Kooks headers installed, clearance pics
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Kooks headers installed, clearance pics These ******* have all sorts of room, no k-member rubbing, spark plugs/wires are easy to get to, doesnt hug the starter either.
I have attached only 3 photos showing the d/s ground clearance, please note the bottle is sitting on 3/4" particle board so....you get the idea, car is stock ride height
will post more pics tomorrow night when my camera charges up
over all the install was great, This is the 4th set of headers I have installed (pacesetters/hooker & xs to name a few)
had help from my friend Bud Weiser
on the driverside. installed in my garage with floor jack and stands, total install about 35mins since it was just a header swap, all of the stock **** went bye bye 2 years ago. I did use stock gaskets rather than the ones supplied by kooks, they look nice though.
the ory fits nice too, its bent in all of the right places and has good adjustability.
just thought I'd post my experience in case some of you are making the jump and buying a higher priced header setup. this will be the last set of headers i will ever install on my ride
I have attached only 3 photos showing the d/s ground clearance, please note the bottle is sitting on 3/4" particle board so....you get the idea, car is stock ride height
will post more pics tomorrow night when my camera charges up
over all the install was great, This is the 4th set of headers I have installed (pacesetters/hooker & xs to name a few)
had help from my friend Bud Weiser
on the driverside. installed in my garage with floor jack and stands, total install about 35mins since it was just a header swap, all of the stock **** went bye bye 2 years ago. I did use stock gaskets rather than the ones supplied by kooks, they look nice though.the ory fits nice too, its bent in all of the right places and has good adjustability.
just thought I'd post my experience in case some of you are making the jump and buying a higher priced header setup. this will be the last set of headers i will ever install on my ride
Last edited by TUFAS4U; Aug 11, 2008 at 12:07 AM.
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Second picture i would suggest loosening the clamp, turning it around so the head points to the ground, and also move it up a bit more. Last thing you want is hitting something and ******* up your clamp, or even hooking something with the way the bolt points down. But nice clearance either way, alot better than my 1st gen. SLP LTs.
-Joel
-Joel
I read a lot of header install threads prior to purchasing my Kooks and was really surprised by how simple the install went. Didn't have to unhook the steering shaft, cut or grind the K-member or anything else for that matter.
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thats why i went w/ Kooks. and like already stated they have awesome ground, k-frame, and steering shaft (doesnt even come close) clearance. angles were perfect. no collector pointing up or down. easy install. now i wish i could just get them to seal at the heads
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i used pearcey's first and those leaked real bad. then recently i replaced them w/ stock ones. i went back and retorqued the drivers side (becuase it was easier) and it wouldnt take anymore. im hoping the pass side just needs alittle more.
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definately can feel a lot more lower end grunt over my previous headers. the rasp is all but gone. the merge on the y-pipe has a nice clean weld on the inside which I think takes a little of that rasp away, they took the time to clean it up at least.
thanks for the comments.
thanks for the comments.
