OOPS

AtxStang · July 22nd, 2006, 06:51 PM

Hey guys I guess your not supposed to use an impact wrench to take off rusty manifold bolts. I was trying to take pipes off to put an x-pipe on but now I am kinda screwed cuz half of the bolt is still in the manifold. I couldn't even get the pass. side bolts off. Now I have an exhaust leak drivers side the stang, but I guess this is a good exuse to get headers.

I have an automatic though am I gonna have to go with shorties to avoid all that extra work to fit LT headers?

Drgnracin72 · July 22nd, 2006, 07:31 PM

l/t will fit just fine!!! youl get more power out of the l/t than you will with the shorties.

ChrisJ · July 22nd, 2006, 07:34 PM

If you go through the trouble of putting headers on just go ahead and go with longtubes...

AtxStang · July 22nd, 2006, 08:55 PM

I read somewhere you had to shave the transmission housing to get the Lt's to work properly, and you also had to take the suspension out (k-member and all) to get them on. I don't think I have the mechanical experience to do that, there is a place here in Austin that quoted me 850 labor for a header install, does that sound right?

Drgnracin72 · July 22nd, 2006, 08:58 PM

no you dont!

AtxStang · July 22nd, 2006, 09:04 PM

How do you get to the passenger side manifold bolts?

ChrisJ · July 22nd, 2006, 09:13 PM

Its best to take the k-member out but it can be done without taking it out...

My recommendations is to drop the k-member...It will make life alot easier...

Drgnracin72 · July 22nd, 2006, 09:17 PM

yeah it will make it easier but is very doable with it still up there.

ChrisJ · July 22nd, 2006, 09:23 PM

Originally Posted by drgnracin72

yeah it will make it easier but is very doable with it still up there.

Yeah I have put them in with and without the k-member...And if you dont drop the k-memebr I hope you dont mind your hands hurting like a mofo and knuckles being beat all to hell...But yes it can be done...

AtxStang · July 22nd, 2006, 09:42 PM

My finger is already blue and swollen from getting caught in the jack stand... they should put a warning on those things of where not to put your finger when releasing..

I have an 01 GT and the nuts on the manifolds are rusty as hell, I couldn't get them off, with a breaker bar, swivel sockets, or a impact wrench. I'm talking about the back manifold bolts, There was an x pipe on the car before I bought it they took it off at the dealership and I think they used some lock tite on the bolts or something when they put the stock exhaust back on.

What does the removing of the manifolds consist of?

Thanks for all your help guys!

Drgnracin72 · July 22nd, 2006, 10:00 PM

shit ive never had a really hard problem with them coimong off. might soak the bolts int wd-40 and let it get in there good and try it again.

ChrisJ · July 22nd, 2006, 10:07 PM

Soak them in PB Blaster or WD-40 and it should come off...If that does not work I can give you my recipe for "Penetrating Oil"...

turp · July 22nd, 2006, 11:43 PM

Ya know its funny. My bronco is all about shorties for bottom end but my stangs need L/T for "top end power" Sometimes I forget the rules between the two. Funny thing is right now mybronco has 5.0 shorty headers on it and that is about it for exhaust.

July 22nd, 2006, 06:51 PM	#1
AtxStang Regular Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 116 iTrader: 0 reviews	OOPS Hey guys I guess your not supposed to use an impact wrench to take off rusty manifold bolts. I was trying to take pipes off to put an x-pipe on but now I am kinda screwed cuz half of the bolt is still in the manifold. I couldn't even get the pass. side bolts off. Now I have an exhaust leak drivers side the stang, but I guess this is a good exuse to get headers. I have an automatic though am I gonna have to go with shorties to avoid all that extra work to fit LT headers?

July 22nd, 2006, 07:31 PM	#2
Drgnracin72 I Post Entirely Way Too Much Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: somewhere in oklahoma Posts: 10,635 iTrader: 2 reviews	l/t will fit just fine!!! youl get more power out of the l/t than you will with the shorties. __________________ RIP ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ Political Correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical, liberal minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end. One Big Ass Mistake America SHEEPDOGS

July 22nd, 2006, 07:34 PM	#3
ChrisJ RLY SRS Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Ft. Meade, MD Posts: 38,220 Blog Entries: 4 iTrader: 10 reviews	If you go through the trouble of putting headers on just go ahead and go with longtubes... __________________ 2008 Acura TL Type-S - 2008 EB Ford Expedition - 2002 Boosted GT - Sold Facebook Google+

July 22nd, 2006, 08:58 PM	#5
Drgnracin72 I Post Entirely Way Too Much Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: somewhere in oklahoma Posts: 10,635 iTrader: 2 reviews	no you dont! __________________ RIP ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ Political Correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical, liberal minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end. One Big Ass Mistake America SHEEPDOGS

July 22nd, 2006, 09:13 PM	#7
ChrisJ RLY SRS Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Ft. Meade, MD Posts: 38,220 Blog Entries: 4 iTrader: 10 reviews	Its best to take the k-member out but it can be done without taking it out... My recommendations is to drop the k-member...It will make life alot easier... __________________ 2008 Acura TL Type-S - 2008 EB Ford Expedition - 2002 Boosted GT - Sold Facebook Google+

July 22nd, 2006, 08:55 PM	#4
AtxStang Regular Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 116 iTrader: 0 reviews	I read somewhere you had to shave the transmission housing to get the Lt's to work properly, and you also had to take the suspension out (k-member and all) to get them on. I don't think I have the mechanical experience to do that, there is a place here in Austin that quoted me 850 labor for a header install, does that sound right?

July 22nd, 2006, 09:04 PM	#6
AtxStang Regular Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 116 iTrader: 0 reviews	How do you get to the passenger side manifold bolts?

July 22nd, 2006, 09:17 PM	#8
Drgnracin72 I Post Entirely Way Too Much Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: somewhere in oklahoma Posts: 10,635 iTrader: 2 reviews	yeah it will make it easier but is very doable with it still up there. __________________ RIP ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ Political Correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical, liberal minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end. One Big Ass Mistake America SHEEPDOGS

July 22nd, 2006, 09:42 PM	#10
AtxStang Regular Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 116 iTrader: 0 reviews	My finger is already blue and swollen from getting caught in the jack stand... they should put a warning on those things of where not to put your finger when releasing.. I have an 01 GT and the nuts on the manifolds are rusty as hell, I couldn't get them off, with a breaker bar, swivel sockets, or a impact wrench. I'm talking about the back manifold bolts, There was an x pipe on the car before I bought it they took it off at the dealership and I think they used some lock tite on the bolts or something when they put the stock exhaust back on. What does the removing of the manifolds consist of? Thanks for all your help guys!

July 22nd, 2006, 10:00 PM	#11
Drgnracin72 I Post Entirely Way Too Much Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: somewhere in oklahoma Posts: 10,635 iTrader: 2 reviews	shit ive never had a really hard problem with them coimong off. might soak the bolts int wd-40 and let it get in there good and try it again. __________________ RIP ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ Political Correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical, liberal minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end. One Big Ass Mistake America SHEEPDOGS

July 22nd, 2006, 10:07 PM	#12
ChrisJ RLY SRS Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Ft. Meade, MD Posts: 38,220 Blog Entries: 4 iTrader: 10 reviews	Soak them in PB Blaster or WD-40 and it should come off...If that does not work I can give you my recipe for "Penetrating Oil"... __________________ 2008 Acura TL Type-S - 2008 EB Ford Expedition - 2002 Boosted GT - Sold Facebook Google+

July 22nd, 2006, 11:43 PM	#13
turp My Stallion is Bigger! 1989 Eddie Bauer Bronco 3 feet... Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: VA Beach Posts: 3,012 iTrader: 0 reviews	Ya know its funny. My bronco is all about shorties for bottom end but my stangs need L/T for "top end power" Sometimes I forget the rules between the two. Funny thing is right now mybronco has 5.0 shorty headers on it and that is about it for exhaust. __________________

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