[Z06] LG header install
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LG header install
Just installed LG long tube headers on my 03 Z06, everything went well except I can't get the rear most head head bolt in on the drivers side. All other bolts are good and tight, my question is will it make much of a difference if this bolt is missing.
Thank you.
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loosen the bolts back up and loosen the midpipe from the collector as well so you can work the header back and forth as needed... it's a tight fit but you need to have all the bolts in place... I get all the bolts started by hand before I tighten anything down
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Thank you for the help, looks like I will be unhooking some things and trying to get this last bolt in.
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awesome
... out of curiosity which headers do you have?... my old 1 3/4's from about 6 years ago were pretty easy to get the bolts lined up but I recently swapped to the newer 1 7/8's and they were a booger to get all the bolts in... I'm guessing the newer sets have tighter tolerances on the flanges
... out of curiosity which headers do you have?... my old 1 3/4's from about 6 years ago were pretty easy to get the bolts lined up but I recently swapped to the newer 1 7/8's and they were a booger to get all the bolts in... I'm guessing the newer sets have tighter tolerances on the flanges
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awesome... out of curiosity which headers do you have?... my old 1 3/4's from about 6 years ago were pretty easy to get the bolts lined up but I recently swapped to the newer 1 7/8's and they were a booger to get all the bolts in... I'm guessing the newer sets have tighter tolerances on the flanges
... out of curiosity which headers do you have?... my old 1 3/4's from about 6 years ago were pretty easy to get the bolts lined up but I recently swapped to the newer 1 7/8's and they were a booger to get all the bolts in... I'm guessing the newer sets have tighter tolerances on the flangesCorvette Stories
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