installing headers

[gtp3800]

how challenging is it to install a new set of headers?? anyone know how to step by step? or am i best off having harley do it?

 

[oh9bolt]

Did you win those new headers on ebay?

 

[gtp3800]

i did! these are my current ones

were you my competition?

 

[oh9bolt]

Lol I was the one that bid in the last minute! What was your max bid? I didnt go higher because surdyke has them for $196.

Sorry for ruining your deal, I thought I was going to win I wasnt trying to bid you up. [up]

Like you I had header wrap, but it saved my pipes from being dented because where the pipes join it was double wrapped. My header is bent though, the back mount for the rss is digging into the wrap, and I had to coax my header into the muffler opening.

 

[anrkizm95]

09 lightning
1- remove seat
2- remove chin faring
3- remove muffler
4- remove left bolt on dog bone support on regulator bracket
5- remove rss,remove bolts for lss let scoop hang
6- remove bolts for v/regulator bracket
7- remove header bolts
8- unplug o2 connector by reaching through hole under seat
9- using 7/8 crows foot remove o2 sensor
10- pull header flange away from studs,pull out on front header tube and rotate front tube counterclockwise so it faces straight up and remove header.
if you dont have a crows foot
lift rear of bike and place blocks under rear muffler mount.
11- remove rear shock and lay next to battery
12- remove fan grill and fan bolts
13- slide fan down approx 4 inches no need to unplug fan
14- using o2 socket remove o2 sensor and perform step 10

sorry no pictures the first 10 steps takes about 30 mins all 14 may be 50

 

[gtp3800]

Lol I was the one that bid in the last minute! What was your max bid? I didnt go higher because surdyke has them for $196.

Sorry for ruining your deal, I thought I was going to win I wasnt trying to bid you up.

its all good! harley quoted me at 230 total, not installation, so like a week ago I decided i needed new ones before my current ones crack. The road grinded almost all the way through.

so I saw them on ebay and said well ill put on 220 for a max bid, I got them for like 212 or something, so I got them a little cheaper then what harley wanted.

Like you I had header wrap, but it saved my pipes from being dented because where the pipes join it was double wrapped. My header is bent though, the back mount for the rss is digging into the wrap, and I had to coax my header into the muffler opening.

that doesnt sound good. I am debating to put wrap back on or not, because they are brand new.

 

[gtp3800]

thanks anrkism, looks fun! do I need a tps reset or anything afterwards?

 

[anrkizm95]

thanks anrkism, looks fun! do I need a tps reset or anything afterwards?

you shouldnt i didnt need to.

 

[gtp3800]

sweet doesnt look too challenging.

 

[mattcreswell]

Yea it doesn't look impossible. I'm gonna use that vid when I wanna wrap my pipes

 

[gtp3800]

im debating if i should wrap them or not... opinions??

 

[Xb12armyguy]

If you wrap them use the titanium I have repaint mine alot with the dei paint.

 

[gtp3800]

alright so ive been tackling this project a little everyday, and got sidetracked with the car.

i have the exhaust off. Now I know in the video he has the bike up on straps, but can anyone think of a way to get the rear shock out without raising the bike with straps? I have nothing in my ceiling to connect straps to that I trust with the weight....

My only other option is well... a tree

 

[anrkizm95]

jackstands under the rider pegs or a block of wood under the rear muffler bracket.

 

[mattcreswell]

If you have one, a hydraulic engine lift should work.....in theory

 

[GAXB9R]

oh9 used titanium i think and it looks pretty good if your into the wrapped look.

 

[oh9bolt]

^ Your rep has gone down the *******...

+ 1 rep to you.

I ordered my new header, it is scheduled to ship on the 5th, I am going to have it ceramic coated while I am at it.

 

[gtp3800]

^ Your rep has gone down the *******...

lol not this thread

jackstands under the rider pegs or a block of wood under the rear muffler bracket.

good idea anrkizm, thanks Ill try that soon, maybe tomorrow but its supposed to be 100 out here near chicago.

oh9 used titanium i think and it looks pretty good if your into the wrapped look.

yea I thought about it and even tho I got black wrap, i want to put another coat of paint on them so they dont wear, so Im thinking put it on first paint it, then install the headers. Thats the smartest way to do it so I dont have to mask off my bike to paint them.

 

[oh9bolt]

jackstands under the rider pegs

My bike sat a whole winter like this. I had to unbolt the brake lever, for my jackstand to work, but that could be just the type of jackstands that I used.

 

[Rhino1]

^^ That looks a little OCD to me... I mean come on! The handles and legs all parallel and everything... LOL!! Ok, ok--I'm a little jealous. My workspace NEVER looks that clean when I'm doing something major to my bike...