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    Who has installed? How were they installed - bottom or top? What issues doing the install?
    Robert - owner www.FirebirdV6.com "Mid-life crisis? I'm way beyond that!"

    1996 Black Firebird GTxxxRam Air V6 w/ M5xxxwww.FirebirdGT.com

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    I installed my RK sports back in the day, also some Pacesetters, easier to go underneath, it’s tight to get the header bolts off and on. I’m big though so my hands have a hard time fitting into spaces. After everything is bolted up I would ditch the flanges that come on the kit and go to a exhaust shop and have V bands put in on the headers and where it connects to the Y pipe. Might want to get the V bands ahead of time, they might not carry them. So you’ll need 2 2.5” vbands and 1 3” vband.
    08' L76 6.0L 4X4 Chevy EXT.Cab LTZ Vortec MAX with Snug top cover, Dynomax exhaust,Hptuners& K&N intake
    96' Camaro M5 to A4 conversion, alot of mods . GT35R Turbo full suspension. Built engine

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    • #3
      Also Robert, I’d get new header bolts, I like stock, ZZP sells them, work great.
      08' L76 6.0L 4X4 Chevy EXT.Cab LTZ Vortec MAX with Snug top cover, Dynomax exhaust,Hptuners& K&N intake
      96' Camaro M5 to A4 conversion, alot of mods . GT35R Turbo full suspension. Built engine

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      • #4
        Mine are OBX with ball flanges.

        I do have new GM bolts.
        Robert - owner www.FirebirdV6.com "Mid-life crisis? I'm way beyond that!"

        1996 Black Firebird GTxxxRam Air V6 w/ M5xxxwww.FirebirdGT.com

        Raven

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        • #5
          Originally posted by FirebirdGT View Post
          Mine are OBX with ball flanges.

          I do have new GM bolts.
          Yeah I would ditch the ball flanges and do Vbands.

          08' L76 6.0L 4X4 Chevy EXT.Cab LTZ Vortec MAX with Snug top cover, Dynomax exhaust,Hptuners& K&N intake
          96' Camaro M5 to A4 conversion, alot of mods . GT35R Turbo full suspension. Built engine

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          • #6
            What do you think of these?

            https://www.ebay.com/itm/28415344355...AAAOSwpYJgBvuE

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            • #7
              Originally posted by 2.8 Bird View Post
              Felpro gaskets are good, I spray them with copper spray work great. I was pissed they went from metal to paper, but still work great.
              Last edited by ssms5411; 06-11-2022, 03:08 PM.
              08' L76 6.0L 4X4 Chevy EXT.Cab LTZ Vortec MAX with Snug top cover, Dynomax exhaust,Hptuners& K&N intake
              96' Camaro M5 to A4 conversion, alot of mods . GT35R Turbo full suspension. Built engine

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              • #8
                So Steve - what do you think are the best gaskets?
                Robert - owner www.FirebirdV6.com "Mid-life crisis? I'm way beyond that!"

                1996 Black Firebird GTxxxRam Air V6 w/ M5xxxwww.FirebirdGT.com

                Raven

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by FirebirdGT View Post
                  So Steve - what do you think are the best gaskets?
                  I still like the Felpro’s, just spray them with copper spray, used them on my turbo headers, so far they’ve held up.
                  08' L76 6.0L 4X4 Chevy EXT.Cab LTZ Vortec MAX with Snug top cover, Dynomax exhaust,Hptuners& K&N intake
                  96' Camaro M5 to A4 conversion, alot of mods . GT35R Turbo full suspension. Built engine

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                  • #10
                    Originally swapped to headers when I dropped the engine. Did pull each side chasing leaks, did it mostly from the bottom. Good ratchets and racheting box wrenches help. Mine are the coated pacesetters, happy with them.
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                    2001 Pewter Firebird Y87, M5
                    Intake, exhaust, just about every suspension part, alum flywheel & ds, Turn One p/s pump and cooler

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