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Posted by full throttle (Member # 7220) on
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like i said before, i know nothing about mustang. i have a fox body and i just purchased some long tube headers and matching h pipe, can someone explain how to install them, because i'm not planning to get stuck. thank you
Posted by full throttle (Member # 7220) on
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any help?
Posted by Blind (Member # 3052) on
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what year car, what motor, what tranny...?
for a fox, you'll want to unbolt your old h-pipe and headers, remove the smog pump line, unbolt the motor mounts from the k-member, and jack up the engine one side at a time to install the long tubes.
if your drivers side one comes apart, take it apart to get around the steering shaft. If it doesn't, I wish you luck.
some longtubes will not fit with the stock steering ragjoint, so you can either grind/modify/hammer shit to make them clear the rag joint or buy a new one made by flaming river from summitracing.com
Posted by full throttle (Member # 7220) on
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its an 88 lx 5.0 t5 tranny, what is a rag joint? sorry i'm new to mustangs
Posted by 66backinblack (Member # 5372) on
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yea longtubes are a bitch. shorties are a piece of cake but i guess its up to what you want
Posted by full throttle (Member # 7220) on
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its already been purchased, i just need guidance to how to put it in.
Posted by asskickn88 (Member # 4957) on
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Originally posted by full throttle:
its already been purchased, i just need guidance to how to put it in.
Changing headers is a basic thing to do. Do you have any mechanic experience? Its really easy to get hung up and frustrated and its even worse if you dont have enough experience.
Posted by CMELEVU (Member # 2563) on
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long tubes are a bitch with the motor in the car. do the drivers side first.
Posted by full throttle (Member # 7220) on
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i can do everything on a honda, i just got out of the honda scene, i think i have enough experience, what i meant was like is there a step i should follow or anything so i don't run into some difficulty, i kno wi can do it, but i dont want to spend like half a day doing it, how long does it usually take to install long tubes in a fox body?
Posted by kingmoochr (Member # 5834) on
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ull spend 1/2 a day. theres no trick, just unbolt, and replace everything you remove
Posted by 68dustin (Member # 5388) on
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if you cant get them in unbolt the motor mounts they are a bitch.... also slide them from the bottom up. have fun.
Posted by COPFITY (Member # 1845) on
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give it a shot... I would prolly spend at least a couple hours just examining how everything comes together on your car before you actually start un-bolting stuff... installing headers is like playing tetris and you'll find ure self rotating them in every which way to snake them in.
I helped a buddy install longtubes on a ls1 in his garage and it was NOT fun at all... fox bodys aren't that bad.
good luck
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