I have put the exhaust system and the cat on with minimal difficulty.Now I am having major problems with the installation of the headers. Both stock headers are off, but the TES headers are hanging over the valve covers(pass side) The driver side is getting hung up over the steering column (where is the location to disconnect the column, lamen's terms)Does anyone have any tips?The book I'm using (hayes) is not of any help with looking up the terms I am looking for. Do you think I should just tow it to shop, or is this something that a first timer can do? All I have to do is fit the two new ones in. PLease,if possible give really details feedback. Thanks

 

anyone? help is greatly needed

 

You may have to pull the valve covers off for the pass side or try to squeeze them in from underneath the car. As for the other side, you may need to unbolt that side from the motor mount and lift that side of the engine up an inch or two.

I haven't done headers yet, but this seems to be the general consensus from this board. If anyone can help anymore I'd appreciate it because I'll be doing the same thing in another month.

 

Just finished my install last weekend. First move the brake lines as far from headers as you can get. That's my problem now. I am not going to take that blasted header off to get in there to them. I will have to come up with another way. To get them on.
1st take the bolt out to the driverside motor mount and jack up the motor about until you can get that header in there. Mine went right in after doing that.
2nd repeat process with passenger side motor mount.

You may wish to change to energy suspension urethane motor mounts while your messing with them. I didn't because I plan on replacing my whimpy L03 next year.

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91 Camaro RS 5.0L Black Convertible 700R4
** Added so far **
*GM Wonderbar
*Alston SFC's
*Turbo City Inj Spacer
*Dual Snorker Air Filter
*March Performance Pulleys
*GM 3.42 Gears with OEM Zexel
*Edelbrock headers
*3" High Flow Cat
*3" Dynomax Exhaust
*Walbro 255 lph Fuel Pump

 

Where's the safest place to jack up the motor? He did ask for lamen's terms and that's something I'm not too sure about either.

 

well i got my pass side in by taking off the starter it went right in after that the drivers side i will most likely jack up the engine.. i was going to put the jack on
the oil pan and jack it up from there.. does anyone else have any other suggestions as to where else i could jack it up from..thanks for all of your help guys

 

your pick-up unit is about 1/4" from the bottom of the pan.....DO NOT.....hang on let me repeat once more.....DO NOT use just the jack stand on the oil pan...you WILL bend it and possibly break you pick-up unit.....get a thick, wide and long board and distribute the weight across the whole of the oil pan.....there is alot less chance of bending it and if you do it will not bust the pick-p unit

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1991 RS LO3

Taillight city: Aint it pretty?

 

I used a 2x4 and planted one end against the oil pan rail/block. You think 3rd gen headers are hard......
Try a Mustang II.

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86 T/A 5.0 A4 & 2.77 gear
15.62 @ 86 mph
93 Civic 1.6L
13.5 @ 100 mph