Losing Grip II

iTrader: (1)

ill be installing the following parts to my car tomarrow.

Crawford Headers
Crawford Plenum
Crawford Strut Bar

what are the specs for the bolts onto the headers?

What are the torque specs on the Strut Bar?

What are the torque specs to the Plenum?

thanks in advance..

john

PhoenixINX

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Goodintight. The plenum won't crack. <DOH>

Losing Grip II

iTrader: (1)

as for the header?

can they be installed without removing the starter and dropping the engine?

thanks

john

PhoenixINX

Follow the directions.

Shops have called wondering WHY they aren't going in... They decided they could skip the directions.

We're here to help!

Losing Grip II

iTrader: (1)

PhoenixINX:

i was reluctant to receive the gasket for the upper plenum from you guys. concerning this i was wondering if i could get away with using a liquid gasket or sealant in its place. doug was happy enough to send me another tuesday after the vacation, but to my dismay, i will be having the plenum installed that very day and need the gasket before hand.

so could i use a liquid gasket sealer or a silicon sealant of some sort in the OEM gaskets place?

also if i am able to use the liquid gasket or silicon sealant in its place, do i have to remove the stock gasket or should i leave that on? in the instructions it says to use both the new and older gasket to ensure a good fit.

please let me know if i should go ahead and use a sealant of some sort, and what kind u would perfer.

thanks

john

PhoenixINX

Use the stock one... you should be okay with it. We send a second to "double" up, since most likely the older one is warped.

I use only one, and the original.

Losing Grip II

iTrader: (1)

could i use a sealant of some sort as another precaution too?

silicon sealant?

thanks

john

PhoenixINX

You could... I never needed to.

It won't hurt anything.

Losing Grip II

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o man its coming! tomarrow morning ill finally have everything done!!!!





and doug will have my core soon! sorry doug, if u see this, for the long. i know i promised you a fast turn around, but with such external events such as these hurricanes, its just been hetic to get things done thats are alrwayd on my ever growing list of "things to do".

john

KPierson

iTrader: (1)

A word of advice - if you torque the plenum bolts down to the specified torque values in the Nissan service manual you will most likely break at least one. I broke three on mine! The first one broke cuz I wasn't using a torque wrench and I just plain overtightened it. The second one was torqued below spec and I was trying to get it to (I believe) 12 pounds/foot. The third one my Dad broke while trying to torque to spec. I talked to Doug about it and he said that it is best to use a 1/4" rachet and tighten them until they are tight. Advice I wish I would have had before I put mine back on!

Kevin
www.KPtechnologies.net

murrman100

WOW!!!
You guys must be bodybuilders or something. I'm 6,1 at 200 lbs and I've never broken a bold, I've x-threaded a few in my time but never broken one. Even with air tools.
What ever you guys are eating, send some to So Cali. Our cows out here aren't worth crap.

KPierson

iTrader: (1)

12 foot pounds isn't very much, I'm not sure why they break, cheap *** bolts!

Kevin

PhoenixINX

Used airtools NEVER broke one.

Cali cars must get CHEAP bolts.