My KOOKS Headers Arrived Today
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St. Jude Donor '07-'12, '20
My KOOKS Headers Arrived Today
They arrived this afternoon. 
Thanks to Carmen at The Vette Doctors for a decent price. 
Thanks also to George at Kooks for hooking me up. Anyway I started removing existing TPIS headers at 5:50 this evening, answered a few phone calls, and had dinner. 
Then went and set in place the new passenger side Kooks header. Time was 8:10 when I quit. Total time working alone with jack stands and hand tools and dinner break was........2 hours and 20 minutes. 
I heard these things were a pain to put in but in fact just the opposite is true. Now that said, I have not tried to install the drivers side yet. That will wait until tomorrow evening. 
Bob
Thanks to Carmen at The Vette Doctors for a decent price. Thanks also to George at Kooks for hooking me up. Anyway I started removing existing TPIS headers at 5:50 this evening, answered a few phone calls, and had dinner. Then went and set in place the new passenger side Kooks header. Time was 8:10 when I quit. Total time working alone with jack stands and hand tools and dinner break was........2 hours and 20 minutes. I heard these things were a pain to put in but in fact just the opposite is true. Now that said, I have not tried to install the drivers side yet. That will wait until tomorrow evening. Bob
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Originally Posted by 16Again
They arrived this afternoon. Thanks to Carmen at The Vette Doctors for a decent price. Thanks also to George at Kooks for hooking me up. Anyway I started removing existing TPIS headers at 5:50 this evening, answered a few phone calls, and had dinner. Then went and set in place the new passenger side Kooks header. Time was 8:10 when I quit. Total time working alone with jack stands and hand tools and dinner break was........2 hours and 20 minutes. I heard these things were a pain to put in but in fact just the opposite is true. Now that said, I have not tried to install the drivers side yet. That will wait until tomorrow evening.
Bob
Thanks to Carmen at The Vette Doctors for a decent price. Thanks also to George at Kooks for hooking me up. Anyway I started removing existing TPIS headers at 5:50 this evening, answered a few phone calls, and had dinner. Then went and set in place the new passenger side Kooks header. Time was 8:10 when I quit. Total time working alone with jack stands and hand tools and dinner break was........2 hours and 20 minutes. I heard these things were a pain to put in but in fact just the opposite is true. Now that said, I have not tried to install the drivers side yet. That will wait until tomorrow evening. Bob
sounds like it's goin good. just saw your post on my old install thread i did a year ago. didn't think it was still in circulation. Install finished well and after a year, feel the Kooks were a great mod... great quality, feel the power (SOTP), sounds great and trouble free (no leaks and such). i admit i found the driver's side to be the harder for me. my advice on the driver side is if all else fails... a good 2x3 should do it
Here's was the second part of my install
http://www.z06vette.com/forums/showthread.php?t=59089
And closing notes
http://www.z06vette.com/forums/showthread.php?p=653909
good luck and enjoy. i hope to make it to a corvette challenge day if weather and schedule will only cooperate.
Don
Last edited by don527; Aug 10, 2005 at 12:13 AM.
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St. Jude Donor '07-'12, '20
Boy is this thing loud. Finished up the install today, worst part of the job was having to get my hands between the frame rail and the headers to tie up the O2 wires. 
I was running a very odd set-up before so the car was fairly tame. Well let me tell ya, everyone will know i'm coming now. On a scale of 1-10 with 10 being most difficult, this is a 5. Nice easy relaxing home done mod. Very pleased at the moment but still choking from the smoke coming from these things. 
Bob
Finished up the install today, worst part of the job was having to get my hands between the frame rail and the headers to tie up the O2 wires. I was running a very odd set-up before so the car was fairly tame. Well let me tell ya, everyone will know i'm coming now. On a scale of 1-10 with 10 being most difficult, this is a 5. Nice easy relaxing home done mod. Very pleased at the moment but still choking from the smoke coming from these things. Bob
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Hi Bob,
Congratulations. The Kooks headers are definitely an exceptional header system. And, it is simply gratifying to know that you were able to install them yourself. Great Job!
Best Wishes,
Eden
Congratulations. The Kooks headers are definitely an exceptional header system. And, it is simply gratifying to know that you were able to install them yourself. Great Job!
Best Wishes,
Eden
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St. Jude Donor '07-'12, '20
Originally Posted by Andy@AandACorvette
The 1 7/8 ones are harder. I know, I've don a bunch. Still worth it , though!
The posts all said beat them in, tight fit, etc. I did not have that 
Placed them in where I thought they should be, jacked the motor and both sides (one at a time of course) litterally dropped in place on their own. Thanks for the guy's. Hopefully i'll get to drive a little Friday.
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