Headers (in or out)
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Headers (in or out)
I bought a JDM engine for my 1990 300zx and I want to know if I should put the headers on before I install the motor or after. I know it would be easier to put the headers before, but would the headers clear when I do install the motor?
Help me out with advice, eh?
Help me out with advice, eh?
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One of my co-workers told me he has had problems with some cars when installing headers with the engine out, so I thought I would ask someone who might know. But I wont have the headers until next week so I don't wanna wast time without getting the motor in, when that could be done this week. So, I didn't know if I would have clearance issues with some headers I have never seen before.
Thanks for the advice on the headers!
Thanks for the advice on the headers!
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Joined: May 2010
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From: sacramento
out!!! omg i wish i had done it too! but im dumb and waited till it was in and was too lazy to do it myself and spent about 650 having it done and that was way cheaper than the rest of the shops quoted!!!
Tough Guy
Joined: Nov 2003
Posts: 851
From: NJ
Wait it out, put them on with the motor out. It takes minutes.
If you do it with the engine in youre just gonna get pissed off and annoyed that you didnt wait. I just did a JDM swap last week, i put them on with the motor out, its much much much much much easier to do it with the motor out. It doesnt effect the drop in at all.
out out out.
If you do it with the engine in youre just gonna get pissed off and annoyed that you didnt wait. I just did a JDM swap last week, i put them on with the motor out, its much much much much much easier to do it with the motor out. It doesnt effect the drop in at all.
out out out.
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Joined: Sep 2005
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From: z junk yard
I had my megan racing headers installed while the engine was out of the car cost me only 75 bucks to install.... if the engine was inside the car god know how much a shop would charge me... 500 plus.... the nissan dealership quoted me 699.99 OMG !
Tough Guy
Joined: Nov 2003
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From: NJ
Wow.
I got lucky.
I had my clutch done and I asked the shop to throw in headers for me, the owner said "yeah sure, it should take a half hour or so to put on with the trans out." So he charged me for a half hour of labor.
When I went to pick it up he told me that the service book said it was like 4 hours per side or some ****? He didnt charge me for how long it took because he already quoted me.
They took about 5 minutes per side when I had the motor out.
I got lucky.
I had my clutch done and I asked the shop to throw in headers for me, the owner said "yeah sure, it should take a half hour or so to put on with the trans out." So he charged me for a half hour of labor.
When I went to pick it up he told me that the service book said it was like 4 hours per side or some ****? He didnt charge me for how long it took because he already quoted me.
They took about 5 minutes per side when I had the motor out.
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