engine getting in the way

[GP_Kid18]

so i want to buy headers but i'm not paying a shop to put it on, my friend and i will d the work, but I want to do a tune up as well but i am having trouble getting to the back spark plugs and i'm concerned about the plug boots and the casing around them. Are the casing and/or the boots connected to something? cuz i tried to take off the boot but it was on there pretty good and i didnt wanna chance ripping the wires out of the boot (i have done that before) so do i just need to use more force or do i have to disconect something? and how do i get to the plugs in back? thanks

oh and one more thing, my car is ETC, is there anyway to rev it from the engine bay?

[02BlueGT]

[QUOTE=GP_Kid18;85760]way to rev it from the engine bay?QUOTE]

I dont think so



For the metal boots, hold them and turn them (like you would if loosening a bolt) about 70 - 90 degrees back and forth (don't keep spinning in one direction!!!) and they should come off pretty easy

[Sabrewings]

You can take off the dogbone mounts and rock the engine forward...

[Blown97]

You can take off the dogbone mounts and rock the engine forward...

X2^

[BADAZGTP]

^X3, that woulda been my suggestion.

[GP_Kid18]

^X3, that woulda been my suggestion.

x2 and x3? what is that?

[BADAZGTP]

x2 and x3? what is that?

Means we were having the same idea as the previous post. Agreeing with what was said.

[02BlueGT]

Did twisting help??

[offroadfury6]

i need a plug change myself, i have the 104's sitting here waiting to be installed but waiting on possibly DP and powerlog first...looks like a real job, guy at muffler shop said he'd do it for $45 bucks..

[GP_Kid18]

Did twisting help??

i'm going to do it today because at my old high school they have an auto club and we can do anything there so its tonight and i'm going to get it done really quick, if i do a tune up what wires and plugs wuold be good? i have a cat back system and a CAI

[Zef_66]

i'm going to do it today because at my old high school they have an auto club and we can do anything there so its tonight and i'm going to get it done really quick, if i do a tune up what wires and plugs wuold be good? i have a cat back system and a CAI

Stock wires are fine. I am running a set of stockers from Autozone. Unless you are running in the 10s, you don't need anything other than stock wires.

As for plugs, I would stay stock on them too. Maybe 104s if you are serious about performance. But just a simple tune up, I would stick with stock AC Delco plugs.

[offroadfury6]

i'd go 1 set colder....stock uses 606's....if i were u i'd get 605's

[GTX]

You can take off the dogbone mounts and rock the engine forward...

they make a special tool that goes in place of one of the dog bones and it keeps the engine cocked foward making access a breeze, a great tool for the flat rate tech lol

Vehicle Service, Drivetrain, Cam/Crankshaft Tools | Matco Tools Online Tool Catalog

[GP_Kid18]

they make a special tool that goes in place of one of the dog bones and it keeps the engine cocked foward making access a breeze, a great tool for the flat rate tech lol

Vehicle Service, Drivetrain, Cam/Crankshaft Tools | Matco Tools Online Tool Catalog

BIG HELP!! i have heard of this tool but i couldnt find it, thank you very much

[hotshot]

If you aren't wanting to spend that much for the tool a ratchet strap does the same thing for less money. Just watch as you are tightening so you don't tighten it right into the radiator.

[gtpinsc]

If you aren't wanting to spend that much for the tool a ratchet strap does the same thing for less money. Just watch as you are tightening so you don't tighten it right into the radiator.

dude ur pic is trippy as hell...whered u find that?

[kyle99gtp]

by rev it from the engine bay do you mean rev the motor wqhile standing outside the car?

if so, just pull back on the throttle linkage.

[GTX]

If you aren't wanting to spend that much for the tool a ratchet strap does the same thing for less money. Just watch as you are tightening so you don't tighten it right into the radiator.

i bought mine from snap on and it was like 35.00, good lord do the job right with the right tool!!! its well worth it. plus a strap can cause you physical damage if it snaps DO IT THE RIGHT WAY THE FIRST TIME

i believe THEXTON TOOLS makes one as well

[02BlueGT]

by rev it from the engine bay do you mean rev the motor wqhile standing outside the car?

if so, just pull back on the throttle linkage.

He has the Drive by Wire (or ETC Electronic Throttle Control), so there is no throttle linkage, just wires

[Sabrewings]

He has the Drive by Wire (or ETC Electronic Throttle Control), so there is no throttle linkage, just wires

That would definitely interrupt the flow of that plan.