How hard are headers to install??
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How hard are headers to install??
Hey all,
How hard is it to install headers?? Also if I am not going to do the half pipe replacement which type of header to I need??? Type meaning I see some are long tube and some are not...HELP
Seriously thinking about either LPE or FLP. Who has what and do you like them??
Installing a Magnuson next week and figured why not go with headers too, I mean why not I already have a cold air intake system and a set of corsa's.
Thanks for your time
How hard is it to install headers?? Also if I am not going to do the half pipe replacement which type of header to I need??? Type meaning I see some are long tube and some are not...HELP
Seriously thinking about either LPE or FLP. Who has what and do you like them??
Installing a Magnuson next week and figured why not go with headers too, I mean why not I already have a cold air intake system and a set of corsa's.
Thanks for your time
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Re: How hard are headers to install?? (MY2KC5)
I have the stainless steel works headers. Did them in the drive way over 2 days. Not too hard, you just need to make sure you have someone who knows how to weld. Total time was about 10 hours over the 2 days, and that was with my dad helping, and my brother welding. Good mod....car sounds bad butt with headers.
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From: Breese Illinois
Re: How hard are headers to install?? (MY2KC5)
MY2KC5,
How hard is it to install headers??
Really depends on which ones you chose to install. I went with the FLPs, they are complete bolt-on with no cutting or welding and that's why I used them.
Also if I am not going to do the half pipe replacement which type of header to I need??? Type meaning I see some are long tube and some are not...HELP
Going with "shorties" won't give you much over the OEM headers. Go with longtubes, install the X pipe and get all the benefit you can.
Seriously thinking about either LPE or FLP. Who has what and do you like them??
As I mentioned above I went with the FLPs. All bolt-on and that was a big selling point for me. To get a set of FLPs go to either LAPD or FLP themselves. The FLP folks in Naperville are good folks to deal with, but Shawn at LAPD cut me a great deal.
Installing a Magnuson next week and figured why not go with headers too, I mean why not I already have a cold air intake system and a set of corsa's.
Agree with you here. If you're tearing her down for the Magnuson you might as well drop on a set of headers too.
Only thing I would suggest is getting her to a lift for the headers. I did mine in the garage with about 18" of clearance and by the end of the day (11 hours start to finish) 18" was not enough.
later,
[Modified by THRAP 42, 6:52 AM 6/24/2003]
How hard is it to install headers??
Really depends on which ones you chose to install. I went with the FLPs, they are complete bolt-on with no cutting or welding and that's why I used them.
Also if I am not going to do the half pipe replacement which type of header to I need??? Type meaning I see some are long tube and some are not...HELP
Going with "shorties" won't give you much over the OEM headers. Go with longtubes, install the X pipe and get all the benefit you can.
Seriously thinking about either LPE or FLP. Who has what and do you like them??
As I mentioned above I went with the FLPs. All bolt-on and that was a big selling point for me. To get a set of FLPs go to either LAPD or FLP themselves. The FLP folks in Naperville are good folks to deal with, but Shawn at LAPD cut me a great deal.
Installing a Magnuson next week and figured why not go with headers too, I mean why not I already have a cold air intake system and a set of corsa's.
Agree with you here. If you're tearing her down for the Magnuson you might as well drop on a set of headers too.
Only thing I would suggest is getting her to a lift for the headers. I did mine in the garage with about 18" of clearance and by the end of the day (11 hours start to finish) 18" was not enough.
later,
[Modified by THRAP 42, 6:52 AM 6/24/2003]
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Re: How hard are headers to install??
I installed TPIS long tubes, x-pipe and borla stingers on Jack stands in my garage. As far as the headers went it was fairly simple. The drivers side went in from the bottom and the passenger side from the top. Slide the x-pipe in and put the cat back over the axle. Tightened everything up and it was all beautiful.
