failed HFC install

Originally Posted by Matt

It's certainly the same bolt that gives everyone trouble.

Clark had the same problem with mine, but after removing the intake boxes and rearranging some things, he was able to get enough room to do his magic. Mine may not have been as stuck as yours, however.

I wish you were back in Augusta so you'd have the Performance Center to check out. I'd keep putting something like PB Blaster on it, and try it again next weekend. My buddy had a similar issue, so he just sprayed it every day for a week, and had no issues when he went to remove it.

Originally Posted by phantom21

Yeah Matt, I had the same issue with mine. It took both guys at Performance to get mine off. Ultimately, it took getting a torch in there and literally melting the bolt to free it up. I got some pics in this thread of it. HELP!! Rounded PITA top CAT bolt

Good luck, because I would have never been able to get it out. If the guys at Performance couldnt get it that way, they were going to take the header off.