kooks long tube header

[jackz28]

Goodmorning to all on board,got my kooks long tube , headers home and noticed that the air tube on the top is male with threads.On factory exhaust 94 lt1 5.7 Ltr full emision,the tube that enters the exhaust is male into a female port /both sides ,am i missing something here or have i lost it .Iknow i need pics but i dont know how to post pics yet sorry,any help would be great thank you ---jack

[JL8Jeff]

The 96-97 AIR fittings are different and it sounds like you got 96-97 headers. You could get the different AIR fittings or send the headers back. I would recommend changing the AIR check valves at this point anyway so you might want to just get the 96-97 fittings and new check valves as opposed to sending the headers back.

[Injuneer]

The 96/97 connections on the headers are still "female".... they're just a smaller diameter thread (18mm vs 22mm??). There's some other header manufacturer that uses the male threads on the AIR connections, and they make an adapter to match up to the stock plumbing.

[jackz28]

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Well sat afternoon i started to take the exhaust off ,jacked the car up 2 feet all around on jack stands,safty first. I unbolted the y pipe at the cat, then under each side of the exhaust,they came out nice,then pulled the wires and plugs out both sides.The exhaust bolts were not a problem at all, after some of the horror storys i read.It took sometime to do on certain bolts you know the ones,anyway the air tube that turns into the top of the exhaust came out with a big adjustable wrench-no heat required. So far so good ,i will replace the plugs with ngk tr55s,will the factory wires be ok or should i get a set of taylers-8 mm, about the plugs do i put them in befor the headers or after im not sure .Iwill post pics of the progress as soon as i can--jack

[fastTa]

Well sat afternoon i started to take the exhaust off ,jacked the car up 2 feet all around on jack stands,safty first. I unbolted the y pipe at the cat, then under each side of the exhaust,they came out nice,then pulled the wires and plugs out both sides.The exhaust bolts were not a problem at all, after some of the horror storys i read.It took sometime to do on certain bolts you know the ones,anyway the air tube that turns into the top of the exhaust came out with a big adjustable wrench-no heat required. So far so good ,i will replace the plugs with ngk tr55s,will the factory wires be ok or should i get a set of taylers-8 mm, about the plugs do i put them in befor the headers or after im not sure .Iwill post pics of the progress as soon as i can--jack

Take advantage of putting in the plugs before you install the headers. Makes life easier.

I think you will find that the MSD 8.5mm wires are better quality and will perform better than the Taylor's.

[jackz28]

Well today being sunday,and the holiday monday, i am out of luck for the msd 8.5 wires,i went to canadian tire and they dont have any in stock .I would like to feed the new wires threw befor the headers are on, i think the factory ones would burn off ,or get heat soked to the point of misfire.Feeding the new ones threw after,will be a PITA by the looks of things.However i did perchace the NGK-tr-55s $36.00.---jack

[Kevin - Blown 95 TA]

You should be able to unscrew the check valves from the AIR pipes and screw them right on the male threads on the headers, then you need to run hoses to wherever your air pump is, unless it's in the trash by now in which case get some nice brass caps to plug up the header pipes.

[jackz28]

That was an idea,untill i tried to match them up .The thread on the black check valve is a standard 1/2 inch---on the header male air tube is a different tread all togeather like metric -go figure.I know what they are now so i can match them up and complete the job.Thanks for the input,evey little bit helps---jack

[JL8Jeff]

Right now is a good time to replace the motor mounts if you haven't already. It's much easier without the exhaust on the car. Did you get some O2 extensions yet?

[jackz28]

Well i never thought about changing the motor mounts --{you mean to polly mounts},,your right it"s a good time to change them,the mounts them self are in real good shape.I managed to pull enough wire from the harness itself,hopeing it will reach ,if not i will proly order them threw summit.---jack