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Old Feb 16, 2008 | 05:38 PM
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do they sell headers for the 98 bonneville? as summit just sent me the wrong ones for the GTP and they hit the front motor mount. now im pissed . any info would be great Tim
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Old Feb 16, 2008 | 05:55 PM
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Got a picture of where they are hitting? Do you have dog-bones comming off the top of the motor to the radiator support? I'm wondering how they can hit an engine mount (just looking at the online photo of the pipes.)
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Old Feb 16, 2008 | 05:58 PM
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I'm thinking the lower front tranny mount.
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Old Feb 16, 2008 | 06:22 PM
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its the front tranny mount, sorry im so mad i cant think . lol Tim
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Old Feb 16, 2008 | 06:55 PM
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These have been installed before... I believe some grinding will make them work, as well as a W-body transmission dipstick tube, or bending your original.
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Old Feb 16, 2008 | 07:04 PM
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its the front tranny mount, sorry im so mad i cant think . lol Tim
Welp, calm down. Summit only has two flavors of these pipes, coated and non-coated. They list the applications they fit, and a Bonneville ain't one of them.

Like was just said, time for a little re-engineering to alter the mount and give the pipes the room they need.
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Old Feb 17, 2008 | 03:28 PM
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Just about any headers for any car on the market are going to require some work to make them fit. I had to remove that strut on my car to get my TOGs to fit.

As my dad says "It'* not race unless it gives you problems"

Ed

[edit] This might help you out some or give you some ideas.

http://www.bonnevilleclub.com/forum/...ight=A&start=0
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Old Feb 17, 2008 | 08:54 PM
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You have to remove that Strut part on that front motor mount. All 96-99 Bonnevilles will have that problem when installing headers. But then you have to strengthen that mount once the strut has been removed.
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Old Feb 18, 2008 | 06:11 PM
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will they r about on . used cutoff wheel to trim mount about 2" down, so will have to get the mig out to work on bracket and beef it up somehow . headers were cheap,and the EGR hole was a pain(had to ream hole) & weld outside back up. but i want a VS cam ZZP OR SX1 from Intense so the money i saved will go for that !!! Thanks for all the info TIM
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