Milton

i was in stalling my equal length headers and i have everything almost ready to go but there doesnt seem to be enough room, the passenger side is resting on the inner fender wall and the a/c line too (i think)and the drivers side is resting on the steering shaft, how do i get around this

mjr46

either loosen the motor mounts and jack the motor up a little but If I remember right....I may have removed my accessories on the fromt along with the brackets and pushed them in that way

Milton

ya i did a combination of both of them to get them in but now there in and bolted up and hitting steering shaft

mjr46

hmmmmm ......you may have to use a tourch to heat the part touching and use a ball pean hammer and tap in the portion hittin...I may of done that to mine but it's been a while since the install so I don't remember and each manufactorers design varies..so some hit others don't[&:]

Milton

there BBK if that helps but i doubt it.so just make sure i may haveto heat up the headers and shape them a little bit to make room for the teering shaft

mjr46

mine were flowtech....you may have too heat them a little.....but first check your motor mounts and make sure they are in good condition and not sagged out

Milton

ya that maes sense the car is 13 years old.what sould i be looking for in the motor mounts what would they look like if they were bad

mjr46

they will either be soaked in oil..or split rubber down the side or dry rotted= cracks all over

mjr46

also check the tranny mount for the same issues to be safe

Milton

ok ill look into next time i get a chance to go up to the garage im working on my car in, how did you run your dipstick tube i have it ran inbetween two of the primarys but it seems like itll rattle when i the cars running