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Dec 14, 2006 | 05:23 PM

#41

torchredfrc

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Originally Posted by blackc598

IT WASNT THAT BAD... BUT NOW THAT I HAVE A BETTER PAYING JOB I WOULDNT GO THROUGH THE HASSLE OF IT AGAIN. BUT I DO LOVE GETTING MY HANDS DIRTY!!

Hell, I have a good paying job and I'm going to do it for other people... what's wrong with me??

Dec 14, 2006 | 05:24 PM

#42

torchredfrc

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Originally Posted by EHS

Fair price.

You can also do it yourself, and see what it is worth afterwards.

Wow, if you need headers installed let me know.

Dec 14, 2006 | 05:34 PM

#43

gpracer1

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Yeah, I have a great paying job too! But im not pissing money away to someone charging way too much.

Dec 14, 2006 | 06:09 PM

#44

blackc598

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I WOULDNT PAY A **** LOAD EITHER ... HAHA I WORK AT A VOLVO DEALERSHIP NOW AND I COULD HAVE ONE OF MY TECHS HERE DO ANY WORK FOR ME NOW DIRT CHEAP!!

Dec 14, 2006 | 06:42 PM

#45

gpracer1

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I used to wrench for a Volvo dealer 13 years ago. One good thing about working on Volvo brakes.....Even their cars from the 60's had 4 wheel disc brakes. But their wiring harness suck!

Baker, are you gonna get your headers coated?

Dec 14, 2006 | 06:57 PM

#46

blackc598

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YES VOLVO'S ELECTRONICS ARE TERRIBLE ... IN THE MONTH I HAVE BEEN HERE I JUST CANT BELIEVE HOW MUCH I HAVE SEEN THEM IN HERE FOR ELECTRIACL RELATED ISSUES. HAS TAUGHT ME NEVER TO BUY ONE!

Dec 14, 2006 | 07:02 PM

#47

Awsum98

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american racing headers

Too bad you did not buy the American racing headers they are surely the easiest headers to install , and the craftsmanship is excellent! check out the website or the vette doctors site and you'll be amazed on how easy they go in !

Dec 14, 2006 | 07:17 PM

#48

gpracer1

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Originally Posted by Awsum98

Yeah, but they want $600 more than the LG streets !
Thats almost 2 12 hour shifts at work.

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Dec 15, 2006 | 09:27 AM

#49

C5_Baker

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Originally Posted by gpracer1

Haven't decided yet GP. I have a set of Jet Hot coated headers on an FBody and I like what they do.

Dec 15, 2006 | 09:27 AM

#50

fright88

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Reading all these posts I feel like an idiot LOL. Actually for as long as it took us to install we had a good time.

Dec 15, 2006 | 09:30 AM

#51

fright88

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Let me say if you do the install make sure you have the 02 extenders. Whatever you do try to stay away from splicing 02 sensors. This caused me quite a bit of worry and money trying to get my problems figgured out.

Dec 15, 2006 | 09:31 AM

#52

plaster

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Originally Posted by blackc598

it took me 9 1/2 hours to install GHL's by myself on my back and doing the air tube swap. in all great learning experience...would i do it again Fu*k No!!

Damn, GHL's are what I have. But I have the air tubesfor my 99, so I guess thatwill cut down some time.

Did you have to jack the right side of the engine?

Dec 15, 2006 | 11:50 AM

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blackc598

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Originally Posted by plaster

Damn, GHL's are what I have. But I have the air tubesfor my 99, so I guess thatwill cut down some time.

Did you have to jack the right side of the engine?

NOPE SLID EVERY THING IN .... WHAT WAS A NIGHTMARE WAS THE LAST BOLT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE NEAREST TO THE FIREWALL. GOOD LUCK!

Dec 15, 2006 | 03:33 PM

#54

torchredfrc

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Originally Posted by blackc598

NOPE SLID EVERY THING IN .... WHAT WAS A NIGHTMARE WAS THE LAST BOLT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE NEAREST TO THE FIREWALL. GOOD LUCK!

This is where the 10mm gear wrench comes in handy

Dec 15, 2006 | 05:02 PM

#55

00'Vette

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Originally Posted by torchredfrc

The AIR tube swap does suck. I'm glad to see these 2 are 01's & thus no swap required!

I did mine when I swapped out my intake manifold. I just left the part in the back hanging in the engine bay till I got around to swapping the intake manifold out. It worked out fine.

Dec 15, 2006 | 05:32 PM

#56

gpracer1

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Just ordered my LG streets

But, he said that my predator wont delete the rear O2's. I need HP Tuners or LS1 Edit or something to do that. And they have no more O2 sims in stock anymore because the company stopped making them or went out of business.