Performance And Tech
#1281
Well the guy i was going to buy them off of, sold them. I'm keeping my eye out for some more tho!
#1283
#1284
#1285
Yea. But when??
#1286
Looks like my operation on the gallbladder will be next week,so i should be at the tech day.Think i will put in davids grill,and pick up the cam covers.
#1287
Cool! We could do that surgery for you ya know...
#1288
Only if doc shows up.
#1290
nice... looks great other than that spoiler... lol =]
#1291
If anyone comes across a good deal on some udp,let me know
#1292
does it matter what brand? Steeda, bbk
#1294
Didn't work...
#1295
Probably in a month or maybe a little more. I should order the longtube(s) this weekend, but I still need a midpipe. I will be selling my shorties and midpipe so well see where that money goes too, maybe into buying a prochamber. I dont know if Im going to put my other cams in beforehand either (should have them at the end of this month). They will only take me a day or so to install though. Possibly two.
#1296
I found a nice little Longtube header install for the OBX headers....I might be going with these next spring
2 ton hydraulic jack and some jack stands
5mm end wrench
8mm end wrench
13mm end wrench
15mm end wrench
17mm end wrench
19mm end wrench
21mm end wrench
3/8 drive ratchet with 3 long extensions, and a swivel
Sockets (shallow and deep) for all sizes of wrenches mentioned above
1/2 inch ratcheting box end craftsman wrench (someone had suggested it and i am including it because i wished i had taken that advice...)
This job took me about 8 hours start to finish.
2 ton hydraulic jack and some jack stands
5mm end wrench
8mm end wrench
13mm end wrench
15mm end wrench
17mm end wrench
19mm end wrench
21mm end wrench
3/8 drive ratchet with 3 long extensions, and a swivel
Sockets (shallow and deep) for all sizes of wrenches mentioned above
1/2 inch ratcheting box end craftsman wrench (someone had suggested it and i am including it because i wished i had taken that advice...)
- Jack up the car, set the E-brake and put her on jack stands.
- Remove the battery and the battery tray
- unplug all O2 sensors, but did not remove them from manifolds or h-pipe
- unbolt the hpipe from the exhaust manifolds
- remove the driveshaft loop type thing
- remove the tranny crossmember bolts
- loosen the pipe clamps on the H-pipe and wrestle it out from the car.
- Remove the starter
- remove the motor mount nuts on the K-member.
- place a wood block ( I used a 2x6 about 8 inches long) under the oil pan and jack the motor up enough to get the mounts loose.
- remove the motor mount brackets
- Remove all nuts from exhaust manifolds (some guys like to just loosen the manifold nuts a bit and then remove the studs, but i only remove the studs that I could not get the headers over easily. this way the gaskets will hang on without trouble)
- remove the exhaust manifolds.
- Place gaskets on heads. I re-used the stock gaskets because they were nice and thin and in great shape.
- remove old 02 sensors from old h-pipe
- Install headers.
- I extended the o2 sensors myself with a soldering iron and some high temp gasoline resistant wire and heat shrink tubing, otherwise install o2 sensor extensions.
- install 02 sensors ans zip tie away from heat sources.
- install h-pipe
- re-install tranny crossmember.
- re-install driveshaft loop thingy
- get her off the jack and go for a drive! listen for leaks, and make sure you get the car up to operating temp.
- let the car cool down and then re-torque everything.
This job took me about 8 hours start to finish.
#1297
What brand is OBX? Maybe Im just stupid, but I have not seem them for my year(s). Mine should take about that long to install too, but maybe not if I just jack the engine up an inch which you can supposedly do too.
#1299
OBX is a chinese knock off of JBA headers I believe...everyone was skeptical of them at first because their 3x cheaper than Kooks and American Racing. BUT after a few members baught them and did the inspection/measuring they have found that they are actually very well made and are a great buy. T304 SS and the welds are perfect.
Here is the thread about them....the first few pages there are a lot of people and vendors bashing them because they arent made in america and are so cheap...but after that there are members installing them and buying them...and have a REAL opinion about them. Id rather pay $400 for a Longtube/H pipe setup than $1400 from ARH.
http://forums.bradbarnett.net/showthread.php?t=71541
Here is the thread about them....the first few pages there are a lot of people and vendors bashing them because they arent made in america and are so cheap...but after that there are members installing them and buying them...and have a REAL opinion about them. Id rather pay $400 for a Longtube/H pipe setup than $1400 from ARH.
http://forums.bradbarnett.net/showthread.php?t=71541
#1300
Haha I think I have heard of them. They make stuff for imports I believe. What is the fitment like on them? Im about to read the thread.
$400 is a steal! What are those round tubes on the h pipe? Not cats I hope...
$400 is a steal! What are those round tubes on the h pipe? Not cats I hope...