Lt1 Header Installation

LT1MAN · #1 08-03-2004, 02:40 PM

i got some headers and a y-pipe for my lt1, all the quotes im getting for installation are between $400 and $600. im sure someone on here has installed their own headers before, could anyone tell me if it is really that difficult or is it worth it to fork it out that much. please help

LT1MAN · #2 08-04-2004, 07:09 AM

my friend has alldata at his job that tells you how to do anything to any car, i think i can pull it off but any tips?

LT1MAN · #3 08-09-2004, 08:48 AM

well gee thanks for all your lovely responses!

DiabloGT · #4 08-09-2004, 09:31 AM

your welcome!!!

are you planning on doing this w/ or w/o taking out the engine?

LT1MAN · #5 08-09-2004, 11:02 AM

without

DiabloGT · #6 08-09-2004, 11:03 AM

same problem im having but i think its possible to unbolt the current one and put in the new one, havent done it yet till next year...

LT1MAN · #7 08-09-2004, 11:28 AM

alldata says that you just have to remove the ac compressor and the serpantine belt and some wires

Chevyracincamaro · #8 08-09-2004, 11:46 AM

ive done headers on my 3.4, it wasnt bad at all. ive heard that headers on the eighter maros is pretty difficult, but do-able. i dont know what your mechanical abilities are but if you are good with your hands you should be able to pull it off...

DiabloGT · #9 08-09-2004, 12:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Chevyracincamaro

ive done headers on my 3.4, it wasnt bad at all. ive heard that headers on the eighter maros is pretty difficult, but do-able. i dont know what your mechanical abilities are but if you are good with your hands you should be able to pull it off...

im good with my hands in many ways... lol , no im ok but my uncles should be able to help when i do it, i hope changing heads/cams, headers, rockers, and some other stuff wont be too much w/o taking out the engine... i got a question, what kinda pushrods and lifters do i have to use?
thanks

89IROC&RS · #10 08-10-2004, 09:11 AM

LT1MAN, lets not get snippy now, just cuz you dont get immediate responces dosnt mean your being ignored.

to answer your question, yes you can do it yourself, probly over a weekend, maybe a bit longer depending on your skill level. putting on headers, y-pipe, cat, and catback exhaust on my camaro at work (i had lifts) took me roughly a week of one/two hour sessions after work. but i have a bit more room to work with than you do. the price quote from the shop is fair, i got the same 400 for my headers, and 200 for my cat back. thats why i did it myself. if you have any mechanical ability, and are used to turning wrenches, and feel that you can handle it, you probly can, the biggest pain in the ass will be trying to finagle everything in place. i suggest taking a picture of the engine bay before you start, so that you have a reference point for putting it all back together.

LT1MAN · #11 08-10-2004, 09:55 AM

thanks 89, i am pretty sure i can take it on, ive got access to impact wrenches which should help and my buddy is going to help me. the only thing i have to take off of the passenger side is the alternator, acc. belt, the bracket and the dipstick,
should be able to tackle it.
ill post up pictures and progress

89IROC&RS · #12 08-10-2004, 10:16 AM

well, impact wrenches are good, but youre really only gonna be able to use them on the Y-pipe, there isnt any room for them up near the headers. i did most of my work by hand.

Savage Messiah · #13 08-10-2004, 10:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Chevyracincamaro

ive done headers on my 3.4, it wasnt bad at all. ive heard that headers on the eighter maros is pretty difficult, but do-able. i dont know what your mechanical abilities are but if you are good with your hands you should be able to pull it off...

What kind? I've heard that the vast majority of headers for the 6ers are crappy, dont fit right, leak, wahtever

LT1MAN · #14 08-10-2004, 11:22 AM

they are pace setter headers and ypipe

Chevyracincamaro · #15 08-10-2004, 02:25 PM

hope yours work out better than mine did. i got pacesetter's also and they really werent all that they could have been. as 97 said, they didnt fit quite right and the quality of the parts was lower than i was used to seeing.

i would suggest getting them coated with something before you put them in (if you didnt order them coated). i got a couple cans of spray on silicone that is high temp from summitracing.com, that stuff has worked real well. the one thing i would suggest that you painstakenly do is make sure the flange that mates with the head is nice and smooth. when i got mine put on they leaked like hell. took em off a few months later and noticed that there were little pimples of metal that were on the flange (from where they welded the headers together and splatter hit the flange). after i smoothed out the flange and used better gaskets, everything sealed up a lot better...

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