Guys with Long tubes, I have a quicky!

[cgriff97cobra]

My buddy has a 96 with longtubes, I have heard you have to remove one of the headers to drop the tranny, is this true? IF so which one?

 

[LaserRedSnake]

passenger side...if you get hooker headers you won't have to do this the tranny comes out and goes right back in...but you also have to pay the extra 200$ over bbk's

I just replaced the clutch when I installed mine so I wouldn't have to do it for a long while!

 

[BooRail85]

passenger side...if you get hooker headers you won't have to do this the tranny comes out and goes right back in...but you also have to pay the extra 200$ over bbk's

I just replaced the clutch when I installed mine so I wouldn't have to do it for a long while!

true.. or you can go with the flowtech's for $280 from summit...

 

[cgriff97cobra]

So, he has BBKs so it is a definite, the passenger side has to come off????

 

[STAMPEDE3]

So, he has BBKs so it is a definite, the passenger side has to come off????

YEP.

 

[cgriff97cobra]

Thanks guys, that is all i need to know!

 

[white98snake]

yea passenger side is the lucky one lol
also make sure u replace the TOB, Pilot bearing and even the clutch fork while its out so u dont have 2 do it again for a while

 

[Shambles]

I for one, hate the headers for the 4.6L. Dropping the K-Member and installing headers is not what I consider to be a fun weekend project...depending on how you look at it

 

[white98snake]

I for one, hate the headers for the 4.6L. Dropping the K-Member and installing headers is not what I consider to be a fun weekend project...depending on how you look at it

i got mine done in about 13 collective hours of work without droppin the k-member

 

[b dub]

true.. or you can go with the flowtech's for $280 from summit...

so are the flowtechs and the bbks the same dimensions? meaning if i replaced my bbks with the flows, would they hook up to my bbk h pipe? im guessing so, just wanna make sure..

 

[white98snake]

no wit the flowtech or hookers u need their x pipe
and they dont offer and H so ur limited

 

[b dub]

thanx dude

 

[BooRail85]

you can use the flowtech long tubes with a bbk h pipe.. I am going to..

you have to buy the 3" to 2.5" reducers for the flowtechs and cut the bbk h pipe to fit and then clamp or weld together..

viola!

 

[MyLEEN00]

oh what a pain...... taking the passenger side header off..........this will not be a fun project!!

 

[Jettsaleen281]

it's A PAIN! to get those suckers out. My knuckles were bleeding afterwards... all that work just to get a tranny out .

 

[white98snake]

Its accually not that bad, the way i did mine was like this
unbolt the passenger side motor mount, and take off the STB if u have one then take off the intake tube. and the mid pipe jack up the motor from the oil pan rim with a block of wood on that side as high as u can get it, i got mine up about 4inches then i was able to reach most of the top and front header bolts from under the hood then the header slipped right out best of luck man

 

[cgriff97cobra]

Thanks again guys.