SSTYCOON

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doing a head install soon. Any tips would be helpful, also any supplies that I could over look that I might need. I'm using ls1howto.com
thanks

BBADWS6

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Remember the ground on the back of the drivers side head.

Xtnct00WS6

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I'm going to be doing a head install soon too and one thing I'm going to try is hooking up a shop vac to the water pump so *maybe* I won't get a bunch of coolant in the bolt holes.

WicketMike

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http://www.ls1howto.com/

Azar

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I'm digging this one up, because "www.ls1howto.com" is the best site, EVAR...next to this site.

BadBlackZ

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Ok i just read that whole page about the LS1 head swap. I think i will be trying this sometime soon. The only thing i dont really get is why they un-bolt the y-pipe? I mean the headers are still going to be there in the way so why take the trouble to unbolt them from the y-pipe?

getlifted

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You will need to move the headers around to get to the bottom head bolts. So you need them to be lose.

777

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Just know that you need a wrench to fit the power steering pump. Otherwise you will spend an hour trying to get that bolt off like I did. Also if possible take the headers off, or at least move them down a good it for clearance. Another thing that made everything difficult. Without those two problems I would have literally done it in half the time. And saved myself a lot of frustration. I mean A LOT!!

Tram

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Yeh, the power steering pump is a PITA...

}BlueFire{

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I would say get a set of metric ratchet wrenches if you are gonna attempt a H/C install, not a mandatory item but deff. a time saver

bowe1632

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Beer..
i like pabst blue ribbon, old time favorite...
no one should do these projects dry.

i believe there to be a bracket on the passenger side head..some of that **** was overcooking my grits so i left it off..just like ls1howto said...the hard part for me was breaking one of those bolts free back there...but, yeah remember bout those ground wires.

Tram

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Getting the bolts off the back of the heads was not that bad for me..

I can't imagine how much of a PITA it's gonna be to get them back ON though..

bowe1632

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not bad somehow, gettin em on wasn't too bad at all actually....i thought it was gonna be a pita too....well it felt like a bolt on one of the back of the stock heads for me was torqued to like 5 thousand foot pounds lol..i think my left arm is weak.

Tram

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Was it the bolt on the back side of the PAX head? That joker was down pretty good..