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Has anyone been able to R&R manifolds or install headers solo? I looked at installing headers by myself but concluded that I needed another pair of hands, especially someone with smaller hands than mine.
2000 T-Red SVT, #562/2150
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I did mine myself... Go to meijer and get one of the 3/8" stubby(3-4") ratchets, it makes the job beautifully easy 
Derek Johnson
88 TurboTBird 32psi, t3/t4 bb 50trim, megasquirt, 3 bar map, 50lb inj, roller cam w adj. gear, header, 3" downpipe and full exhaust, gutted intake manifolds, spec stg 3
95SE 3L gone
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I didn't remove/move any coolant lines. Like everyone else has said, the front is cake.
If you're doing headers, however, it's just a little time-consuming and tedious to turn the bolts on the front cause the header tubes get in the way of the wrench. Hence the gear wrenches, eh?
Derek
Scion xB 5-spd
Previous: 2000 Silver Frost SVT
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I got my rear manifold off without removing anything. I have sore fore arms from shoving them in strange positions, but I did it.....
But I do think I'll take the intermediate shaft bearing's mount and the alternator out for ease of installation......
The front, I did take the coolant tube out and it made it WAY easy. That rear manifold is a major PITA though! I'll have to try the stubby 3/8" ratchet. So far my Swivel head snap-on ratchet and the swivel joint has made things much easier on the rear manifold.
I've had all the studs come out with the nuts.....
2005 Ford F150 SuperCab FX4
1964 Chevrolet Impala SS
1998 CSVT: 354HP/328TQ @ 10 psi, now gone 
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I removed a set of SHM headers from my old Contour and put on stock manifolds by myself. Airtools are your friend.
--Matt
2003 Sonic Blue SVT Cobra Coupe
2003 RedFire SVT Cobra Convertable
2005 Dark Toreador Red F150 XLT 4x4
2000 Black SVT Contour - Beater
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just out of curiousity, y did you take off those headers and put the manifolds back on? and do you still have the headers? Interested in sellin them?
Totally sold out for a 90 GT vert.... 1/4 mile is almost the same as my modded svt w/n2o was...
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Can you take of the stock precats and still pass emissions?
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Originally posted by SleeperSe:
Can you take of the stock precats and still pass emissions?
Yes.
99 CSVT Green/Tan
# 84 of 2760
Built on Wednesday, September 30, 1998
15.376 @ 92.00 MPH Stock
75,000Km
96 Contour GL
2.5L V6 ATX 170,000Km
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Did you install the manifolds yet? How was the job? Just wondering cause I went to a dealer today and they want the car for possibly two days to replace my rear pre-cat, under warranty thankfully, for a P0420 code.
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