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Okay, today I began my header installation. I had researched quite a bit and felt I was ready for it. I thought it would take a few hours and I would be done. But, of course, it didn't work that way. The first obstacle I had was getting the front bottom header bolt out on the passenger side. I have a 3.4, and man I thought it was impossible until I moved my compressor, and it was still pretty tough.
Then I realized that the old bolts wouldn't fit the headers. This sucked because I had never read anywhere that you had to replace those too. This was probably my fault, but still, it took an hour just to figure out why the bolts weren't working lol!
Then the driver side header flange was a bit too big to fit, so I had to grind it down some. It finally fits, and I'm happy about that now.
My question, if you're still following, is what size header bolts should I get? I followed the guide on here for the 3.8; it said 5/16 (which fit) at 1'' long. The outside bolts fit (for the most part). Problem is, the middle bolts still seem too long. They almost fit, but just won't tighten all the way. So what I'm wondering is what other 3.4 people here had to do? Again, I've never seen anything about header bolts on this forum (besides those Stage 8 ones). Also, how did you tighten the bottom bolts, especially on the passenger side? It seems literally impossible to me, and its really really frustrating.
Final question- do cat-back systems usually come with the S pipe? I got the Rumbler from Texas Speed, but no S pipe. :( If not, does anyone know the average rate for having a shop mandrel bend one? Any info is greatly appreciated. Thanks for reading my long story lol.
Then I realized that the old bolts wouldn't fit the headers. This sucked because I had never read anywhere that you had to replace those too. This was probably my fault, but still, it took an hour just to figure out why the bolts weren't working lol!
Then the driver side header flange was a bit too big to fit, so I had to grind it down some. It finally fits, and I'm happy about that now.
My question, if you're still following, is what size header bolts should I get? I followed the guide on here for the 3.8; it said 5/16 (which fit) at 1'' long. The outside bolts fit (for the most part). Problem is, the middle bolts still seem too long. They almost fit, but just won't tighten all the way. So what I'm wondering is what other 3.4 people here had to do? Again, I've never seen anything about header bolts on this forum (besides those Stage 8 ones). Also, how did you tighten the bottom bolts, especially on the passenger side? It seems literally impossible to me, and its really really frustrating.
Final question- do cat-back systems usually come with the S pipe? I got the Rumbler from Texas Speed, but no S pipe. :( If not, does anyone know the average rate for having a shop mandrel bend one? Any info is greatly appreciated. Thanks for reading my long story lol.
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