Kook's Lts install issue
Thread Starter
Staging Lane
Joined: Apr 2006
Posts: 68
Likes: 0
From: Troy, MI
Kook's Lts install issue I got the passenger side in alright but am having problems with the drivers side binding up when trying to weave it through from the bottom. Any ideas from whoever has done this install would be helpfull. It is on a 99 TA with an A4
TECH Senior Member
iTrader: (1)
Joined: Apr 2005
Posts: 8,807
Likes: 0
From: Vancouver,[KITSILANO].B.C. Canada *WestCoast*
have u ginded off the tab ......dr side only .....1/4" grind is all that is needed..it is only a GM casting tab----nothing behind it---for at least an 1"......had to grind mine 1/8-1/4" to get my dr.side in...
Last edited by NHRAMAN; Sep 3, 2006 at 06:06 PM.
I installed Kooks on my car and didn't have to take anything off or grind anything. Is the car high enough off the ground to get the right angle? You might also have to take off the oil filter and loosen the steering shaft.
I undid the drivers side motor mount and jacked up the motor a smidge to get mine in. I didn't want to grind anything down or undo the steering knuckle. Single 18mm bolt I believe, block of wood on the jack and like 3 pumps slid right in. Good luck!!
I just put my set on a couple weeks ago. On the driver side I took the oil drain bolt out, then it slid right in. I was on a lift so that helped. Headers took about 4-4 1/2 hours including removing the old pipes, and plug swap. The real pain was the Y-Pipe, it was a really tight fit over the headers. Maybe it was the ceramic coating that made the fitment real tight, that took about as long to put on as the header swap did.
The header fitment is perfect, and the ceramic coating really gives them a nice look. The y-pipe was the worse part of the install. KOOK's headers are a nice piece.
Updated sound clip and video are coming soon. I can't believe how much headers changed the sound of the car. I expected a change in sound, but it surprised me. Not sure why everyone complains about the Loudmouth not sounding good with headers, but mine sounds wicked (no where near the sound of a dump truck). Wouldn't change my exhaust set-up at all.
The header fitment is perfect, and the ceramic coating really gives them a nice look. The y-pipe was the worse part of the install. KOOK's headers are a nice piece.
Updated sound clip and video are coming soon. I can't believe how much headers changed the sound of the car. I expected a change in sound, but it surprised me. Not sure why everyone complains about the Loudmouth not sounding good with headers, but mine sounds wicked (no where near the sound of a dump truck). Wouldn't change my exhaust set-up at all.
Last edited by 2002 SS #476; Sep 3, 2006 at 08:29 PM.
Trending Topics
LS1 Tech Stories
The Best V8 Stories One Small Block at Time
6 Common C5 Corvette Failures and What's Involved In Repairing Them
Pouria Savadkouei
Retro Modern Bandit Pontiac Trans AM Comes With Burt Reynolds' Autograph
Verdad Gallardo
Top 10 Greatest Cadillac V Series Performance Models Ever, Ranked
Pouria Savadkouei
Top 10 Most Powerful Chevy Trucks Ever Made!
Hennessey's New Supercharged Silverado ZR2 Has 700 HP
Verdad Gallardo
Coachbuilt N2A Anteros Is an LS2-Powered C6 Corvette In Italian Clothes
Verdad Gallardo
Awesome K5 Blazer Restomod Comes With C7 Corvette Power
Verdad Gallardo
10 Camaros You Should Never Buy
10 LS Engine Myths That Refuse to Die
Verdad Gallardo
Try loosening the motor mounts and jacking the motor. If not use a really big pry bar andwedge it up there and move the motor to the pass. side a little. Should slide in then. Don't grind that tab off, it's there for a reason.
Im having the same problem i just got some kooks with the td system and i already got the passanger side in. I cannot get the drivers side in i have tried manuvering but nothing tomorrow im going to try jacking up the motor. I was going to try loosening the drive shaft but dont have a wrench that will fit and socket wrench will not fit. Where is a safe spot to jack on the motor from?
Originally Posted by 2002 SS #476
I just put my set on a couple weeks ago. On the driver side I took the oil drain bolt out, then it slid right in. I was on a lift so that helped. Headers took about 4-4 1/2 hours including removing the old pipes, and plug swap. The real pain was the Y-Pipe, it was a really tight fit over the headers. Maybe it was the ceramic coating that made the fitment real tight, that took about as long to put on as the header swap did.
The header fitment is perfect, and the ceramic coating really gives them a nice look. The y-pipe was the worse part of the install. KOOK's headers are a nice piece.
Updated sound clip and video are coming soon. I can't believe how much headers changed the sound of the car. I expected a change in sound, but it surprised me. Not sure why everyone complains about the Loudmouth not sounding good with headers, but mine sounds wicked (no where near the sound of a dump truck). Wouldn't change my exhaust set-up at all.
The header fitment is perfect, and the ceramic coating really gives them a nice look. The y-pipe was the worse part of the install. KOOK's headers are a nice piece.
Updated sound clip and video are coming soon. I can't believe how much headers changed the sound of the car. I expected a change in sound, but it surprised me. Not sure why everyone complains about the Loudmouth not sounding good with headers, but mine sounds wicked (no where near the sound of a dump truck). Wouldn't change my exhaust set-up at all.
