Ok guys. I will be doing a header install ths spring. First of all I am from northern Minnesota just north of Duluth. What I am wondering is if any of you with experience would help out with the install. I have no idea how to install headers, but i am working with a buddy who works on cars a far amount of time but is no genious on LT1's. Would anyone want to help out putting on some jet-hot longtubes that are near where I am?

 

just did the jet hot install, bolting the headers on is very easy, but getting them to clear the underbody so you can use the y-pipe they send you is another story, i had to make a new trans crossmember to lower the trans 3/4", then i had to lower the drivers side engine mount by 1/4" by cutting out 1/4" from the mount bracket and welding it back together and yes i even had new mounts.

make sure you get new header bolts because the ones they send have a 7/16 head and the only thing to tighten them is an open end wrench and you cant get enough tourque on the bolts, order a set of header bolts with 3/8 or 5/16 heads

jay

wisconsin rapids here

 

Jeez dont scare him...........its not that hard. All you had to do is get a custom y pipe made for around 150 bucks. Like he said bolting on the headers is easy once you get that done just take it over to a muffler shop and have them make you a y pipe.

 

i wish it would have been that easy, the drivers side header was right on the floor, no exhaust shop could have made a y pipe it would have ran right into the trans crossmember, just remember these cars were never meant to have long tube headers so some fabrication will have to be done

 

They made one for my car. pics in cardomain website