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LANDY
10-25-2009, 09:30 AM
well first of all i like to thank cougar9150 for helping me yesterday, it was a blast and definitely not too much of a pain in the a** with his help.
cant wait to tune it. hopefullly the rest of it comes out good.
thanks.:beer:
LANDY
LeoVampire
10-25-2009, 09:32 AM
And glad you got help to make it easier and go faster. Enjoy the new sound and feel!
LANDY
10-25-2009, 09:35 AM
And glad you got help to make it easier and go faster. Enjoy the new sound and feel!
yup we started @ 10ish and were done @ 5ish. on a normal pase.:D
ImpalaSlayer
10-25-2009, 10:01 AM
damn, did way better then me. some of those bolts are fun arnt they? what did you do for midpipes?
greggash
10-25-2009, 10:02 AM
Enjoy the new 60HP and the sound of the 8 little trumpets
LANDY
10-25-2009, 10:06 AM
still not on yet but its the complete kooks set. magnaflow 18" muffler. no cats
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Phil took me for a ride on his car with the same setup i love it.
i took it for a ride around the block last nite and it spins the tires all the way to second gear. it sound like a drag car
LANDY
10-25-2009, 10:09 AM
oh and that was with the kinda sticky 28x10x18 m/t s/r
greggash
10-25-2009, 11:56 AM
They really breath better with a nice set of headers
massacre
10-25-2009, 01:52 PM
Wish these would fit my car :(
cougar9150
10-25-2009, 05:44 PM
It wasn't to bad, Landy had started removing the passenger side manifold and had midpipes to mufflers in the driveway when I got there. We yanked the rest out and just put the headers on.

Most of the time was spent finessing the hard to access screws in and getting over the minor differences between our sets. His starter went in no problem and I have to pull the solenoid on mine to get it out. Heard the stories but was shocked to see the variances first hand.

He still has plenty of fun left with getting the rest of the pipes installed and the locks on the bolts. Still have to side with the Stage 8 fasteners over the OEM stud/nut setup. The locks are a little bit of a pain but the actual bolt installation is much easier. We both had to cut one bolt down but for different spots.

I'm sure the neighbors loved you with those open headers, bet the ride was blast :burnout:. After this you got to start saving for the TC and trans cooler.
ImpalaSlayer
10-25-2009, 05:52 PM
they do sound awesome with open headers at idle but really poopy in any other rpm
LANDY
10-25-2009, 06:39 PM
oh forgot! no rubbing on steering shaft.
ImpalaSlayer
10-25-2009, 06:47 PM
oh forgot! no rubbing on steering shaft.

lucky sob. i ground the ***** outa my shaft and still need more. going to have to shim the motor i suppose
LANDY
10-25-2009, 06:55 PM
here is a video.

http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll166/lizz629/th_100_1921.jpg (http://s288.photobucket.com/albums/ll166/lizz629/?action=view&current=100_1921.flv)
-Matt-
10-25-2009, 07:28 PM
I dont even want to know why your photobucket is pink
ImpalaSlayer
10-25-2009, 07:29 PM
I dont even want to know why your photobucket is pink

probly his girls lol
-Matt-
10-25-2009, 07:31 PM
uh huh.... that would be a good excuse.
ImpalaSlayer
10-25-2009, 07:32 PM
uh huh.... that would be a good excuse.

lolzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz zz
LANDY
10-25-2009, 07:34 PM
uh huh.... that would be a good excuse.
yup this site is my only internet entretainment.
djv5150
10-26-2009, 02:18 PM
lucky sob. i ground the ***** outa my shaft and still need more. going to have to shim the motor i suppose

Ask Couger9150 to post how to move the steering column he had the rub and fixed with no grinding
ImpalaSlayer
10-26-2009, 02:25 PM
Ask Couger9150 to post how to move the steering column he had the rub and fixed with no grinding

couger9150, can you post how to move the column??? :D
massacre
10-26-2009, 06:24 PM
lucky sob. i ground the ***** outa my shaft and still need more. going to have to shim the motor i suppose

Could you shim the rack instead?
A little easier
cougar9150
10-26-2009, 07:19 PM
All I did was loosen the 4 bolts under the steering column and the 2 at the fire wall. Then I pulled the column towards the driver side, wedged something to keep it from moving, then I had the wife pull on the steering wheel as I tightened the 4 bolts. I think it was who Fordnut gave me this info in one of my old threads? Another thing would be to trim off the end of the bolt if it rubs.

I still have a minor rub but only when I cut it hard left and get on it through the turn. My column was off center and the cover was actually pressed against the dash toward the passenger side. It is centered now, but I think I could get the last little bit of rub out if I was motivated to push it over some more.
ImpalaSlayer
10-26-2009, 07:22 PM
All I did was loosen the 4 bolts under the steering column and the 2 at the fire wall. Then I pulled the column towards the driver side, wedged something to keep it from moving, then I had the wife pull on the steering wheel as I tightened the 4 bolts. I think Fordnut gave me this info in one of my old threads.

I still have a minor rub but only when I cut it hard left and get on it through the turn. My column was off center and the cover was actually pressed against the dash toward the passenger side. It is centered now, but I think I could get the last little bit of rub out if I was motivated to push it over some more.

i will DEFINITLY need to look at this! thanks man!
cougar9150
10-26-2009, 07:29 PM
It definitely made a huge improvement on mine. Any left turn and it would grind when I 1st got this MM. Rarely happens now, I love the whole K.I.S.S. approach of fixes like this.