LT header install

[AZmustang98]

Ok so i am contemplating installing my Mac LTs myself with my father. Just wanting to know if the manifold studs are prone to breaking off easily and if so then I might just take to a shop to do the install. Thx

EDIT: And the shop quoted me $300 for the install. Good deal?

 

[vertigasen]

Here is a hint...spray it, let it sit, spray it some more.....let it sit, spray it more. Us Aero Kroil...the greatest stuff ever made.

I dont know what tools you ahve available to you, but here is the easiest way to do it. Stick the car on jack stands and drop the K-member. If you have an engine crane/hoist...attach it to the engine and drop it down a bit. That should get you access to all the bolts. If you have to use a lot of force....spray it again. The key, the penetrating oil. If you let it work, it should be simple to get off.

 

[Deleted member 38176]

$300? LET THE SHOP DO IT!

$300 is nothing compared to the hell you will be putting yourselves through.

 

[vertigasen]

Wow, yeah, if a shop will do it for $300.....I would do that in a heart beat. I didnt see that when I posted....or it might have come after I posted.

 

[TeufelGt]

+1 on 300 IMO. Its been about 5 yrs since I did the LTs and man I still remember the pain in the butt it was..

Save yourself the time and headaches and let someone else do it for 3 hundred.

 

[BlackArtemis]

For 300, let the shop do it.

 

[AZmustang98]

Alrighty! lol

 

[Modular2v]

It was no time at all installing my longtubes but i do have access to a lift

 

[Night Shifter]

Make sure it's a legit shop...$300 might be a great price but if they're winging it you may end up with a terrible install and a you want a header install on these cars to end right...whatever you decide, put locking header bolts in....don't cheap out and reuse the stockers....you'll thank me later

 

[AZmustang98]

What header bolts do you suggest? Do you have a part number or brand and size?

 

[BlackArtemis]

I bought new OEM bolts. We tried stage 8's and it started to strip the threads.

 

[AZmustang98]

Anyone else had problems with locking header bolts?

 

[BlackArtemis]

After this happened I saw only a very small % of people had the same problem I did and the vast majority (95% or more) had great luck with them.
I am sure ppl will tell you I did something wrong, etc etc

 

[AZmustang98]

Oh ok lol.

 

[Deleted member 38176]

I bought Stage 8 locking header bolts but had a fkn hell of a time trying to get them in. We gave up and reinstalled the stock bolts and haven't had any problems in the 6 months since. If anything, I was pissed that I wasted $50 on the locking bolts (which are currently collecting dust in my garage).

 

[tank_567]

Install lightning studs, they are made of stainless steel and will not rust.

 

[Night Shifter]

I used stage 8s with no issues

 

[AZmustang98]