Dropping In The Motor A Few ?s

hsean · Jun 24, 2012

should i just use the gaskets that came with my bbk equal length headers or use the permatex high temp silicone.also will this clear my strut towers or should i just drop the motor in and then install the headers?i have the maximum motorsports steering shaft .

stykthyn · Jun 24, 2012

lay the headers in the bay and drop the engine between them. Did your BBK's come with the copper gaskets? if not get those. they kick ass.

srtthis · Jun 24, 2012

If the motors out like it sounds like put the headers on now! You can get a socket on a few and better access to a lot of them and really crank down on them

hsean · Jun 24, 2012

srtthis said:
If the motors out like it sounds like put the headers on now! You can get a socket on a few and better access to a lot of them and really crank down on them

as long as they clear that was my plan

hsean · Jun 24, 2012

stykthyn said:
lay the headers in the bay and drop the engine between them. Did your BBK's come with the copper gaskets? if not get those. they kick ass.

they come with the regular bbk gaskets a friend of mine at work told me to just use high heat silicone claims that a friend of his that has been on overhaulin' puts all his headers on this way.

srtthis · Jun 24, 2012

They do... I just put my motor back in today with them on it

hsean · Jun 24, 2012

srtthis said:
They do... I just put my motor back in today with them on it

"with them on it" meaning the regular gaskets?

srtthis · Jun 24, 2012

My motor into car with the headers on it... I used dead soft aluminum gaskets with arp bolts and rtv on the threads of the bolts

88LX5.Oh · Jun 24, 2012

I'm with stykthyn, the copper gaskets kick ass!

hsean · Jun 26, 2012

ok dropped the motor in today but i used convertible motor mounts and what a mistake my equal length shorties are rubbing alittle on my maximum motorsports steering shaft .i was thinking of making some stainless steel shims and setting them between the k-member and motor mounts or would i be better off just buying regular motor mounts?

88LX5.Oh · Jun 27, 2012

I would just go ahead and get regular motor mounts.

stykthyn · Jun 27, 2012

From what I have heard that is normal. Not sure how much taller standard mounts are.

hsean · Jun 27, 2012

i am thinking of hitting the area of the headers a quarter of an inch so that it will clear.

hsean · Jun 27, 2012

stykthyn said:
From what I have heard that is normal. Not sure how much taller standard mounts are.

not sure how much of a difference either it would also be nothing for me to fabricate some shims just not sure if that would cause other problems

Dropping In The Motor A Few ?s

hsean

stykthyn

I want to measure mine. It doesn't look that tall.

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the guy doing it does every local racers rear end

hsean

hsean

srtthis

the guy doing it does every local racers rear end

hsean

srtthis

the guy doing it does every local racers rear end

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I want to measure mine. It doesn't look that tall.

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