Installing headers Saturday.....

[bornatiger]

I know, I know. There are a thousand threads. So what!!
I have all the tools and mechanical ability to do the install. I am more concerned about tips or tricks that you guys and gals have learned from doing the install.

Any tips or tricks that will make it smoother??? Any is appreciated. I figure by Saturday I may be able to shorten this process.

I do not have a hoist. I am dropping the k member.

TIA SVTP

 

[ZD302GT]

make sure you have a ratcheting 13mm wrench

 

[1996MysticSnake]

Spray wd40 where the oil dipstick tube goes into the block a couple times before sat

 

[FSSNK]

What kind of headers and what gaskets are you using?

 

[98fourvalve]

Here is what I have found that was the greatest thing I did for a header install.


Aftermarket K member. So much room now...


But yes like Fssnk asked. Type of headers/gaskets. And are you planning on using locking bolts? I hope so.

 

[FSSNK]

Definetly use locking header bolts!

 

[bornatiger]

flowtech headers
frpp gaskets
stage8 locking bolts

I am looking at all of it right now, wishing it would magically appear on the car tomorrow morning.:dw:
Seriously though, just ready to do this and get it over with. :beer:

 

[1996MysticSnake]

After you do it once you will never want to do it again lol

 

[Bad03gt]

I know some ppl only install two bolts on the starter. I only have two bolts I dont know why they do that.... I didn't install my headers.

 

[Shokker88]

flowtech headers
frpp gaskets
stage8 locking bolts

I am looking at all of it right now, wishing it would magically appear on the car tomorrow morning.:dw:
Seriously though, just ready to do this and get it over with. :beer:

I hear ya. I have been staring at a pair of BBK long tubes in my garage for about two months now. I've been putting it off until I buy a cam so I can pull the motor and do them at the same time.

 

[IronSnake]

I hear ya. I have been staring at a pair of BBK long tubes in my garage for about two months now. I've been putting it off until I buy a cam so I can pull the motor and do them at the same time.

5.0's are 100x's easier. I could do that on a saturday afternoon. Really not that bad at all.

 

[FSSNK]

After you do it once you will never want to do it again lol

This man speaks the truth! I would use the Ford OEM metal gaskets or Percys or Remflex. The FRPP on mine blew out pretty quick and job had to be redone.:fm:

 

[yefferys50]

I've installed longtubes on 2 different Mach 1's in well under 3 hours each with 2 other people helping. It's pretty simple with a lift and dropping the k member. The install is definitely not as bad as people make it out to seem.

 

[shurur]

Are you planning to replace the motor mounts??

 

[bornatiger]

I've installed longtubes on 2 different Mach 1's in well under 3 hours each with 2 other people helping. It's pretty simple with a lift and dropping the k member. The install is definitely not as bad as people make it out to seem.

I don't have a lift but my girlfriend and a buddy of mine will be helping.

Are you planning to replace the motor mounts??

OEM's are sitting in the floor with the rest of the stuff.:thumbsup:

 

[BSXrad]

When I took my lt's off I dropped the k-member and went to china freight and got the engine support bar. Did it in a tiny ass 1 car garage but it was a pretty straight forward job.

If I remember when I get home I have saved a step by step thread for k member removal that was a big help

 

[bornatiger]

Damn. there was a lot of crap on the inside of these headers. Especially at the bungs, there was decent size chunks of metal where they drilled into the pipes.
Beware folks!

 

[BSXrad]

k-member removal thread

Welcome to FnSweet.com

 

[bornatiger]

Ended up doing the egr delete and sai delete. That added quite some time since we were winging it! I did remember that there is really only one vac line to plug. Driver header is on and passenger side has 2 bolts to tighten, then put the k and x on. Doing that in the morning.


For the record, I (hopefully) will never ****ing do this **it again. What a ****ing PIA. I have done some pretty major work on cars before and this, hands down, takes the cake. If I have an exhaust leak I'm gonna drive this mother****er off a cliff!:beer:

 

[1996MysticSnake]

What vac line did u have to plug for the egr delete