[Grimes]

Well, did my 2nd ls1 plug change...only took like 3 hrs this time! Man #8 can only be reached from underneath the car. And let me tell you....even after firing up for only 30 seconds, the cats get really hot! (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/ohmy.gif)

Oh well, hope the tr55s and taylor wires help my buddy out!

[trackbird]

On my 2001, changing #8 from the bottom wasn't bad at all. It was #6 that was nearly impossible. I couldn't get the rearmost nut loose on the passenger side coil pack to get it out of the way, so I couldn't get to 6 from the top or bottom with any flesh left on the bones.

That's where I lost it. Once I grabbed the wrench and my arm tensed up, my arm was too big to fit. I have a "bolt head" shaped mark on my arm. It is slowly fading, but it has been 3 months or so since I changed them. The bolt dug in when I loosened #6, I finally decided it was that plug or my arm. The arm lost.

As for an LT1. I've got no interest in changing those. I started to help a friend do his and he decided to trade the car on an LS1. That made my life easier. However, his LS1 has EGR and that made changing his a real pain. Much worse than my 2002 was to do.