Dbeck002

Good news is I got my long tube headers yesterday from summit. bad news is the passenger side!!! i searched the old posts and i did everything other people did but they still wont slide in..
i removed the starter motor, put a jack under the tranny and jacked it up a little, grinded down the bellhousing a little, beat the floorpans in with a mallet and put grease on all the metal surfaces to make things smooth, THEY STILL WONT GO IN!! ahhhh.....

Big5.0.13.7sec.

Yeah thats the problem with long tube headers!!!!

My guess is that you need to pry the engine over a little.

Dbeck002

[sm=smiley29.gif] ive been going crazy the past hour just trying to slide them in, let alone actually moving material out of the way. been working on these things since last night, im tired!!


i think the only solution now would be to remove the passenger side engine mount and pry the engine over, if this does not work my only solution will be to remove the bellhousing which is impossible for me to do with my tools lol.... these headers better pay off.

luckythirteen13

it will be worth it when its all over with

JohnChule

Im intrested to know how this turns out, keep us posted.

87mustang347

what kind of headers are they

USAMuscle

Good grief man. Beating the floor pan in? [&:] Why don't you just unbolt the motor mounts and lift the engine a little? Seems to be a reasonable fix for any header installation.

csilkman

I'd be interested to know too, what brand headers they were.

Dbeck002

they are BBK long tube chrome plated heades with 1 5/8" primaries. the driver side header wasnt too bad to install but the passenger side is biatch. i just woke up now and im going to give the install another shot. i shall keep yall posted

88PatrolCar

I helped my buddy put some long tubes on his cammaro and I hate to say it but sometimes you have to bang on them with a hammer a little bit