Alright boys, Pacesetter LT's will be here next week and my exhaust shop wont install them. So il have to do the job myself. Im looking for any advice yall could give on the whole process. The only thing im woried about is breaking the stock manifold bolts off in the head. Has this happened to anyone? Also Any other advice whould be healpful.

 

There are quite a few LT install threads, there's one in the DIY section also.

Here's one keeping the stock cats
https://dodgeforum.com/forum/3rd-gen...t-headers.html

another good install thread
https://dodgeforum.com/forum/3rd-gen...aders-diy.html


It is quite a bit more complicated to keep your cats, but definitely feasible. Do you have a welder? If you do that will make your life a lot easier. You will also need to extend the plug wires to keep the stock cats. I would make sure you install a magnaflow or similar y pipe if you are doing the headers also, that will help you out a lot with better flow.

It's quite likely you have some broken heads already, if you are lucky enough to not have any, just spray with pb blaster for a couple days beforehand, then when you go to remove them, try to loosen the bolt, if it doesn't come, spray more blaster and tighten back down. By alternating trying to loosen and tighten and spraying more blaster, you will let the blaster work its way down in there and eventually you will get the bolt out. If you do have a broken head or you break one, just get an ez out, they work pretty well.

Post up some pics when you get around to the install, love to see how it turns out!

 

Ewing about said it all most of the broken bolts are fairly easy to come out.

 

I have searched before and checked the DIY's i pretty much know what im doing. I have access to the welder, so im gonna weld the reducers to the cats. I have decided against the Y pipe and instead im having the shop run pipe after the cats into a dual-dual out Magnaflow internal X muffler. i have been soaking the bolts down almost daily. But the loosening and tightening trick you mentioned will really help. Thanks il keep it in mind when i begin. Also il make sure to get an easy out set and have it ready.

 

sounds like you are ready to go, good luck, can't wait to see em done, post up a video of the sound too! Which magnaflow you getting? I'm thinking of getting a new one sometime.

 

Was looking through Jegs today to get some ideas, tired of the pipes i have now.

X2 on Pics and Vids if you can

 

I got the 12468 its a 18" body 2.5" in and out. It's sitting in my floor ready to go, just waiting on my LT's. Il be sure to get some sound clips for yall.

 

Good stuff.


Off topic but i like the eye lid look over your head lights. Ive ben trying to get a buddy to do his for a while with no luck. Yours looks good

 

Thanks man I love them. You can get them on ebay and I painted them with the color matched paint they have for chrysler at O'reillys. I think they make them for your style headlights also..... Look them up.

 

Recommend the oem exhaust gaskets vs the ps ones.