Going to be installing my BadMab header, my ZZP Downpipe, and my MPX Crank Pulley tomorrow.... any tips or tricks for any of them? Anything I should pay attention to etc.

Also going to be painting my valve cover, any tips?

Thanks!

 

1. make sure your car is cold

2. take you valve cover off

3. lay a clean towel/rag over your exposed valve train to limit how much crap falls in it.

4. unplug all o2 sensors, remove old header and downpipe, and pull up and out

5. assemble your header and downpipe first then slide it in from the top of the engine once the valve cover is off.

 

2 twelve packs of beer

 

take pics w/ install of crank pulley!

 

UN PLUG THE BATTERY BEFORE DISCONNECTING O2 SENSORS... they can break ... append to my friend

 

Thanks for the help guys! And yeah I figured I've been wanting to paint the valve cover anyways, so now is a good time to take it off... itll help make the header install easier.

 

UPDATE:

Got the valve cover off, and all the header bolts out, but the three bolts that connect the donwpipe to the header are STUBBORN AS HELL and won't back out.... Plus it's an awkward angle for the ratchet.. I just soaked them in PB Blaster and I'm gonna let them sit over night... any suggestions?

 

just twist them hard as shiiiiiitt.... it'll turn, you got a lift?

 

No, i don't have a lift.. That would be nice though.

 

mine where hard... we wre 2 guys on it, and were like 175 lbvs each and after like a minute a of putting all our force on the ratchet it finally got out...

It will come off, just use ALOT of force haha and jack the car go underneath it its easier to on bolt those