How hard to put on headers on an 01 Camaro

[Kitz011103]

Umm on a scale of 1 - 10 about how hard is it to get headers in that little area? Let me know thanks.

[99v6cam]

Re: How hard to put on headers on an 01 Camaro

4ish ;)

[BLLDOGG]

Re: How hard to put on headers on an 01 Camaro

what is your mechanical skill? do you have some basic tools like wrenches, sockets and accessories? if you some of both, i would say its about a 5ish

[Loochy88]

Re: How hard to put on headers on an 01 Camaro

back a while, when i did it, it took me about 1 day, working at a steady, but relaxed pace. the majority of the time will be spent removing heat shields, assuming its like the log style manifolds.

[97rs4life]

Re: How hard to put on headers on an 01 Camaro

took me about 6 hrs, I have a header install guide in my sig

[98 3.8]

Re: How hard to put on headers on an 01 Camaro

I had my headers on the engine in 3.5 hours...the hard (long) part about my header installation IMO was getting the Y pipe, cat, and S pipe welded together. And some people don't even do a bigger cat and S pipe. My whohle project took 8 hours tho, with new headers, spark plugs, cat, and building an S pipe.

[slow6]

Re: How hard to put on headers on an 01 Camaro

taking apart the engine or doing a head gasket swap, i would say without a doubt the hardest thing is the damned exhaust manifolds. I hate the heat shields. When you twist on/off the heat shield bolts the heat shield will twist and its reallly hard to get a socket or wrench on the bolts! I ended up cutting the heat shields off of the heat shield bolts. That makes my job alot easier and it doesnt vibrate or anything.
I would recommened a impact wrench, a deep socket 13mm, a long 13mm wrench, and a 13mm ratcheting wrench.

[camaroincal]

Re: How hard to put on headers on an 01 Camaro

I've heard since you already have good flowing tubular manifolds that adding headers won't give you much gain, unless maybe you had extensive modding too.

[slow6]

Re: How hard to put on headers on an 01 Camaro

yea, hes got an 01 so tubular manifolds are pretty good, enough. I would only do it for sound quality or if I had done every mod in the book and had extra $

[Fireball27]

Re: How hard to put on headers on an 01 Camaro

Not wanting to start another thread: How much would having them professionally installed cost (about)? I've heard its quite expensive.

[dmw319]

Re: How hard to put on headers on an 01 Camaro

Not wanting to start another thread: How much would having them professionally installed cost (about)? I've heard its quite expensive.

meineke did mine for 400

[99v6cam]

Re: How hard to put on headers on an 01 Camaro

I shopped around and got quotes from 600-1000 so I did em myself. Took 6 hours with plenty of breaks and that includes welding it to the hi flow cat on and welding it to the rest of the exhaust.

[VendettaV6]

Re: How hard to put on headers on an 01 Camaro

Thats quite expensive quotes!

[Fireball27]

Re: How hard to put on headers on an 01 Camaro

I shopped around and got quotes from 600-1000 so I did em myself. Took 6 hours with plenty of breaks and that includes welding it to the hi flow cat on and welding it to the rest of the exhaust.

Wow, thats not worth it at all... Sucks for me then, theres no way i could install them myself: 1. I have v. little patience for these things. 2. I can't weld

[Turbo V6 Camaro]

Re: How hard to put on headers on an 01 Camaro

www.turbov6camaro.com/header.htm