8L? i know that if you have a 3.4L V6 and haven't bought headers yet, do NOT buy the pacesetters, buy the RK Sports. they flow better and are of a much better quality. give us more info on your car.
Originally Posted by ChocoTaco369
i know that if you have a 3.4L V6 and haven't bought headers yet, do NOT buy the pacesetters, buy the RK Sports.
Originally Posted by V6 Bird
3.8 its a 97 car...
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Originally Posted by Smoke Panther
One thing you may want to do is send an email to Abbotts Racing Heads and ask for their gaskets for the 3.8...the ones they send you in the pacesetter box aren't worth the space they occupy. The Abbott gaskets run about $30, but they're well worth the investment
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Fel pros suck. GM stock gaskets might be better. Stock O2s will work, no extensions needed. Make sure you go buy a new set 2 pairs of longer bolts to get your Y pipe bolted to the header collectors. The ones they supplied you won't cut it.
Are you planning on keeping the EGR? If you are... there is a trick to get it fit and not have it leak. Bolt the EGR pipe first on the header w/o the EGR connected to the block. Bolt the EGR on the block when your done.
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Originally Posted by bene
Fel pros suck. GM stock gaskets might be better. Stock O2s will work, no extensions needed. Make sure you go buy a new set 2 pairs of longer bolts to get your Y pipe bolted to the header collectors. The ones they supplied you won't cut it.
Im fixing to start on it when i get off here at work in about 5 minutes...