Pacesetter long tubes...i must complain
#1
Pacesetter long tubes...i must complain
i bought a set of pacesetter long tubes without AIR for my 94 Z. i like the headers. they look nice and the cost is great. however, the fitment of mine were terrible. they hit the passenger side motor mount by a good 1/2". they wouldn't even bolt up they were hitting soo bad. the drivers side rubbed a little on the motor mount as well. I had to notch the motor mount on both sides. it was a good thing i had the motor out of the car and the motor mounts on. i thought i'd throw the headers on for a pic. good thing i was curious and did this. the header tube from the cylinder one exhaust port also hits that pipe that loops around on the back of the air conditioning pump. i haven't come up with a fix for that yet. it bends a little, but either way you bend it, it's in the way.
those are my problems with pacesetters. hopefully, all is well now. the y-pipe seems to be clearing ok (i have prothane motor mounts). overall, i'm happy, but unhappy i had to do al this crap to make them work.
those are my problems with pacesetters. hopefully, all is well now. the y-pipe seems to be clearing ok (i have prothane motor mounts). overall, i'm happy, but unhappy i had to do al this crap to make them work.
#2
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That's odd...mine slipped right in. However, I did bend that A/C line slightly, dent in the driver side floorboard to clear the Y-pipe, and notch one of the header primaries to clear the steering shaft
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i think pacesetter has quality control problems as far as making every header the same. i've never heard of anybody having the problems hittin the motor mounts like i have, but everyone has had something. my headers clear the steering shaft by a longshot, and so did my y-pipe on the drivers side. thats my point. everybody seems to have something different. once i cleared the motor mounts, it was an easy install, but it would have been a huge mishap if i wouldn't have checked for clearance on the motor mounts before the motor went in.
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I had some of the same problems, just not quite as bad. At first I couldnt even get mine to bolt up to the heads, but after quite a while of putting the bolts in, in different orders they finally wall went in. After that i noticed one of the primaries was resting on the passenger side motor mount. I had to grind on my steering column to clear one of the primaries. The A/C line is extremly close to the primarys as well. Mine smack the floor boards when I get on it, but that may be do to bad motor mounts. Maybe new ones would fix everything.
#7
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The only complaint I have with mine is it touches the bellhousing (there's a little tab) no biggie really though, everything bolted up fine.
I've done many pacesetter LT installs and not once had a problem so critical I had to grind down, cut, dent, massage, anything.
I've done many pacesetter LT installs and not once had a problem so critical I had to grind down, cut, dent, massage, anything.
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Originally Posted by blackztpi
i think pacesetter has quality control problems as far as making every header the same. i've never heard of anybody having the problems hittin the motor mounts like i have, but everyone has had something. my headers clear the steering shaft by a longshot, and so did my y-pipe on the drivers side. thats my point. everybody seems to have something different. once i cleared the motor mounts, it was an easy install, but it would have been a huge mishap if i wouldn't have checked for clearance on the motor mounts before the motor went in.
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my only complaint woud be the sloppy welds. other that that i put mine in from the top in about two hours without any clearancing. my stock exhaust was already out and engine was hooked up to a hoist though.
#11
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you guys all got screwed....mine are awesome. They slipped right in, don't rub on anything. the welds also look good and so far they have given me no problems!
#12
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Originally Posted by brn_em_up13
you guys all got screwed....mine are awesome. They slipped right in, don't rub on anything. the welds also look good and so far they have given me no problems!
#14
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I got no complaint but I didn't install them myself. I just ahd the shop put them in while doing some other work. I find its less frustrating when there is a problem
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