headers??
01-30-2008, 07:47 PM
#21
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RE: headers??
Unbolting a couple mounts and jacking the motor up sounds a lot easier than a head removal thus far...lol..
From everything I've read, unless you want maximum N/A power, or plan on boost at some point, LT's are not worth the money/time for parts and install.
From everything I've read, unless you want maximum N/A power, or plan on boost at some point, LT's are not worth the money/time for parts and install.
01-30-2008, 09:40 PM
#22
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Location: 614 Ohio
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RE: headers??
[align=left]+1 on that I was that guy only my car was in the garage on stands for a week 
. Turned out great tho.
. Turned out great tho.
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LT headers just happen to be one of the most PITA jobs on our cars. At the minimum you have to unbolt the motor mounts and jack up the engine a little. A lot of people just end up dropping the K-member all together to get enough space. Lets put it this way, its not uncommon for the average guy who decides to tackle this in the driveway to have his/her car up on stands for a week.
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LT headers just happen to be one of the most PITA jobs on our cars. At the minimum you have to unbolt the motor mounts and jack up the engine a little. A lot of people just end up dropping the K-member all together to get enough space. Lets put it this way, its not uncommon for the average guy who decides to tackle this in the driveway to have his/her car up on stands for a week.
01-30-2008, 09:49 PM
#23
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RE: headers??
They are a PITA, took me a week, but that was only working a couple hours each night. I also did not drop the K member. It is doable, but i remember spending over an hour tightening one bolt. That should tell you how tedius it is.
01-31-2008, 08:53 AM
#27
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RE: headers??
My LT's cost me around 490 for the install, but that's only because that's around what they quoted me before they started. Everybody else in town started their rates at 725-750 and then extra depending on how long it took. Then when I picked up my car they said that I got lucky and because due to how hard/annoying it was, that after that they were never going to do LT's on a mustang for less than $700.
Good luck finding someone to do it cheap.
Good luck finding someone to do it cheap.
01-31-2008, 12:40 PM
#29
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Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: same as you.
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RE: headers??
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I was quoted $500 for the install. Of course the shop I'm going to does a lot of installations and they have built a special rig for removing and reinstalling the K-member.
I was quoted $500 for the install. Of course the shop I'm going to does a lot of installations and they have built a special rig for removing and reinstalling the K-member.
I did my headers without Dropping the K member.
1st time I installed Headers
2nd Time Tranny Blew (3650) Rebuilt
3rd Time Tranny Blew (3650) THROW AWAY
4th Time now with TKO had a leak, Changed to Locking Bolts.
after doing it afew times its no problem.
Still takes TIME, but its more like a ROutine
