about to do headers
#11
do you have a haynes manual? it lays it all out. the torque for the bolts is 25 ft-lbs. start at the two center ones and work your way out when torquing. you also have to do a heat cycle when torquing them. do the original torque like i just said, start it up with everything torqued, let it completely warm up, then shut it down, and torque them again. Don't use anti-seize compound on the header bolts, or they will never hold torque. i would just make sure that the threads on the bolts are clean. the only ones i would use anti-seize on would be the y-pipe connection bolts. when you go to take the headers off, i would suggest doing them while they are still a little warm. heat does help. and soak them in pb blaster. chances are, you're probably going to break a couple or not be able to get a the ones off the y-pipe. if that comes, stay patient and work on it. you might have to drill and extract or cut. just know that it's going to take time and patience.
#12
well headers got installed last week/end. oh boy was it fun! lol. i started friday after work. got to the shop at about 530 and worked until 9. by then everything was bolted on, just not finished, so we pushed it outside the stall and i worked till midnight on the pavement. that was fun...not. everything was good until i fired it up and realized i had plug wires mixed up. by that time, after i had been working a combined 18 hours in one day, i decided to call it a night. went back the next day after work and finished it up. still have a small exhaust leak on the left hand side, but i just havent had the chance to get at it yet and the shop has been closed the past 2 days. other than that, everything was a pain in the *** and it was so worth it
#13
there is a bit of a difference in performance(for the better). the exhaust note does sound a little deeper, but i dont have a good enough exhaust system behind it to REALLY tell if it has made a big difference or not. next step after this is dual pipes out the back. we'll see how it turns out. and i'll keep you updated. quite honestly, headers for 150, can't really beat that. and the warranty is from pacesetter. weird huh? summit shorty headers with pacesetter warranty. only bad thing was it being painted. i would have rather it be not painted. it just flaked off after driving 20 miles anyway.
#15
there is a bit of a difference in performance(for the better). the exhaust note does sound a little deeper, but i dont have a good enough exhaust system behind it to REALLY tell if it has made a big difference or not. next step after this is dual pipes out the back. we'll see how it turns out. and i'll keep you updated. quite honestly, headers for 150, can't really beat that. and the warranty is from pacesetter. weird huh? summit shorty headers with pacesetter warranty. only bad thing was it being painted. i would have rather it be not painted. it just flaked off after driving 20 miles anyway.