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03-14-2008, 07:36 PM
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10 Second Club; Has fan club
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Location: Delmont nj
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The Car Gods--
Must like me today, because i pulled the exhaust manifolds off of my 240,000+ mile 3rd gen and broke no bolts off inside the cylinder heads!
I pb blasted wherever i could on the manifolds a few days ago, then today before i worked on it.
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01' Z06 62k miles. Vararam, Longtubes, off road xpipe, tuned by me. Times TBA
2001 Corvette, Bolt ons , tuned 10.75@124.56 mph 1.38 60' Sold
1997 Saturn Sc1 5spd DOHC swapped
Bolt ons, decked head, stock intake cam on exhaust side, lotsa weight redux
13.22@102.32 mph 1.93 60'
12's on moda? One day
Last edited by 98tadriver; 03-14-2008 at 07:53 PM.
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03-14-2008, 07:54 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Linden NJ
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Quote:
Originally Posted by 98tadriver
Must like me today, because i pulled the exhaust manifolds off of my 240,000+ mile 3rd gen and broke no bolts off inside the cylinder heads!
I pb blasted wherever i could on the manifolds a few days ago, then today before i worked on it.
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pb blaster is the god who shined upon you
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03-14-2008, 07:56 PM
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11 second club / Moderator
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: West Berlin, NJ
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yea ... i remember the old days without using pb blaster. cursing, drilling, torching.
Evil thoughts .. make them go away!!!!!
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2001 Trans Am WS6 •SLP Loudmouth II •UMI Suspension •12.857 @ 109.57
1996 Trans Am WS6 •Pacesetter Longtubes •Strange 12 Bolt •Spohn Suspension •11.152 @ 123.85
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03-14-2008, 08:03 PM
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Ayatollah of Rock N Rolla / Admin
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Quote:
Originally Posted by deadtrend1
yea ... i remember the old days without using pb blaster. cursing, drilling, torching.
Evil thoughts .. make them go away!!!!!
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You forgot "bleeding". 
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03-14-2008, 08:12 PM
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11 second club / Moderator
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: West Berlin, NJ
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how did i let that one slip by ... lol
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2001 Trans Am WS6 •SLP Loudmouth II •UMI Suspension •12.857 @ 109.57
1996 Trans Am WS6 •Pacesetter Longtubes •Strange 12 Bolt •Spohn Suspension •11.152 @ 123.85
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03-15-2008, 10:01 AM
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11 Second Club
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Edison, NJ
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PB > WD
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1999 Z28 Convertible. 6 speed swap, wide cowl hood, full hockey stripes, and a whining 10 bolt.
2008 Sierra Vortec Max. 6.2 swapped, headers, Magnaflow catback, GMPP CAI, NHT optioned tow package.
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03-15-2008, 02:19 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2007
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all my manifold bolts broke loose with a 3/8 ratchet. too bad getting the headers in was the most god awful thing I've every done
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2000 Tahoe Z71 5.7
1982 Z28 Pacecar 305
1999 S10 
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03-16-2008, 06:38 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: 08721-1716
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sometimes you have to be a contortionist to get those damn things in. or, you look like you are perfroming major surgery on your car: cherry picker to lift the motor, jack under the motor, jack under the transmission, one guy hanging over the fender, one guy underneath... all of this in order to get a pair of headers in... sometimes i wonder if it's worth it.
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03-16-2008, 12:05 PM
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Hippy Mod, Bergermeister Meisterberger, Moderator
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Ewing
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I had no problems with the exhaust on the 96 SS but the 00 SS I broke the first manifold stud that connects to the cat. Even with several days worth of PB Blaster. It was seriously rusted to the point there really weren't threads left. And that was with under 40K miles. Exhaust work on any car can be a little nerve racking, espcially if it's your daily driver. That's good to hear you got the manifolds off without damage or breakage.
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09 Silverado Z71
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03-16-2008, 01:00 PM
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15 Second Club
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Beaufort SC
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^ i think since his 3rd gen has alot of miles on it, rust had less chance to form compared to your ss, my sisters firebird needs a exhaust manifold gasket but i aint doing it till emissions tells me too and even then ill just write up a pass for it cuz they are so rusty. might as well do a full exhaust on it. damn $400 76K mile fireturd
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2005 Colorado Z71 - Supermod tuned, SuperSparkz, Resonator delete, SuperMod PTB
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1983 Trans AM, 1988 Trans AM, 2001 Dodge Ram 1500 Off-Road, 1986 Camaro IROC, 1984 Chevy K10 lifted, 1988 Mustang GT, 2006 Silverado 2500HD
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