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Header Install Troubles.

Reply #15
I remember those days a long long time ago.....and don't miss them. Keep us the updated.
'88 Sport--T-5,MGW shifter,Trick Flow R intake,Ed Curtis cam,Trick Flow heads,Scorpion rockers,75mm Accufab t-body,3G,mini starter,Taurus fan,BBK long tube headers,O/R H-Pipe, Flowamaster Super 44's, deep and deeper Cobra R wheels, Mass Air and 24's,8.8 with 3.73's,140 mph speedo,Mach 1 chin spoiler,SN-95 springs,CHE control arms,aluminum drive shaft and a lot more..

Header Install Troubles.

Reply #16
My car had an AOD from the factory...I stress had.  Bulky, power eaters, and no fun on a track.  Installed a T-5 years ago (since removed for the TKO), dropped some weight (added some back with the TKO but more displacement cured that problem), and the grin factor alone made it worth while.  Oh, did I mention that the shifter bracket was smashed into a flat piece of steel with my Gallagher Sledge-O-Matic?  Yeah, I got some satisfaction out of that...

Darren

83 351W TKO'd T-Bird on the bottle


93 331 Mustang Coupe - 368 rwhp

Header Install Troubles.

Reply #17
I'm old .fat , and lazy . I don't wanna shift manually anymore .
 
 Patience with the column linkage can yield satisfactory results :hick:
Fox-less at the moment

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Reply #18
I'm only 43....I still have a bunch of shifting years ahead of me.LOL.
'88 Sport--T-5,MGW shifter,Trick Flow R intake,Ed Curtis cam,Trick Flow heads,Scorpion rockers,75mm Accufab t-body,3G,mini starter,Taurus fan,BBK long tube headers,O/R H-Pipe, Flowamaster Super 44's, deep and deeper Cobra R wheels, Mass Air and 24's,8.8 with 3.73's,140 mph speedo,Mach 1 chin spoiler,SN-95 springs,CHE control arms,aluminum drive shaft and a lot more..

Header Install Troubles.

Reply #19
Quote from: vinnietbird;332506
I'm only 43....I still have a bunch of shifting years ahead of me.LOL.


Same age as me , From the time I was 17 till I was 38 every daily driver I owned was a manual . I'm all done shifting :D
Fox-less at the moment

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Reply #20
It was so easy to unbolt the linkage and move it to tighten the xpipe to header that I wanted to stab myself in the eye.

The lead pipes are on, oxygen sensors are in, the back section of the xpipe is on but loose. My UltraFlo cat back didnt come with hardware for the flow tubes to xpipe, so Im buying some bolts today at lunch. I mounted the Mustang ler hangers. I dont see how the stang tail hangers would work, so Ill keep them around, and just have to have a shop weld them on the frame and rig it all up.

I dropped off my smog pump and hoses just because I wanted to declutter under the hood, Im well aware it doesnt offer any performance gains. I cut off then sealed off the emissions tube that runs between the heads.

My xpipe does seem to be kicked off towards the drivers side a tad. I cut off the drivers side x pipe hanger because it was in the way, and my car had the single hanger bracket anyways. I think the pass. side isnt lined up for this usage.

Should I cut it off as well, and just have the headers/catback supporting the xpipe?
87 Thunderbird LX
65mm tb, exploder intake, iron gt40 heads, 1.6 rr, a9l mass air swap, 9.5" Billet Dirty Dog TC, Built AOD, 4.10's, 31 spline TLoc, Superior Axles, full sn95 five lug swap.

Header Install Troubles.

Reply #21
I have an H-pipe from a 94 /95 Stang and I had to cut off the hangers
 It is working just fine ;)
Fox-less at the moment

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Reply #22
If memory serves me right the bracket between the transmission mount and the the transmission is the one that has the "ears" on it where the exhaust hangers slide into.  I used one off a Mustang and it worked great.  Granted the X-Pipe in my car is custom built but we felt that having these hangers was a plus with the shorty headers.  With the long tubes we removed the hangers as it was a severe PITA to get it out.

Darren

83 351W TKO'd T-Bird on the bottle


93 331 Mustang Coupe - 368 rwhp

Header Install Troubles.

Reply #23
Well, I had to take the starter pipe off the passenger side because the left over emissions pipe was pushing against the aod pan and causing a leak. So, Ill chop off the hanger and pipe today, get it welded up and try again this weekend. It does look like my flow tubes will be long enough as is though. They may not bottom out against the ler, but I figure ill get them welded when I get the tails hung.
87 Thunderbird LX
65mm tb, exploder intake, iron gt40 heads, 1.6 rr, a9l mass air swap, 9.5" Billet Dirty Dog TC, Built AOD, 4.10's, 31 spline TLoc, Superior Axles, full sn95 five lug swap.

 

Header Install Troubles.

Reply #24
To mount my H-pipe I just used the one eared trans mount. It's holding fine and doesn't sag.
88 Thunderbird LX: 306, Edelbrock Performer heads, Comp 266HR cam, Edelbrock Performer RPM intake, bunch of other stuff.