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Old Nov 4, 2005 | 12:00 AM
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header install questions

I am going to do my header install in the morning, and i was wondering if any body had any strange problems while installing that i should look out for?
 
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Old Nov 4, 2005 | 06:44 AM
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what brand header ?

The reason I asked was because of manufacturing quality. I purchased an inexpensive header and had 1 minor problem getting one of the manifold bolts in. BUT overall it is pretty straight forward. Clearly using a lift makes life much easier.
 
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Old Nov 4, 2005 | 06:48 AM
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Make sure the car has time to cool. The Cat will stay hot for a long time.
 
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Old Nov 4, 2005 | 09:02 AM
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No problems with my MTH-header install, except of course the rusted bolts between the old header and the Cat
Make sure you have some replacement bolts available. Tormod
 
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Old Nov 4, 2005 | 10:41 AM
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the header bolts are off and i cant get the flange of the header in between the sway bar, how do i slide it out?
 
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Old Nov 4, 2005 | 10:55 AM
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i need help now, the flange is stuck there still
 
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Old Nov 5, 2005 | 07:17 PM
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Originally Posted by CNred
i need help now, the flange is stuck there still
Did you get your stock header out yet?! It is a slight nightmare removing it for the first time, but just be patient & work it until you get it out. It's one of those things where afterward you wonder why it seemed so difficult;-)

Just out of curiosity, what header did you buy?
 
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