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Old Mar 15, 2008 | 10:47 PM
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okay i got all the old stuff off "plugs, coil packs, mani's, ect" and got my pacesetters in. its a biatch doing it alone lol. is the plugs easier to put back in with longtubes cuz thats what i have to do tomarrow.
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The plugs will be pretty easy to get back in. I couldn't imagine doing a header install alone. Good work man.
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Old Mar 15, 2008 | 11:06 PM
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Passenger side rear plug goes in easiest from the bottom. Wire as well.
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Old Mar 15, 2008 | 11:29 PM
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^^^ +1 for the # 8 plug
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Old Mar 16, 2008 | 01:04 AM
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You sir, have my respect doing this install by yourself.
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Old Mar 16, 2008 | 01:16 AM
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did u have to disconnect the steering or cut the casting tab?
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I did my header install all by myslef with no lift when I was 16 and had no experience prior to doing. Took me 3 days.

Good work!
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Old Mar 16, 2008 | 08:56 AM
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****... my buddy helped me with my LT install (on jackstands) and it still took us 2 full days. props dude
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If you got the pacesetter off road y, look up y-pipe hitting in a search. The driverside hits the floor board and can be easily adjusted before installing. Just put mine in this week, other than the hitting during acceleration, they're great. I couldn't imagine how many scratches I would have had doing it all myself, great job.
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Old Mar 16, 2008 | 09:48 AM
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I done mine myself and it wasnt that bad.. I left all 8 plugs in,didnt have to remove the streering and didnt have to jack up the motor to get the left one in,but I had to pull the starter to get the right one wiggled into place... Its really not much to it if you take your time, the main thing is getting it jacked up high enough.
The higher the nose is off the ground the easier they will slide in.
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If you already have your coils off then you can also do the #8 from the top without a problem.
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Old Mar 16, 2008 | 11:16 AM
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well im 18 and i did my headers on my dodge ram hemi last year, thank you all for the help. i did have to grind the tab down a little with the dremil but i didnt do the steering or anything else. i say i worked on the install for abaout 5 hours yesturday and im fixing to start again.
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Old Mar 16, 2008 | 11:19 AM
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well im 18 and i did my headers on my dodge ram hemi last year, thank you all for the help. i did have to grind the tab down a little with the dremil but i didnt do the steering or anything else. i say i worked on the install for abaout 5 hours yesturday and im fixing to start again.
can u post picture of the tab?
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Old Mar 16, 2008 | 11:32 AM
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well i would but i dont think i can get a good picture of it with my headers in. when you get your manifolds off you will see it, its square and its protruding out of the block. its not hard to get to at all. and your headers will hit it so its easy to find. "drivers side"
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Originally Posted by 99puterss
well i would but i dont think i can get a good picture of it with my headers in. when you get your manifolds off you will see it, its square and its protruding out of the block. its not hard to get to at all. and your headers will hit it so its easy to find. "drivers side"
can u not get them in without cutting the tab?
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i couldnt.
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Old Mar 16, 2008 | 06:36 PM
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did u get the pacesetter ory also or a different brand
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Old Mar 17, 2008 | 08:35 PM
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wow it took me and a buddy the better part of two nights. be carefull around the sparkplugs if you decide to put them in before the headers.. it's real easy to crack one of them if the header drops on it.
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Old Mar 17, 2008 | 08:41 PM
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Why did you guys have to take the coil packs off? Not flamming, just curious, i didnt think it was required when i did my header install. But then again I had a lift and had everything from manifolds in to headers in, in 3 hours, by myself.
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I think they took them off to slide them in from the top.
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