YARRR!!

Got the headers on, finally. We just kept running into snags, but thanks to veteran's day, I finally got it done. Quite the bitch, I must say! But anyways, I drove it around with just the y-pipe on and it sounds like a freakin funny car!! So awesome, but anyways, the thing needs some massive tuning, so hopefully the Prominator stuff I ordered should come through quick here. I'm pumped!

Tony

 

congrats, i bet it sounds a lot better now too... that thing was loud when i saw it at bruce's when he was doing his intake... gj man... you get to help me when i get my headers now... haha

 

I'll give you as much help as I can, but I might relapse

 

i got the headers on last week... wont be doing that agian anytime.

 

yeah you would.. especially if beer and pizza was invovled. i eventually want headers.

 

What is the big deal with you guys and header installs??? I can't even count how many I've done it, and none of the ones I did took longer than a few hours except for my firebird, and that was full length 1 3/4inch hooker super comps that required clearancing and jacking the car up like 5 feet in the air.

 

I just installed mine yesterday and fired it up with only the headers. The golfers behind the house were freaking pissed. I love it!!!

 

No kidding....Ive done 2 sets of headers on thirdgens. One was a TES Edelbrock set on my 83, and the other was a cheapie set of Hedmans and y-pipe on my 88 that I had to lift the motor up because of the raised valve cover rail on the aluminum L98 heads. Neither one took more than 2-3 hours. Thats pulling the car in with manifolds, and pulling it out with headers...all done.

 

cut a bend out of the y pipe and see what happens

 

Dude have you put the rest of the exhaust back on yet? I wanna hear this beast in person!

 

they sound gr8 with just y-pipe. if yall plan it on a weekend i'll be more then glad to come over-tools in hand.

removing the manifolds, old exhaust system and installing the new headers, took me about 3 hours and that included bending braces for accessories. my y-pipe was an ordeal in itself-as was the o2 sensor, and the cat-back.

 

Lemme check....yeah...here it is, I have a cookie for you

Midwest car, a lot of rust, I have no time as it is, had to go buy half the tools

 

struck a nerve eh?

 

I love arizona cars no rust

 

Haha you have no idea Everyone's been giving me **** about it, but I'd say total, I put in about a day's work to it. The biggest pain in the *** was getting the back two bolts off of the passenger side. Those stupid *** bolt protector tabs rusted to the back bolt, so it was a big pain getting that off. In addition to that, on the second to last one, the corners of the nut got a little stripped. The 12 point wrench wasn't doing the job so I had to take the blade (just the blade, the whole saw wouldn't fit) of the hacksaw and hack off the majority of the stud then get a six pointer on it. Other than that, it was a lot of "well crap, this doesn't fit" and then f-ing around with that stupid problem for a while. I really had no idea what to expect, so everything was kinda a suprise, but got er' done and I'm happy, hell I've had the things for a year

 

Don't feel so bad. Mine took forever to do. Takes hours just to move all the wires and smog crap out of the way just to see the engine. Then found out the metal air pipe to the cat was rusted out so had to order another from GM. Then the SLP y-pipe dint fit.

 

Dude Tony next time you need to do some wrenching give me a call! You only live 2 minutes from me and lately I haven't had a terribly busy schedual Always nice to have an extra set of hands, ya know

 

Bruce man, I feel bad because I always say I'm gonna call you, but I never do. Iduno, whenever I work on the car it's always I wake up, just kinda decide to do it and go at it, I never really plan to do it because I'm usually busy with other stuff. I'm pretty much done messing with any major things (for now) unless the tranny gives. But if you're not busy some night this week I'll swing over and give ya a ride!

Tony

 

sounds like you both might be doing tranny's soon.. hehe... just did mine, so i should be good for a lil while, but dont leave me outta the fun, anyone in the phx area ever needs a spare wrench or chiltons manual, (or a 3rdgen to laugh at, cuz mine is terrible) ill be there... haha

 

Deal!