Headers and Cajuns on the way!!

MFFARKA · 11-19-2012, 07:50 PM

Hey guys, noob here from the great northwest. Finally after getting sick of the crappy mileage and some great advice from nightowl I have my headers and Cajuns on the way! Does anyone know of a good thread on an install for LT's? Seems pretty straight forward, and I'm in luck because our family shop has a hoist.

thanks for the help in advance and BIG shout outs to nightowl for letting me pester him for the last week!

deerslayer · 11-19-2012, 07:58 PM

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Originally Posted by MFFARKA

Hey guys, noob here from the great northwest. Finally after getting sick of the crappy mileage and some great advice from nightowl I have my headers and Cajuns on the way! Does anyone know of a good thread on an install for LT's? Seems pretty straight forward, and I'm in luck because our family shop has a hoist.

thanks for the help in advance and BIG shout outs to nightowl for letting me pester him for the last week!

Are you a 4wd or 2wd? I'm a 4wd and it took me about 8 hours by myself. It sucked at times but all in all wasn't that bad. Spray the nuts with PB blaster for a few days before install. Use a breaker bar where you can and where mechanic gloves also. You will cuss and bleed a little but in the end you'll look back and say, "Ah, wasn't that bad." I'll see if I can find a good install thread for you. I know theres on over on club titan.

Here ya go: http://www.clubtitan.org/forums/showthread.php?t=57680

MFFARKA · 11-19-2012, 08:00 PM

I'm a 4wd. It doesn't seem all that bad and I always plan on doing some cussing haha.

TA CC TX · 11-19-2012, 08:19 PM

These two helped me out,Stillen Header Install - 2004 4x4 and,,,,,,Operation "Exhaust Freedom"

**murf51** · 11-20-2012, 05:02 AM

Look forward to the pics 'scribing

**nightowl** · 11-20-2012, 05:23 AM

Make sure to get a 14mm ratcheting wrench and a 12"piece of 3/4"conduit for a cheater pipe. Might go ahead and get some extra nuts and studs just incase you run across a stripped one or two. I would also get the oem metal manifold gaskets to prevent any leaks.

MFFARKA · 11-20-2012, 06:37 AM

Hoping to get her done this weekend...I'll takes lots of pics and thanks for the help in advance!

**spoolie** · 11-20-2012, 06:40 AM

Congrats....waiting on mine also, hope to eat Turkey then work on the truck!!!

**murf51** · 11-20-2012, 06:55 AM

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Congrats....waiting on mine also, hope to eat Turkey then work on the truck!!!

Don't fall asleep under your truck!

kmr481 · 11-20-2012, 07:17 AM

Nice. The 4 wd is a ***** to work around. Don't completely remove the motor mount bolts, just get them to where you can see a half inch of thread or so and that should give you enough play to do what you need to. Have fun...

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IMADOGMAN · 11-20-2012, 07:54 AM

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Originally Posted by kmr481

Nice. The 4 wd is a ***** to work around. Don't completely remove the motor mount bolts, just get them to where you can see a half inch of thread or so and that should give you enough play to do what you need to. Have fun...

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I did one side at a time on my 4X4 . I removed the 4 motor mount bolts on the passenger side, and left the driver's side bolted down while I did the passenger side.
Then I let the engine down and put the bolts back in. It lined up just fine with a little finesse applied to the floor jack.
Since the driver side bolts are harder to access, I only loosened them and then jacked the engine up. It worked just fine, and I would probably do the passenger side the same as the driver side if I had to do it again.

Just be careful when you jack the engine up. It only takes about 1/4" to 1/2" of lift to get enough room to get the old manifolds out.

Have fun...

kmr481 · 11-20-2012, 08:06 AM

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Originally Posted by IMADOGMAN

I did one side at a time on my 4X4 . I removed the 4 motor mount bolts on the passenger side, and left the driver's side bolted down while I did the passenger side.
Then I let the engine down and put the bolts back in. It lined up just fine with a little finesse applied to the floor jack.
Since the driver side bolts are harder to access, I only loosened them and then jacked the engine up. It worked just fine, and I would probably do the passenger side the same as the driver side if I had to do it again.

Just be careful when you jack the engine up. It only takes about 1/4" to 1/2" of lift to get enough room to get the old manifolds out.

Have fun...

Same here, just loosened the side I was working on and rocked the motor.

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**nightowl** · 11-20-2012, 11:05 AM

I would not take the motor mount bolts out completely, can be a booger to line back up and risk stripping the hole in that aluminum block. I did.....

MFFARKA · 11-20-2012, 02:02 PM

Great advice guys keep it coming!! Still no date on the install...headers are in route. There won't be any turkeyday install for me, the old lady is taking me to her parents

kmr481 · 11-20-2012, 02:45 PM

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Great advice guys keep it coming!! Still no date on the install...headers are in route. There won't be any turkeyday install for me, the old lady is taking me to her parents

Sounds like you may be coming down with a cold wink wink...

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