Installing SLP headers?

04MustangGT · 12-29-2005, 10:37 PM

Does anybody know or have a write up on how to install the SLP headers? Is it possible to do this in my garage or should I not waste my time and just get a shop to do it. I am NOT machanicaly challenged if that helps.

pimpmustangGT · 12-30-2005, 01:17 AM

Ok Ok... you can do it yourself.. but its not easy... its mostly time consuming... you will have to bend your egr a bit (very hard) take of the starter(easy)... take out the steering column (easy - BUT MARK IT!!!) and then loosen and tighten the header bolts (pretty dang hard) - you dont have to drop the suspension liek the manual says... just jack the motor up a few inches and it will work (takes sum fanagleing) .. if you dont have small hands then dont try it - i had a freind do mine for 200 - too cheap really but you can probaly get individualls to do it for 300 all day long... about 600 at the dealer or performance shop... MAKE SURE U GET LONG TUBE headers!!! - not shorties not equals - LONG TUBES - they make the power... dont listen to any other bullsh!t about it... other people just wish they had them... also - no cats is a must! makes all the differnce - get sum mil eliminators on ebay for 12.00 - also you dont need a new h or x pipe... just smply cut down the factory H and reweld the connecting sections... this will require proper measurement but not too scientific... headers are the best mod for the buck in my opion - you won't be able to get the sh!t eating grin off your face to 2 weeks! :banana:

ModMotorRacer · 12-30-2005, 09:46 PM

All I can say is PITA. Plan on dropping your K member to be able to get a good snug wrench on all the header bolts. Have fun. Plan on a weekend for it. Shop will charge you at least $600

pimpmustangGT · 12-30-2005, 10:32 PM

the k member is so not a big deal.. why does everyone even mention that?

csledd · 12-30-2005, 10:40 PM

well me and my dad did it in our small 1 car garage. we tried it without dropping the k-member first and we just weren't able to reach all the bolts and had issues getting the egr valve onto the driver side header, we tried bending it to but it was just too much hassle. when we dropped the k-member it made the install SOOO much easier. i wrote up a product review on this just today, it has a lot of pictures in it if you want to check it out, its over in the product review section

04MustangGT · 12-30-2005, 10:47 PM

awesome thanks csledd. I figured it was a PITA but do shops really charge 600$ to install that. Thats rediculous.

pimpmustangGT · 12-30-2005, 10:47 PM

i saw it - i was mistaken - i didnt mean the k memeber i meant the brace - anyway i did it with out droping the suspension - u just have to jack the motor up a few inches ... howver my car sounds louad as shi t at idle... do you not have flows? w/ no cats

Badfish · 12-30-2005, 11:25 PM

i know a guy in denver who can install heads, cams, headers, etc....it kicks ass to know people

and yes shops do rerally charge that much, because it is really that much of a PITA

csledd · 12-31-2005, 12:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SpringsStang

i know a guy in denver who can install heads, cams, headers, etc....it kicks ass to know people

and yes shops do rerally charge that much, because it is really that much of a PITA

I know someone to, it's called me and my dad!

Plus I like takign pictures of all the installs. I would've made a frekaing movie when we installed my 4.10s.. but my hard drive crashed

dont worry there will be a movie for the cams, whenever i get them

Badfish · 12-31-2005, 12:36 AM

i bet ill beat ye to it

csledd · 12-31-2005, 12:39 AM

i bet you will too lol cuz i don't plan to buy them until like the summer

Badfish · 12-31-2005, 01:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by csledd

i bet you will too lol cuz i don't plan to buy them until like the summer

im shootin for spring

csledd · 12-31-2005, 02:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SpringsStang

im shootin for spring

i'd have them A LOT sooner if i wasn't trying to get as much as possible out of debt (bleh to credit cards lol)

whitethunder46 · 12-31-2005, 10:07 AM

One of my local shops that I trust put my SLP LT's in for me. He's primarily a corvette guy and imports. He wasn't to familiar with the Mustangs but he did mine. He kept my car overnight twice. Total bill was 615 bux. Was it worth it? eh, it's a kick ass sound and some decent power, but I dont know if it was worth it. I paid 950 bux for my catted X-pipe and the ceramic LT's, both SLP. So total was 1500 with labor.

97stanger · 12-31-2005, 11:04 AM

yeah...right on with the shop install prices for the slp longtubes....i paid $720 just for the headers...then another $500 for the install...was it worth it?? power wise, no...sound wise totally!!

MattJ · 12-31-2005, 12:20 PM

i paid 200 for bbk shorty headers and 200 for header and slp xpipe install. lol

OFFdutyHERO · 12-31-2005, 02:11 PM

I got mine installed for free while I was workin, one of the techs. does a lot of work on my car. I came and checked on it early in the morning, things seemed to moving along fine so I went back to washin cars.... Then I walk up at lunch and find my chassis and body up in the air with my k member in the stall next to my car, and my engine on a jig. I was a lil caught off guard, but everything came togather well.

Bottom line is there is close to no space around the manifolds in our cars, and when you are adding 4 bigass pipes on each side.. things get difficult.

12-29-2005, 10:37 PM	#1 (permalink)
04MustangGT Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 354	Installing SLP headers? Does anybody know or have a write up on how to install the SLP headers? Is it possible to do this in my garage or should I not waste my time and just get a shop to do it. I am NOT machanicaly challenged if that helps. __________________ 04 GT 5 spd Modifications: SLP Catback Exhaust SLP catted X-Pipe SLP Headers Pro 5.0 Shifter H&R Sport Springs Raptor Shift light, 17x9 & 18x10 Black Bullitts http://s26.photobucket.com/albums/c103/04MustangGT/ Soon To Come:4.10 Gears

12-30-2005, 09:46 PM	#3 (permalink)
ModMotorRacer Modular Misfit Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Iowa Posts: 329	All I can say is PITA. Plan on dropping your K member to be able to get a good snug wrench on all the header bolts. Have fun. Plan on a weekend for it. Shop will charge you at least $600 __________________ www.modularmisfits.com 98GT NA Auto...12.61@109 NMRA Mod Muscle #10

12-30-2005, 10:40 PM	#5 (permalink)
csledd DSG!!! Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Paducah, KY Posts: 3,074	well me and my dad did it in our small 1 car garage. we tried it without dropping the k-member first and we just weren't able to reach all the bolts and had issues getting the egr valve onto the driver side header, we tried bending it to but it was just too much hassle. when we dropped the k-member it made the install SOOO much easier. i wrote up a product review on this just today, it has a lot of pictures in it if you want to check it out, its over in the product review section __________________ CAP DSG Registry 2003 Mustang GT - daily driven check out my cardomain for more info 296 rwhp / 310 rwtq Money spent @ AM: $4623.20 1984 Mustang Hatch - low budget project

12-30-2005, 10:47 PM	#6 (permalink)
04MustangGT Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 354	awesome thanks csledd. I figured it was a PITA but do shops really charge 600$ to install that. Thats rediculous. __________________ 04 GT 5 spd Modifications: SLP Catback Exhaust SLP catted X-Pipe SLP Headers Pro 5.0 Shifter H&R Sport Springs Raptor Shift light, 17x9 & 18x10 Black Bullitts http://s26.photobucket.com/albums/c103/04MustangGT/ Soon To Come:4.10 Gears

12-30-2005, 11:25 PM	#8 (permalink)
Badfish Listen to reggae. Join Date: May 2005 Location: Colorado Springs, CO Posts: 8,889	i know a guy in denver who can install heads, cams, headers, etc....it kicks ass to know people and yes shops do rerally charge that much, because it is really that much of a PITA __________________ '04 2.3l Evo '86 GSXR 750

12-30-2005, 01:17 AM	#2 (permalink)
pimpmustangGT Banned Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 191	Ok Ok... you can do it yourself.. but its not easy... its mostly time consuming... you will have to bend your egr a bit (very hard) take of the starter(easy)... take out the steering column (easy - BUT MARK IT!!!) and then loosen and tighten the header bolts (pretty dang hard) - you dont have to drop the suspension liek the manual says... just jack the motor up a few inches and it will work (takes sum fanagleing) .. if you dont have small hands then dont try it - i had a freind do mine for 200 - too cheap really but you can probaly get individualls to do it for 300 all day long... about 600 at the dealer or performance shop... MAKE SURE U GET LONG TUBE headers!!! - not shorties not equals - LONG TUBES - they make the power... dont listen to any other bullsh!t about it... other people just wish they had them... also - no cats is a must! makes all the differnce - get sum mil eliminators on ebay for 12.00 - also you dont need a new h or x pipe... just smply cut down the factory H and reweld the connecting sections... this will require proper measurement but not too scientific... headers are the best mod for the buck in my opion - you won't be able to get the sh!t eating grin off your face to 2 weeks! :banana:

12-30-2005, 10:32 PM	#4 (permalink)
pimpmustangGT Banned Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 191	the k member is so not a big deal.. why does everyone even mention that?

12-30-2005, 10:47 PM	#7 (permalink)
pimpmustangGT Banned Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 191	i saw it - i was mistaken - i didnt mean the k memeber i meant the brace - anyway i did it with out droping the suspension - u just have to jack the motor up a few inches ... howver my car sounds louad as shi t at idle... do you not have flows? w/ no cats

12-31-2005, 12:36 AM	#10 (permalink)
Badfish Listen to reggae. Join Date: May 2005 Location: Colorado Springs, CO Posts: 8,889	i bet ill beat ye to it __________________ '04 2.3l Evo '86 GSXR 750

12-31-2005, 12:39 AM	#11 (permalink)
csledd DSG!!! Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Paducah, KY Posts: 3,074	i bet you will too lol cuz i don't plan to buy them until like the summer __________________ CAP DSG Registry 2003 Mustang GT - daily driven check out my cardomain for more info 296 rwhp / 310 rwtq Money spent @ AM: $4623.20 1984 Mustang Hatch - low budget project

12-31-2005, 10:07 AM	#14 (permalink)
whitethunder46 Always Detailin' Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Dayton, OH Posts: 3,556	One of my local shops that I trust put my SLP LT's in for me. He's primarily a corvette guy and imports. He wasn't to familiar with the Mustangs but he did mine. He kept my car overnight twice. Total bill was 615 bux. Was it worth it? eh, it's a kick ass sound and some decent power, but I dont know if it was worth it. I paid 950 bux for my catted X-pipe and the ceramic LT's, both SLP. So total was 1500 with labor. __________________ supernissans.net 2001 Mustang GT - Saleen Replica - SOLD 2007 Nissan Sentra 2.0S http://www.cardomain.com/ride/3022272

12-31-2005, 11:04 AM	#15 (permalink)
97stanger Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 498	yeah...right on with the shop install prices for the slp longtubes....i paid $720 just for the headers...then another $500 for the install...was it worth it?? power wise, no...sound wise totally!! __________________ Blown stock AODE tranny...Built racing auto tranny with 3500-3800 converter coming soon.

12-31-2005, 12:20 PM	#16 (permalink)
MattJ Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Racine, WI Posts: 10,243	i paid 200 for bbk shorty headers and 200 for header and slp xpipe install. lol __________________ 2001 Mustang GT Premium - Mineral Grey

12-31-2005, 02:11 PM	#17 (permalink)
OFFdutyHERO what?? Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Michigan Posts: 305	I got mine installed for free while I was workin, one of the techs. does a lot of work on my car. I came and checked on it early in the morning, things seemed to moving along fine so I went back to washin cars.... Then I walk up at lunch and find my chassis and body up in the air with my k member in the stall next to my car, and my engine on a jig. I was a lil caught off guard, but everything came togather well. Bottom line is there is close to no space around the manifolds in our cars, and when you are adding 4 bigass pipes on each side.. things get difficult. __________________

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