Ya man. Just sit down. Chill out.

I know the feeling exactly. Headers are horrible.

Post up when your ready

Kool Aid voice or Dane Cook voice, Drummer?

mmm, I'm going with kool-aid voice. haha

The header install went really well!
Also did:
spark plugs
downpipe/cat section
transmission shift kit
transmission fluid/filter change
SC cog belt change
SC oil line repair
SC pulley
make new transmission dipstick tube


Basically the transmission stuff took up 7/10 of the time. Literally. First, its messy as heck. But the evil part was that the stock dipstick tube doesn't fit anymore with the headers in. I knew this before. I was just going to bend the one I had.... even picked up an extra one from Morad a few weeks ago just in case. Well one tube is utterly destroyed. It is NOT easy to bend the stock tubes... they're extremely thick and hard to bend. Nearly ruined the 2nd tube, too. Ended up using copper pipe (the somewhat-flexible stuff) and making a whole new tube. Looks slightly rediculous but works. In the process of trying one of the messed up tubes, I lost about a gallon of new dexron-VI fluid that costed me $26 to replace. Also, a 10' section of flexible copper tubing runs $55 here. Ouch.

I also melted the vacuum line going to my vac/boost gauge on the header. Gotta fix that later.

Overall it was well worth it. PCM is still learning, though.

I have a killer exhaust leak from the cat area so my friend is welding that area tonight. Headers don't seem to be leaking at all!

Pics later....

Good job man. There are always a few little things that you have to get done later.

Have fun with it!

How does it feel?!

At part throttle it feels a little more peppy. At full throttle the low end MIGHT actually be worse (its not properly tuned yet, so I dunno). And the top and is much improved.

I'm running way rich right now (975-980mV O2 at WOT) so I have some tuning to do.


picture update: oops, I left my SD card at home, so you'll have to wait till this coming weekend to get the pics. doesn't help that I used my parents digital camera (SD) and the only SD card reader is at my place downtown.

Well... just felt like I should post here because I finished my headers last night. Anyone care to throw some words of moral encouragement my direction?

I installed the S&S headers. Really, the only problem I had was installing the O2 sensor. It came WAY too close to the brake lines so it was pretty difficult to get into place. Other than that, the install wasn't too bad. Everything fit nicely, and I didn't have to bend either the oil or trans dipsticks as they were both fine.

Getting the rear header in was somewhat of a PITA. I had a friend pull the motor forward while I finagled it in. Other than that... pretty simple really. Install time was about 7 hrs working on my own for most of that.

congrats drummer! That mod list of yours is growing by the day!

Don't worry everything is going to be ok. Hey if you feeling like everything in life isn't workin out for ya, just start your car and sit down on the ground behing your car and listen to that nice idle w/ the XP and headers. Either that or get some WOT runs with that supercharger whine in your system. Your bound to feel better after that.

Oh and congrats both of y'all. Now I want some headers.

my headers will get to my house the fourth of december, when i go to do the install how much easier would it be with the car on a lift, or would it be easier not lifted, my main concern is the rear manifold.........

Wow, bringing back old thread. If you go with Pacesetters, I would definitely do it on a lift. I know, Ordonez, had his car jacked up for a whole mod day messing around with the rear piping not sealing and coming apart. I was able to dismantle my whole exhaust back to muffs in my garage with just a jack and jack stands. But Pacesetters, you better have all the tools!

I don't see how a lift would help that much. I would hate having to climb up to the top of the car perched/squatting over the engine like that. For my underneath work, some tall jackstands were perfect. You can rest your head on the ground while you do some of it, and everything is accessible.

After the headers and crossover were installed, I had the car on jackstands for the Y. A lift would be nice, but only after the top stuff is done; it's not needed though.

ok cool, and yeah, i did bring back and old thread, i didnt want to start a new one for a rellavant subject. thanks for the tips