Looking to buy an exhaust manifold/header and wanting to know step by step instructions on how to remove the old and put in the new. Thanks!

 

why are you looking to do this?

 

1. jack up car
2. take off center cross braces
3. take off cat or cat pipe
4. support engine with a jack and wood under oil pan
5. take off front passanger tire
6. unbolt right motor mount
7. unbolt air pump
8. unbolt manifold
9. put on new manifold.
10. put back on motor mount.
11. put back on cat
12. put back on crossbraces
13 put back on tire.

 

Want to replace with an aftermarket one. Current OEM one rattles because that damn heatshield on it. Aftermarket ones don't have heatshield, but are expensive as well. Looking to buy the Knight Sport one since they have a different approach on it and seems to have some proven gains ( ~ 10 hp), while others only give you a range. I could buy a used OEM one, but not sure if I want to go that route.

Thanks staticlag for the steps.

 

This is the first time I see that people wants to replace the header because OEM has a heatshield on it.

 

Why not just stop the rattle?

 

That would be too easy.

The heat shield is difficult to get to.

 

Well while he's down there he better be sure to check his muffler bearings, or they might start rattling too.

 

Arent muffler bearings in the muffler??? which would be in the back of the car.. ?

 

 

Holy crap! Response of the year!!!! I should make that a sticky!!!

 

ROFL !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I SWEAR MAN THIS KIND OF RESPOND IS FREAKING PRICELESS !!!!!!!!!!

 

You can buy them here:

http://kalecoauto.com/index.php?main...products_id=10

 

Greenblurr was being facetious, Dummies.

 

You know you made a good joke whe only a select few knew you werent serious.. haha

 

The muffler bearings are a nice addition. The grease fittings are easily accessible next to the cross drilled brake lines.

 

You know you messed up when you've got to come back with an excuse of a response to justify it!!!

 

Why else would Jim have put the eyetwitch at the end of his statement? I can't believe we have time to argue over nonsense like this! Consider me unsub'd.

 

Haha, when Ray told me people on this thread actually thought i was serious we both had a good laugh... i mean.... what is this world coming to when a person doesnt understand the eyetwitch!?!?!?!

 

It was always the "strange" kid with the eye twitch who quietly sat in the back of the classroom. You just never knew what he was thinking!