My friend has a 07 V6 he wants me to put some shorties on for him.
and i was wondering if there is anything i needed to know before i went into doing this for him. any special tools?
and what do you think i should charge him
he is Stock besides muffler and intake and tune
oh and would he need a new tune on it?
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charge em $200, thats a deal for him, if you finish in 4 hours which is how long mine took then your making $50 an hour as opposed to the shops around here that charge $90 an hour.
You might take 8 hours though, it all depends on how tool savvy you are
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2006 V6 Pony Package Premium -Mods: 61mm Powerhouse Turbo and Intercooler, Evolution Dyno Tune(Jon Lund), Steeda Performance Shorty Headers. Current Numbers: 350 rwhp/420 torque @ 8.3 psi (low boost)
415 rwhp/470 torque @12 psi Car died 6/23/09
New Set Up: 4.6 3v With Manual Trans, Bolt Ons
I have the JBA shorties. The instructions tell you to remove the studs from the head and install the headers with the included bolts.This requires and inverted torx socket (I don't know the size.) I ended up leaving the studs on figuring they would be stronger, but that made the headers a little harder to wiggle into place and made tightening a few of the nuts frustrating (one flat at a time.) You will need some sort of 1 1/16" wrench to get the EGR tube off. A crow's foot is helpful. I didn't have one, so I removed the manifold with the EGR tube on. Getting it back on was tough without the crow's foot. You'll need two people to install the header to cat pipe bolts/ nuts. I did it alone, but it required a lot of fooling around with extra long extensions and bracing open end wrenches against various places.
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2005 Windveil Blue V-6, Manual Trans, GT Dual exhaust and mufflers, FRPP X-pipe, JBA shorty headers, CA Spec X-Charger 3.0 pulley, XXtuning tune, throttle body coolant bypass, 180 F thermostat, Moss Mustang Oil Cooler, GT 18" Fanblades, SSI Ducktail Spoiler, CDC chin spoiler, FRPP strut tower brace, FRPP lowering springs, FRPP struts and shocks, GT front and rear sway bars, Stewart Warner boost gauge in Roush vent pod. 275 rwhp, 294 rwtq.
I put the JBA's on myself,in a half day,,alone. I thought it was pretty easy. I dont have a lot of experience but enough to do most things.I put my xcharger on,alone.
with the headers I found it much easier to instal them on the original studs. Keep everything loose till all are hooked up. On the exhaust flange I found it easier to put the bolt head on top,threaded end through the flange. It was easier for me to tighten things up that way. A 1 1/16 crow foot is a big help but you can do it with an open end wrench same size. I couldnt find a crowsfoot till I was all done and they are expensive.
I think that charging a friend $200 is pretty steep. A good dinner would be my fee. But thats just me
i, too put in my own shorties. i put em on not too long after my 17th bday (in september) and it took me bout 6 hours to do myself, with a lil help from my uncle who provided the tools to remove the studs
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2006 Black Mustang, 4.0 V6 Manual VORTECH V2 SUPERCHARGED Mods for the Stang: Center Style Shelby Grille w/foglights, Sequential Tailights, GT Rear Bumper, True Dual Flowmaster Exhaust w/Magnaflow Tips, Momo Manual Shifter Knob, 8 Inch Shorty Antenna, Black Painted Calipers, Quarter Panel Black painted Window Louvers, JBA V6 Shorty Headers, Rear Window Louver, GTS Tail Light Blackout Covers,DiabloSport tuner, White Side Stripe Delete,
thanks for all the info guys. sorry i hate working on newer cars its a hassle
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RIP 9/02/09 92 Notch - Shelly, White
RIP 2/14/09 91 GT - Tracy, Sliver
RIP Original Motor 10/25/07
RIP 5/10/04 89 GT - Lucy, White
No special tools though you may need some offset socket extensions to reach everything. No tune is required.
This requires and inverted torx socket for the studs i tyd to put them in with the same ones in but they would not sty fat so i had to take the studs out oh and a lift would help a lot
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mustang v6, s&b intake, with painted cover flowmaster, 16x7 in front 17x9 in back,with 2 inch drop in the front, costume paint on rims, black grill, with gt fog lights with angel lights, and running mustang, smoked headlights, with headlight splitters, smoked out turning lights, racing stripes, blackout trunk kit, all new audio system, 4 jl audio 5x7 speakers front and back 2 jl 12 inch w6v2 with 2 jl 500/1 amps and pa system 1967 mustang working on
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This requires and inverted torx socket for the studs i tyd to put them in with the same ones in but they would not sty fat so i had to take the studs out oh and a lift would help a lot
You'll Need an E7 Female Torx socket. Took me forever to find one. Try Napa. I just got a set of jba shorty headers. Imma try and install em myself with a friend. The shop wanted to charge $600
And if you like working on cars, dont charge your friend.
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JBA Shorty Headers, MagnaFlow Exhaust, Cold Air Intake throttle body spacer, JBA SparkPlug Wires, Xeon Window and Door Scoops, Billet Grilles on 20" Black&Chrome wheels.
How hard is it to put headers on? 
