I spent a good 30 min tightening down a bolt because I had to use a crescent wrench...sucked lol
Header install
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I spent a good 30 min tightening down a bolt because I had to use a crescent wrench...sucked lol
UPDATE...I'm pissed off
whats wrong?
lololol!!!!!!!
Didn't get the car done is all. Spent 16 hrs and half that time was dealing with a bunch of stupid little problems that kept me from progressing. Have to wait till the 26th to continue working on the car.
16 hours for a header install? $400 the shop wants seems so worth haha
I have heard shops in my area charge over 600
My roommate just installed a set on a 13 boss.... Took him up to 9 hrs by hisself on jackstands
I got 3 local quotes from performance shops. The cheapest was $400 but they have never done a new 5.0 yet so i would be a first. One wants $450 and have done 3 2011+ installs so far so i think i'll be going with them. The other was around $600 but f that
I'll be getting mine installed at www.rodeheavershotrod.com. They did my paxton install and it came out perfect. $450 seems like a good price for headers as well.
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if youd pull the dam K it woulnt take 50 hours to do
It wasn't the k member that was the problem. There were many hours wasted on such stupid nuances such as not being able to get the damn ground cable off of the motor mount lol. 2 hours being baffled by it. Then on the driver's side there is a header nut that is right behind the AC hose...that was a pain in the ass. 90 min before I said screw it and drained the AC fluid and removed the tube. Just a bunch of dumb stuff one after another. Wouldn't take me more than 5-6 hrs now that I know how to get around all the nuances.
everything you just stated is related to not removing the K. This is why mine took 4 hours and yours is taking 3 months
*UPDATE - Headers are on! This is without mufflers. I'll make another clip with them on tomorrow.
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Any codes yet?
No, AED tuned! Still refining the tune.
Damn dude. Well good luck tomorrow bro. I will be taking mine to JPC. That way they can deal with that kind of headache. All in all its going to sound really nice and also give you a big smile on your face for a hell of an accomplishment doing it yourself.
Guess I should have hired you then
I didnt remove the K member and I can do it it 4 hours now that I know the little tricks. I wouldnt sweat it dude, best part is you did it yourself.
Yeah, now that I know how to take care all the nuances, it wouldn't take me anywhere as long as it did lol. Half the time I was trying to figure out how to get past little quirks. It's a big sense of accomplishment for me. Biggest car project that I've tackled so far lol.
Go pat yourself on the back.
Op, I live in laurel, let me know if you ever need a hand wrenching!
:beer: When the paxton comes...eventually lol
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