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Old Jun 24, 2012 | 04:27 PM
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Has anyone put longtube headers on us lt1 and end up have the exhaust hit the bottom of the floor board? If so what did you do to fix it?
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Old Jun 24, 2012 | 06:31 PM
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Had the collectors and y pipe connection fitted/welded with eBay v-band flanges & bands which corrected the angle and moved the pipe away from the floor 1/2".. all at a muffler shop
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I just ran into this same problem after setting my motor in. I have all new mounts with a new UMI k-member. I'm about to try to space the motor mounts with two washers to give a little more clearance, hopefully. It seems that pulling down on the header a bit will help as well, therefore my thought is the extra weight from the exhaust will also pull it down where it needs to be. I will update you with my results when completed, but I would also like too here others opinions as well.
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My pacesetter headers are this way. I dropped the trans down 1/4" using washers and i still had to dent the pipe to clear. I got what i paid for. #Junk
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Has anyone try to drop the subframe a little bit to clear?
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Old Jun 25, 2012 | 08:05 PM
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My pacesetter headers are this way. I dropped the trans down 1/4" using washers and i still had to dent the pipe to clear.
Car start to shimmy at any certain MPH after that?
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Havnt noticed it doing that. But I've only taken it to 75mph since the install.
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My pacesetters JUST touched under the drivers seat, massaged the header/floorboard with a hammer and no more problems.
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Originally Posted by defaultexistence
Had the collectors and y pipe connection fitted/welded with eBay v-band flanges & bands which corrected the angle and moved the pipe away from the floor 1/2".. all at a muffler shop
either this or cut the collector flange off & slip fit everything Im prolly screwed since Ive got a mufflex 4in system lol The Vbands are a nicer install in my opinion But slip fit & the flat band clamps work too I know cuttin up new **** kinda sucks lol
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