Header time to install
Burning Brakes
Joined: Jun 2004
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From: Granbury, TX
My guess is about 2 hours. Why don't you do it yourself? It will take at least twice as long but you will save money and increase satisfaction.
Melting Slicks
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From: Doha
St. Jude Donor '08
It took me about 3 hours to fit into my BB with A/C, the extra time was spent to grind off some of the flanges to clear the heads stud bolts and to relocate the idler arm a little. today I spent another 3 hours to fabricate a new pipe going to mufflers, I didn't like the stock pipes as they have some bad bends which look restrictive. I did all that with a set of jack stands with a MIG welder and a chopping saw.
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Joined: Apr 2010
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From: Ellicott City MD
I installed my Summit shortie block huggers in about 3 hours, with simple hand tools. problem was I didnt have a way to attach the exhuast so I ran open dumps for a day or two till I could get a guy to weld the headers to my side pipes;Im all for doing bolt ons yourself.
my guess for shop would be 1.5 to 2 hours.
my guess for shop would be 1.5 to 2 hours.
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From: Evansville WI
That is the most relevant statment here. Beware the Snowball. Assuming everything goes smoothly, 2-3 hours isn't to bad. One snapped manifold bolt can make it a 4-5 hour job, 2 snapped manifold bolts can make it an all day affair, and it could escalate to pulling the heads. Another thing to concider, my car is pertty rust free, but the exhaust is shot. Theres no way I'd be able to weld flanges on to match the headers without replacing alot of pipe. Is teh shop also going to remove the AIR system? Thats more time, not alot but it adds up. Being in the business, it's my experience that the simplest jobs take the most time thanks to Murphy and the Snowball effect.