If you where closer it would be in my nice warm garage , then you would be done in a day

 

PA that'd be awesome. I could really use your help too! Too bad you live too far away.

 

Go get a good carhart jacket and insulated bibs. You'll be sweating your butt off.

 

He's definetly right about the carharts.

And there's no way you should pay anyone 250 dollars to switch out some bolts and gaskets when you already have the new ones in your possession. I mean it's your money and it's up to you, but that's another 200 bucks you could be spending on your fastman TB or whatever you want to get next.

 

Its about 33 degrees in michigan and keeps snowing on and off and i'm putting the injectors and upper back on my V10 today out in the weather. If you love your truck the weather wouldn't bother you. Basic set of hand tools is about all you need for a header swap. That gives you and excuse to start building up on your tool set so you can tackle more jobs later. I would be outside bare butt in 0 degrees if my truck needed me too. Just my 2 cents, and no i wasn't trying to be a ***.

 

yeah we got about 5.5" here yesterday in dublin =O

but yeah i agree with everyone else, just install it yourself, and then if you want/need it welded together its ALOT cheaper to just take it down and have them do just that.

personally when i get my long tubes they will just be clamped together cuase i have to remove them every 2 year for SMOG >.<

 

Mechanics have families too, and they need to eat. Here is what would happen to me if I tried to take of the exahust manifold: The hardest to reach bolts would snap off. I do not have a bolt extractor. I could eventually get the job done, but at massive pain to my back. Why does this happen? Because God loves me, and wants to see if I will lose (and loose)my temper on an inanamate object.

I did my waterpump, but let my mechanic come get my truck(died in garage) when the fuel pump went out. Yes, I could have done it, but I went to work, and when I got home, it was ready. I have pulled axel shafts, radiators, done brakes, starters, etc. Sodid my dad. Now he has all his work done.His time is worth something in retirement, and mechanics need topay bills too.

I am the first one to save money on stuff because I am a tightwad. Certain things need to be left to the professionals. Also, the scaley rust that comes off of the exhaust is dangerous to your eyes! Once this is done, it will be done. You can feel good that you helped someone else out in the process!

 

good thing im getting a degree in auto tech. =]]

so does that mean i can do my own?? =D

 

It's true too. I know a lot of guys here on the forum are advanced mechanically, but well...I'm not. My passion is automotive no questions, but I don't know much when it comes to dealing with stuff. It's not my forte like it is other peoples. I have a full time job on the weekeneds, and I go to college all day during the week. Sure I could try it in the miserable cold, but the hassle I'd go through, the uncertainy I'd have to go through is not worth it to me. Also,the fact I still would have to get it welded from someone defeats the purpose in my mind. To me, it's so much easier for me to just drop the truck off for a day for $240 and make sure the manifolds are removed properly, the headers are installed right along with the headgaskets, the stock y-pipe is taken out and the new put in, and then the piping from the cat to the y-pipe is completed as well. I'm just always so busy, and me sitting out in the street in the city bending over this stupid lifted truck in the freeezing cold just is not worth it to me. I also can't afford to have this truck tied up for more than a day out on the street lol. If I had more ideal circumstances and an a nice clean warm envirionment to work on with a free weekened to be left alone from work, yeah, I'd love to tackle it. But it's not going to happen right now sadly. And this way it will all be done at once in one day, and done with profession, which is nice for me.[8D]

 

Your joking right? Thats cowardice imo.