can't get headers in-????????
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can't get headers in-???????? can someone help?
we're in the process of putting in the headers now. the car is about 22-23" off the ground just the front end. we took everything off including the oil filter. the header won't go in??? does it neeed to go higher? help please
we're in the process of putting in the headers now. the car is about 22-23" off the ground just the front end. we took everything off including the oil filter. the header won't go in??? does it neeed to go higher? help please
jack it up further. My jack goes up 27 inches I believe, and I jacked it up at the k member, and JUST had enough room to squeeze them up in there. You have to tip them damned near on end to get them to slide up in the passenger side. Drivers side can be a pain in the *** to get in also. Much easier if you remove the steering shaft, just one less thing in the way then.
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k i jacked it up further and it went in. wow when everyone says to jack it high they mean HIGH huh lol. I was doing the drivers side, as soon as i jacked it higher it went in like butter. monday we're doing the pass. side. oh and they're kooks headers, real nice. so far we're 7 hours into it lol. thnx for the replies. 
What kind of headers? With my American Racing LT's I needed about 20" of ground clearance and they slid right in.
Edit: Sorry just read you have kooks.
Did you remove the steering linkage on the driver side?
Edit: Sorry just read you have kooks.
Did you remove the steering linkage on the driver side?
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The dip stick comes out with a 15mm socket. Shouldn't be too hard to remove, it wasn't for me at least.
When I did the passenger side I only had to remove the dip stick and a heat shield and it slid right in.
Driver side all I had to remove was the steering linkage and it slid right in.
When I did the passenger side I only had to remove the dip stick and a heat shield and it slid right in.
Driver side all I had to remove was the steering linkage and it slid right in.
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and thnx for all the replies on the tips n such for the pass side I really appreciate it
oh also, are the heat shields needed? I took the drivers side one off, it was just covering some wire that went into the trans. forgot to put it back on... ???
I had forgot to put them back on too, but since the car was still in the air I went back and bolted them back on. During the summer it got a lil hot inside the car and all the heat "shields" are on. I would put them back on, every little shielding helps I guess. I might get another y-pipe and jethot coat it since everything else is coated inside and out. I'll see if it works.
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k, new problem---
the headers are finished-they sound awesome. I took the car for a test drive, but didn't really romp on it. brought it back and shut it down. I went to start it up again and it wont start?????? I'm thinking I killed my o2's?????
the headers are finished-they sound awesome. I took the car for a test drive, but didn't really romp on it. brought it back and shut it down. I went to start it up again and it wont start?????? I'm thinking I killed my o2's?????
Did you drive it open? How long was the test drive?
I melted a wire when i first did mine. Just a slight oversite on my part. Forgot to check for proper clearance.
What exactly is it doing when you turn the key?
I melted a wire when i first did mine. Just a slight oversite on my part. Forgot to check for proper clearance.
What exactly is it doing when you turn the key?
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yeah I drove it open headers, the test drive was no more than 5min. the gas pedal wasn't as snappy as before the headers??leak, or just cuz of them being open headers?
when I turn the key, it turns over but doesnt start up. from what I can see the o2 wires aren't touching the headers, and smoke came out the pass side header after I tried starting it (like when you blow out a candle). ??
I also deleted the air tubes that wraped around the intake manifold and stuff but that shouldn't cause this. oh and took off the rear o2's but also, shouldn't be the cause of it.
it started right up the first time???
when I turn the key, it turns over but doesnt start up. from what I can see the o2 wires aren't touching the headers, and smoke came out the pass side header after I tried starting it (like when you blow out a candle). ??
I also deleted the air tubes that wraped around the intake manifold and stuff but that shouldn't cause this. oh and took off the rear o2's but also, shouldn't be the cause of it.
it started right up the first time???
Last edited by WS6_00; Oct 17, 2007 at 08:49 PM.