Well, lets just say that the Bassanis are not the easiest header to modify. They had to be cut and rewelded three times, and then massaged once they were in. The "slip fit" collector is a bit of a misnomer; it didn't want to "slip" on very well. A three pound sledge had to be utilized to get it on.
I had started at Joes house (about two hours away) because he hed the equipment and experience to drop the K member. It turned out he wouldn't be around to help so I got to do the majority of the work myself. I didn't break a whole lot, but there were some casualties. The car was down there the first time I found out they didn't fit. So, I had to drive back up to Columbus to have my guy reweld them (without having the car in front of him). Needless to say, they weren't right that time either. I decided to put the drivers side cat and manifold back on, and drive the car to my house.
Luckily, the drivers side is much easier to do and I didnt have to drop anything to get the manifold out, or even the new header in. It went much easier on my own turf. Maybe the car just didn't like Joes house.
The tranny cooler lines are right up against the header. That will have to change very soon. While I had everything pulled out, I also changed all my coolant hoses and put in a 160* thermostat; as well as a 1 3/8" front sway bar to match the rear. The car feels good so far, but I believe I fouled my plugs by driving for two hours with no 02 sensors (out of four; EEC V). I'll get it all fixed up and hopefully get to the track on Saturday, so I can beat the snot out of Joes car N/A. http://www.columbusracing.com/ubb/graemlins/bubbrubb.gif
In the first pic, you can see where we wedged insulation between the header and the tranny cooler lines (upper left), as well as how close the header is to the starter. In the fifth pic, you can see even more closely the range of the pipe to the starter:
ftp://ftp.mark8.org/1/Headers/
A test of the install behind an industrial building. Turn it up a little:http://www.columbusracing.com/ubb/graemlins/burnout.gif
http://www.frognet.net/~mitias/video/Lincoln_burnout.WMV
Let me know what you all think, or if you have questions.
I had started at Joes house (about two hours away) because he hed the equipment and experience to drop the K member. It turned out he wouldn't be around to help so I got to do the majority of the work myself. I didn't break a whole lot, but there were some casualties. The car was down there the first time I found out they didn't fit. So, I had to drive back up to Columbus to have my guy reweld them (without having the car in front of him). Needless to say, they weren't right that time either. I decided to put the drivers side cat and manifold back on, and drive the car to my house.
Luckily, the drivers side is much easier to do and I didnt have to drop anything to get the manifold out, or even the new header in. It went much easier on my own turf. Maybe the car just didn't like Joes house.
The tranny cooler lines are right up against the header. That will have to change very soon. While I had everything pulled out, I also changed all my coolant hoses and put in a 160* thermostat; as well as a 1 3/8" front sway bar to match the rear. The car feels good so far, but I believe I fouled my plugs by driving for two hours with no 02 sensors (out of four; EEC V). I'll get it all fixed up and hopefully get to the track on Saturday, so I can beat the snot out of Joes car N/A. http://www.columbusracing.com/ubb/graemlins/bubbrubb.gif
In the first pic, you can see where we wedged insulation between the header and the tranny cooler lines (upper left), as well as how close the header is to the starter. In the fifth pic, you can see even more closely the range of the pipe to the starter:
ftp://ftp.mark8.org/1/Headers/
A test of the install behind an industrial building. Turn it up a little:http://www.columbusracing.com/ubb/graemlins/burnout.gif
http://www.frognet.net/~mitias/video/Lincoln_burnout.WMV
Let me know what you all think, or if you have questions.
