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Old 02-10-2007, 04:08 PM
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Default Installed Pacesetter headers EASY!!!

Hey guys, those of you that are reluctant to install LT's yourself, dont be. This job was 100% easier than I expected....I didnt throw a single thing! Just have some gear wrenches and an electic/air impact.
I must have been lucky, because I simply had a friend slide the LT's up from under the car to me with absolutely NO additional dissconnections, cutting, or hammering, or anything that might add to the difficulty. Simple.
Honestly, my Volant intake was harder to install.
DO IT, DO IT NOW!!!
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wow that sounds great....most people arent as fortunate
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awesome man, still waiting to do mine at a friends place cause i dont really have any tools. what kind of y did u use? Was it a noticable differance the first time u ook it out?
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I havent even had a chance to drive it yet(waiting on the Y-pipe). But from previous experiance with LTs on LS1's, big difference. It just keeps pullin!
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that didnt stop me.. just take it around the block a few time with open headers!!
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LOL, yeah, I guess that is an option! Hey dude, I just responed to your thread bout the wire.
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I agree, some headers are more difficult to install....but the pacesetters are the easiest... you need some basic hands tools, rachets, wrenches etc.. 1/4" drive.
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ya know, i think i might take mine for a spin with em wide open when i do them and take her for a spin!
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did u do plugs at the same time? The good ones are the tr55s right?
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Yeah, TR55's for NA, if you are sprayin or boosted you need TR6's.
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thnx man.
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what brand are they?
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I hope its as easy for me when i do mine but im not to worried
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It will be easy, hell it cant be any worse than what you(or I was) expecting! It is kinda like that old attage: Expect the worst hope for the best. Youll be golden.
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thnx man, just went too advanced auto parts and bought 8. Im wondreing though, they had 2 different kinds of tr55s. i bought just the plain tr55s in a grey box, but they had some other tr55 something somethings, i cant remeber what they were. but they gap at .044, are these the correct ones?
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I have my car on jacks, all stock exhaust off waiting for my pacesetters to come in. I hope I'm lucky like you.
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yeah man im hopin for the best!
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so did i buy the right stuff guys? Sorry for being off topic.
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Originally Posted by MavrikTA
Hey guys, those of you that are reluctant to install LT's yourself, dont be. This job was 100% easier than I expected....I didnt throw a single thing! Just have some gear wrenches and an electic/air impact.
I must have been lucky, because I simply had a friend slide the LT's up from under the car to me with absolutely NO additional dissconnections, cutting, or hammering, or anything that might add to the difficulty. Simple.
Honestly, my Volant intake was harder to install.
DO IT, DO IT NOW!!!
Cool! I will be installing LT in March. SS is on jack stands doing a lot of different things (clutch, LT's, suspension stuff, C5 brakes, etc). I hate doing stuff one piece at a time.

So you're in Logan? Are you up there going to USU or a resident? We lived there from 92-02.
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Originally Posted by MavrikTA
Hey guys, those of you that are reluctant to install LT's yourself, dont be. This job was 100% easier than I expected....I didnt throw a single thing! Just have some gear wrenches and an electic/air impact.
I must have been lucky, because I simply had a friend slide the LT's up from under the car to me with absolutely NO additional dissconnections, cutting, or hammering, or anything that might add to the difficulty. Simple.
Honestly, my Volant intake was harder to install.
DO IT, DO IT NOW!!!
nice to hear, my pacesetters are in the mail and im putting them in next week.



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