LG Header install ?
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Racer
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From: Sevierville TN
Sorry, I didn't notice that this old thread had been dug up but, after a few thousand miles of running the headers, I still occasionally check the fit of the headers along with leak checks and, the pass side collector will stay off the shield with no help from the bellhousing bracket but, the drivers side will still spring over to within a 16th of an inch or less of the shield if I loosen the bracket so, I keep that side cinched down to prevent contact.
If, for any reason, I ever remove the header, I would probably remove that rivet that holds the shield on the drivers side and flatten it out to give me the clearance I would feel comfortable with.
As it sits right now, I'm using the bracket to hold the driver side collector off of the shield about an 1/8 of an inch so, hopefully, the tab on the header will hold up to the little bit of strain put on it. So far, so good.
Sonny
If, for any reason, I ever remove the header, I would probably remove that rivet that holds the shield on the drivers side and flatten it out to give me the clearance I would feel comfortable with.
As it sits right now, I'm using the bracket to hold the driver side collector off of the shield about an 1/8 of an inch so, hopefully, the tab on the header will hold up to the little bit of strain put on it. So far, so good.
Sonny
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Racer
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From: Sevierville TN
You might check with them on that.
Sonny
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Only the Street Series do not come with gaskets, all Pro systems do.
Not sure which bracket you are speaking of, if you are talking about the Street Series on the C5 cars, that should not be included with the kit, but some of them still have it in there. We found that by having that installed it could lead to the bracket tab on the header to crack and fail.
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I have the street series and thats the bracket there with the bolts in it. So should I run the bracket or not I have read 12 different answers even from you guys. Can you email me the instructions for the STREET series? I will pm you my email because flying blind is no fun.
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Still no instructions LG street headers
I just purchased and received a set of the street headers from LG and they didn’t come with any instructions. I emailed them for instructions or directions and still have not recorded an answer....