Dan's 1997 Camaro, aka project "NYTRDR"

[DanDalessandro]

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So I spent some money. Jonny is a great guy! Lives right down the road from me! [emoji38]

Couple questions..
What kind of gaskets do you guys recommend?
Should I get header bolts?
Recommended spark plugs for the good ol' LT1?
Anybody wanna help? Lol
Thanks y'all

[s.reef]

Honestly I would stick with OEM across the board...Gaskets, delco plugs, and bolts. You could always get the locking stainless header bolts those are nice...and a nicer NGK plug. Install advice get that thing as high in the air as you can

[DanDalessandro]

That's what my thought was too.. Nothing beats OEM unless its the rear end!
I'll probably just get either new bolts, or header bolts.. I forgot if I had new ones put in..

Gonna be fun

[Superman09]

Nice meeting you Dan, thanks again! See you around this summer!

[DanDalessandro]

It was nice meeting you too man. I'm sure we'll run into each other this summer.

Probably will be doing these next week! No more rattling cats!
Gonna send the PCM out when I get it started

[DanDalessandro]

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My shopping list...
Need O2 extensions and install should happen next week..

[DanDalessandro]

I don't think I should drive my car for a bit.. I pretty sure my driver side header is cracked and leaking.. I've been getting really sick after driving it if the windows are not down... I can smell what I believe is exhaust too.. I didn't drive the car all weekend, and then I drove it today to school.. when I got home I just felt sick to my stomach.. Gonna park it I think and diagnose it more..

[PewterPan]

try spraying the headers with soapy water from the top and from underneath the car before they get up to operating temperature...could just be a loose header bolt or clamp.

[DanDalessandro]

I'm going to try that tomorrow I think. I've noticed like a deep gouge on one of the primaries.. can't get a good look at it. but I bet that's where is it leaking. My guess is that was caused because of a hot cold cycle because I drove the car in 30° weather a few times. Who knows.
I honestly hope they are cracked. Gives me more of a reason to put the LTs in..

[PewterPan]

I'm going to try that tomorrow I think. I've noticed like a deep scratch on one of the primaries.. can't get a good look at it. but I bet that's where is it leaking. My guess is that was caused because of a hot cold cycle because I drove the car in 30° weather a few times. Who knows.
I honestly hope they are cracked. Gives me more of a reason to put the LTs in..

ohhhhh I thought you meant the new ones you got were cracked. eh I wouldn't sweat it then. curious to see how smoothly your install goes. halfway considering doing the same thing in the near future...

[DanDalessandro]

oh the new ones are at my other house currently. No time to put them on. But from what I've been reading, the fitment is very good. They supply like a half inch copper gasket, which i didn't get nor do i want. With them they touch the frame rail a little. Requires some "massaging". Supposedly when you switch to a felpro 1406, that issue is resolved.
It's just getting it in the air for me. Gonna put the backs on tires and jackstands up front i think.

You should do headers man. no reason not to

[DanDalessandro]

How do you get the EGR blockoff plates on? Doesn't look like much room back there..

[meissen]

I was just going to say if you're doing plugs you'd have a better time just dropping the whole k-frame assembly out. Let me know how it goes with those ARP header bolts. I have locking bolts and I can honestly say that I have never checked the bolts since I installed the headers. I probably should sometime just to make sure they're good.

[94_LT1_Z28]

How do you get the EGR blockoff plates on? Doesn't look like much room back there..

Theres not... You're gonna become real good at 'feeling' where stuff goes

[DanDalessandro]

Good thing I can see with my hands