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Kooks header install issue
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<blockquote data-quote="RangerRob" data-source="post: 1133459" data-attributes="member: 6656"><p>I have Kooks headers and did the install myself. Like Riddick said, you do need to completely remove the passenger side motor mount. Once it is out of the way you should be able to jack the engine up about 4 inches to get enough room to slide the header into place. Also, I would NOT recommend jacking the engine up by the oil pan. It can be done if you are extremely careful (I jacked mine up from the oil pan), but the pan is thin metal and you can easily dent the pan by jacking up on it. My buddy dented his pan when jacking the engine up, didn't realize he had dented the pan, ran the truck for 5 minutes after the install was complete, and the engine started knocking really bad. The dent in the pan blocked the oil pick up which caused the engine knock. He ended up having to buy a new engine. So I would be very careful using that method. Also, I would recommend looking in to Stage 8 locking header bolts rather than reusing the OE bolts. The Stage 8's are pretty much install and forget. They can't back out once installed so you shouldn't have to worry about having to retorque the bolts periodically. If you chose to go with the Stage 8 bolts and need the specific part number let me know. Good Luck!</p><p></p><p> -Rob</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RangerRob, post: 1133459, member: 6656"] I have Kooks headers and did the install myself. Like Riddick said, you do need to completely remove the passenger side motor mount. Once it is out of the way you should be able to jack the engine up about 4 inches to get enough room to slide the header into place. Also, I would NOT recommend jacking the engine up by the oil pan. It can be done if you are extremely careful (I jacked mine up from the oil pan), but the pan is thin metal and you can easily dent the pan by jacking up on it. My buddy dented his pan when jacking the engine up, didn't realize he had dented the pan, ran the truck for 5 minutes after the install was complete, and the engine started knocking really bad. The dent in the pan blocked the oil pick up which caused the engine knock. He ended up having to buy a new engine. So I would be very careful using that method. Also, I would recommend looking in to Stage 8 locking header bolts rather than reusing the OE bolts. The Stage 8's are pretty much install and forget. They can't back out once installed so you shouldn't have to worry about having to retorque the bolts periodically. If you chose to go with the Stage 8 bolts and need the specific part number let me know. Good Luck! -Rob [/QUOTE]
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