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Apr 16, 2007 | 10:31 AM

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Help on pacesetter header install

does anybody have any tips or tricks when installing the pacesetter LTs?

Apr 16, 2007 | 12:03 PM

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Get the car up in the air as far as possible. That way you can go in from the bottom.

Apr 16, 2007 | 12:48 PM

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make sure that the back passenger plug is in before you put the header in...don't leave a coil pack unplugged when you start it

Apr 16, 2007 | 01:22 PM

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Get the car up in the air as far as possible. That way you can go in from the bottom.

+111111...this is probably one of theee most important things

Apr 16, 2007 | 01:23 PM

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Have patience.

Apr 17, 2007 | 12:38 PM

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I had to grind a tab off the block on the drivers side to get it in. That was the only issue. I used a lift too so that helped.

Apr 17, 2007 | 12:41 PM

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I used a lift as well...only issue i had was the drivers side b/c of the steering control arm...i took that off and the rest was easy...

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Apr 17, 2007 | 12:47 PM

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I had to grind a tab off the block on the drivers side to get it in. That was the only issue. I used a lift too so that helped.

You really don't have to grind that tab off. If you can get the car at least 6 feet up in the air...you can manipulate the header enough to go around that.

Apr 17, 2007 | 12:51 PM

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When we installed my headers we had to jack the motor up just a tad to get the drivers side in. Passenger side slid right in no problems. Like everyone else said, get the car as high in the air as possible and give yourself plenty of time!