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acammer · 08-12-2021, 07:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Tarendor

I did it with long tube headers already installed but I cheated after about 5min. LoL

I was able to lift them up and cut off the bottom bolt with my sawzall.

Aftermarket mounts pop right in after that?

gunchamp · 08-13-2021, 07:07 AM

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Originally Posted by moose517

So figured i'd just pop into this thread as i got my BMR mounts today and want to install them. Is it possible to do this without removing long tube headers? Hoping to tackle it here in a bit but i have a feeling that's gonna be the holdup and I'd rather not if i can help it (I'm on a gravel driveway, don't have anywhere to park it sadly that isn't to work). Seeing good advice though otherwise.

Mine were off when I did mine. The extra space was a welcome. If I were to do them again, I'd pull the headers. Probably is a way around it, but the headers in these cars are fairly easy to remove and install

moose517 · 08-18-2021, 07:01 AM

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Originally Posted by gunchamp

Mine were off when I did mine. The extra space was a welcome. If I were to do them again, I'd pull the headers. Probably is a way around it, but the headers in these cars are fairly easy to remove and install

Yeah not having a garage just waiting on a not raining day to pull the headers so i can do it. Also using the opportunity to get my headers wrapped like i wanted to do when i installed them and ended up not doing so LOL. Figure two birds with one stone. This time i won't be stupid enough to leave the spark plugs in and crack one again (i was naive and thought i could slip the headers in without removing them.

moose517 · 08-21-2021, 11:02 AM

Got the mounts in thursday and got my headers wrapped and back in Friday. Didn't get a chance to go for a drive till this morning. The feel is incredible, but I believe I'm sitting just off straight now with the motor, the one is slightly angled forward which I believe is pulling the rear end of the transmission out of alignment enough that I think I'm getting some driveshaft binding.

My thinking is to just get back under, loosen the bottom side nuts a hair, use a prybar to straighten it out some from the rear of the transmission since it'll give me more leverage. Would this be the best way you think to correct it?

08-21-2021, 11:02 AM	#18
moose517 Drives: 2013 1SS Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Indiana Posts: 87	Got the mounts in thursday and got my headers wrapped and back in Friday. Didn't get a chance to go for a drive till this morning. The feel is incredible, but I believe I'm sitting just off straight now with the motor, the one is slightly angled forward which I believe is pulling the rear end of the transmission out of alignment enough that I think I'm getting some driveshaft binding. My thinking is to just get back under, loosen the bottom side nuts a hair, use a prybar to straighten it out some from the rear of the transmission since it'll give me more leverage. Would this be the best way you think to correct it?