Kooks Headers install

[vortecd]

Bought the headers on Black Friday and finally installed them. I have done headers before on my 17 Daytona 392. I would say similar but a little harder with the extra stuff on the passenger side and coils. We pulled the first 2 coils and moved the wiring to make room. Did the top front 3 on both sides from the top the rest from the bottom. It took longer to unbolt the stock manifolds then it does to install the headers. Having an extra set of hands help a lot. Took around 7 hours. Smoked pretty good and filled the garage with the oil they put on them. @Jon sent me a tune for them today, thanks

 

[Jack_Toepfer]

Congrats!
It’s an 8 hour job for me to do the headers on my truck too. That’s why they’re still sitting in a box. This inspires me though. Can’t wait for sound clips!

 

[vortecd]

They say kooks and there is a hellcat on them but you really can't see it

 

[vortecd]

Congrats!
It’s an 8 hour job for me to do the headers on my truck too. That’s why they’re still sitting in a box. This inspires me though. Can’t wait for sound clips!

Have a friend come over and help. Not real bad when you have someone helping

 

[Old Mopar Guy]

I remember one guy saying he disconnected the steering coupler and jacked the engine. None of that? Nice work! Love to do it but I’ve heard minimal gains with stock tune.

 

[Octanewide]

Expected gains?

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[jonx96]

Awesome! Can’t wait to hear it. No more stealth quite car

 

[vortecd]

Expected gains?

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A solid tenth. I know not much but at my power level takes around 40 hp for that. I should have weighed everything to see how much each weighed. I would say the headers feel a little lighter but not much

 

[vortecd]

Awesome! Can’t wait to hear it. No more stealth quite car

You know what it sounds like, basically cat deletes

 

[vortecd]

I remember one guy saying he disconnected the steering coupler and jacked the engine. None of that? Nice work! Love to do it but I’ve heard minimal gains with stock tune.

When we did the daytona we took out the motor mounts. On my 13 mustang it is what you do but on the hemi it just added more time getting them off and even more time trying to line it back up so only did that once. The steering shaft is one bolt and you can see it hanging in the pics. Getting the wiring out of the way helped a lot. Even taking the wiring off the alternator to help move it out of the way. It's not a real hard job, just takes time. Everything done with hand tools

 

[1971demon]

When we did the daytona we took out the motor mounts. On my 13 mustang it is what you do but on the hemi it just added more time getting them off and even more time trying to line it back up so only did that once. The steering shaft is one bolt and you can see it hanging in the pics. Getting the wiring out of the way helped a lot. Even taking the wiring off the alternator to help move it out of the way. It's not a real hard job, just takes time. Everything done with hand tools

Way too much work for me....always seemed like fun back in the day...them days are over...

 

[vortecd]

Look how clean the exhaust ports look, e85

 

[Hatermkr]

I dropped my engine pit back in took 4 hours

 

[Unholy707]

Bought the headers on Black Friday and finally installed them. I have done headers before on my 17 Daytona 392. I would say similar but a little harder with the extra stuff on the passenger side and coils. We pulled the first 2 coils and moved the wiring to make room. Did the top front 3 on both sides from the top the rest from the bottom. It took longer to unbolt the stock manifolds then it does to install the headers. Having an extra set of hands help a lot. Took around 7 hours. Smoked pretty good and filled the garage with the oil they put on them. @Jon sent me a tune for them today, thanks

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Awesome! Did you have to hack the motor up/remove starter? Or just the steering linkage?

 

[vortecd]

Awesome! Did you have to hack the motor up/remove starter? Or just the steering linkage?

Starter came out also

 

[Unholy707]

I have no friends and no one to help with anything ever I’m a one man show, should be fun when I finally get them

 

[Unholy707]

Starter came out also

But did you have to undo motor mounts?

 

[vortecd]

But did you have to undo motor mounts?

Nope. Starter, steering shaft and take knock sensors off

 

[1971demon]

I have no friends and no one to help with anything ever I’m a one man show, should be fun when I finally get them

Hell...everybody on here has friends...how come ya got none...

 

[terryd5150]

I have no friends and no one to help with anything ever I’m a one man show, should be fun when I finally get them

I like to spin wrenches, if you're near ATL.