headder fit problems

[z28 man]

:ripped:I finally got my 4th gen camaro toghther this weekend it runs awesome but i do have a problem with my headders the first problem is the passanger side one is resting on the floor board. and my driver side one is hitting my steering shaft the band is pacesste long tube headders. has anyone else had this problem and what is the fix i think the headders are made wrong.

[Beagle]

What brand headers are they? You have lt1 or ls1? The only problem i ran into with my hooker longtubes was the driverside was rattling on the crossmember on the trans. had to have the pipe crushed slightly.

[Bobby "Big Daddy" Flay]

Regarding the pass. side, you may have to remove the heatshield where the cat was. The drivers side you might have to loosed the jointed steering shaft and slide it up or down for clearance.

I had a slight clearance issue on the pass side of my Camaro, but the drivers side fit just fine.

[BAD LS1]

Yeah.... good luck with the y pipe too, you will need a come along strap to pull the headers together to get y pipe to fit as well im sure... And they will also rott out in a years time. Not a big fan of the pacesetters on F-cars.

[z28 man]

yes i have remove the cat sheild on it it gave me a little cleance but when you hit bumper sometimes you can hear the pass side hit floor. and yes i also loosened the steering shaft so i could adjust it but it still is rubbing on the headder. this is a lt1 and the brand headders are pacesetter long tube headders. but the wired thing is the y pipe went on with no problems just sliped on?

[Beagle]

The y pipe is where i had rubbing issues on the drivers side. You had to have taken apart the motor mount to slide the headers in on the passenger side. Are you sure the bolt went back through the correct way, not sure if thats possible but you never no. i have heard the pacestter headers have some fitment issues.

[WhiteZCamaro]

I have those on my car for now that is and i didnt have any of those problems with fitment. Maybe I was lucky!?!

[BAD LS1]

was the car in an accident? lol

[Bobby "Big Daddy" Flay]

was the car in an accident? lol

I was thinking that. The frame might be twisted.

[WhiteZCamaro]

Nope!

[z28 man]

:wtfmy car was never in an accident and the subframe dosent have any problems also.

[blown383z28]

They make big hammers for stuff like that!!! LOL!!! I bet your car is slow anyways!! LOL!!

[juicedimpss]

They make big hammers for stuff like that!!! LOL!!! I bet your car is slow anyways!! LOL!!

awesome first post dude.

[blown383z28]

WOW calm down..., hes a buddy of mine..

[Beagle]

holy hell this guys talking shit when he wasted his money on a 383 and a blower.

[WhiteZCamaro]

Interesting.......

[blown383z28]

:rolf holly hell, and this is coming from a guy that wasted his money on a subaru... o yea and last time a I checked I thought a muscle car was a two door.. (I used to have some respect for cars like that, not any more):rolf

[blown383z28]

Never mind im waisting my time taliking to you... By reading some of your other post i can tell already that you arnt very well liked on this forum...:loser:loser newbies learn fast:rolf

[WhiteZCamaro]

:popcorn Is it to early?

[GHOSST]

Never mind im waisting my time taliking to you... By reading some of your other post i can tell already that you arnt very well liked on this forum...:loser:loser newbies learn fast:rolf

Newbie shit talker? Dont plague this forum with your nonsense, or you will be flirting with the ban hammer. I honestly dont want to waste my time reading your stupid newbie post... I see it now, soon you'll be posting in every thread trying to get your post count up, just so you look cool enough to have 2 cents to say. Turd. :chair:

[SBC-Fox]

I have the coated pacesetter long tubes , 3 inch y pipe had no clearance issues y pipe was a little tight fit but does rub a little on the fake drive shaft safety loop.

[SBC-Fox]

Still dont understand where your coming from beagle on a stroker motor. How is it wasting money? I would love to be proven wrong still that a 355 is adequate to a 383. Your saying the larger stroke is making no extra power? A 383 will tend to make more power down low, and have a wider powerband and will make more torque.

[Beagle]

No just the power gain for the price isnt worth it. You get like 40hp if that for 2-3k more? Nitous is cheaper. you want more power put a lsx or a big block in it.

[juicedimpss]

Still dont understand where your coming from beagle on a stroker motor. How is it wasting money? I would love to be proven wrong still that a 355 is adequate to a 383. Your saying the larger stroke is making no extra power? A 383 will tend to make more power down low, and have a wider powerband and will make more torque.

a WELL BUILT 355 will outperform a mediocre 383 all day long. Its the "whole package" that makes a car fast.

[z28 man]

holly shit i didnt think headder fitting problems would turn out like this may be we should take a chill pill?

[z28 man]

more cubes the better right that what i was always told

[Irish]

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[z28 man]

what guy has a camaro i hope u are not talking about the guy with the subaru because if u are he should have respect for any camaro no matter what is in it or what power adders are on it.

[07ROUSHSTG3]

what guy has a camaro i hope u are not talking about the guy with the subaru because if u are he should have respect for any camaro no matter what is in it or what power adders are on it.

get to work you slacker :devil

[z28 man]

i think you get a little more than 40 horse out of a 383. but maybe the ones u hear of is built with chain made shit?

[Beagle]

what guy has a camaro i hope u are not talking about the guy with the subaru because if u are he should have respect for any camaro no matter what is in it or what power adders are on it.

I have had my camaro for 4 years now. :thumbsup

[z28 man]

ok that cool so i have respect for any one that likes f body i have two of them. so are we all cool now. no need to bash anybodys setup or how much money they spent on their set up. its all on what you want :thumbsup

[Z28Envy]

Camaro's are slow. Buy a Roush!! LOL

[SBC-Fox]

a WELL BUILT 355 will outperform a mediocre 383 all day long. Its the "whole package" that makes a car fast.

Well no kidding a built small block will out perform a half ass big block to, my 355 in my mustang has already beat my friends sbc 406 powered nova and my firends bbc 454 camaro bigger cubes arnt always the ticket. But to say a 383 is a worthless motor is crap to me. Your going from a 3.48 sroke up to a 3.75 , making more torgue and wider power band ill waste my money on that anyday and if you do it cheap with a stock 400 crank turned down to fit the main bearings or a cheap eagle crank, i beam rods, maby kb forged pistons your in a short block maby 1000$ just my 2 cents

[Beagle]

Sorry for jacking this thread up. Back on topic now.......

[SSLEVO]

Back to the OP. I had PS LT's on my camaro for 2-3 years and they held up just fine. No fitment issues. I would check your motor mounts and see if they still look good.

[z28 man]

thats what i thought to but there brand new poly mounts. i dont get it.

[BAD LS1]

uggh glad i dont have an "f-body" anymore.

[GHOSST]

So what if he owns a Suby, I've always wanted one of those little pocket rockets, since forever, but I will always have a Camaro no matter what.

[z28 man]

:devil:loseryeah ok i never said anything bad about his sti all i said the guy with the sti. its funny your b##CHig about people talking shit and trying to get there ratings up but it really looks like thats how you roll. because if you would read the post we are all done withthe bitching and were talking about the thread

[Dpeach]

i put pacesetter lt's on my camaro this summer. The y pipe would bump the frame when i was hard on the acceleration. Then i threw in my stall and poly trans mount and it hasnt made any noises since.

[GTO RLY?]

:rolfThis thread got pretty off topic... Best solution I could offer for the OP is get out the torch and hammer, do a little massaging. Brutish, but if you take your time, you wont butcher it.

In my experience, Pacesetter has been on the lower end of the quality spectrum, as far as headers go. Personally I'd say if you were going to invest in a set, get something like Kooks. Serious price, but the fit & finish is bar none, plus they're stainless.

[SSLEVO]

:rolfThis thread got pretty off topic... Best solution I could offer for the OP is get out the torch and hammer, do a little massaging. Brutish, but if you take your time, you wont butcher it.

In my experience, Pacesetter has been on the lower end of the quality spectrum, as far as headers go. Personally I'd say if you were going to invest in a set, get something like Kooks. Serious price, but the fit & finish is bar none, plus they're stainless.

Sure they are nice, also 3 times the price. I was 100% happy with mine i had 2-3 years ago. As far as i can tell they have come a long way since the crappy honda headers they made in the 90's. I think i got the headers and y- pipe for about 450 total.

[Bobby "Big Daddy" Flay]

Sure they are nice, also 3 times the price. I was 100% happy with mine i had 2-3 years ago. As far as i can tell they have come a long way since the crappy honda headers they made in the 90's. I think i got the headers and y- pipe for about 450 total.

That's what I paid for mine 2 years ago. Mine have no issues and are just fine.

[GTO RLY?]

A lot of guys who have them on their GTOs are complaining about surface rust already.

[SSLEVO]

A lot of guys who have them on their GTOs are complaining about surface rust already.

Most any kind of coating will not last, my buddy had jet hot coated hooker headers and his were rusting after 1.5-2 years. His car was stored in the winter too.

I just bought the uncoated headers because i really didn't care what they looked like. After 3 years they just had some light surface rust, still could see the paint in most places.

[Z28Envy]

headers are for race cars!