Header gaskets & bolts question
Drifting
Joined: Jan 2003
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From: Reading PA.
I just got finished installing a set of Hooker long tubes on my 90 The drivers side was no problem to install. But the passenger side was a pain. I had to grind the K Member a little and also trim the heat shield to the fuel filter slightly. The #8 header bolt was a REAL pain to get to. I took a old wrench and ground it down quite thin. I also heated it and bent it like a L and got on the bolt and could only turn it an eighth of a turn at a time till it tightened up. But thank goodness I got them all tightened up. Make sure after ya install those things that you heat up the motor and go back over the bolts and retighten em. Do this a few times to heat cycle them. By the way I used Fel Pro gaskets with a nice even bead of the RED Permatex on both sides of the gasket and the Stage #8 locking bolts. GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR INSTALL the shorties should go on easier than the long tubes
Melting Slicks
Joined: Jan 2003
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From: What did the 5 fingers say to the face? SLAP!!
Originally Posted by red95vette
I ordered the Percy header gasket for the chevy small block, square port. My friend reminded me LT1's are d-ports, so I was wondering if these will still fit, they look like they would.
It shouldn't matter if the heads are D-port since the headers are not.
