So check this out. I was drive today and my freakin intake manifold cracked on me today while driving. Its going to cost 818 dollars to fix. So has anyone every done this on their own? If so how much of a PITA to fix? Please help

 

a few bolts, new gasket, and look up the torque specs. There is a thread from back in the day i found...

 

https://mustangboards.com/modular-4-...que-specs.html

 

hey thanks dude

 

Make it like $200 plus the cost of gaskets if you do it yourself, which is very easy to do.

 

cool so what tools would I need I want to make sure I have everything before I go out and try and fix it on my own

 

basic tool kit: sockets, ratchet, the gasket, and that should be about it. you should really get a new gasket though.

 

So how long would you it take to get it all done cause it looks like alot of stuff to take off.

 

about an hour i would say. or take about 2 hours if you like to chill while you work, maybe drink a cold one, and just take your time with it.

 

so the shop is really overcharging me. The intake they found is 456 dollars. Dam so they chargin me close to 300 dollars for labor.

 

uhh...do you have the stock intake and you want to keep the stock intake? yeah you are definitely getting overcharged from them. Get with Randy in the parts section for a intake, buy it from him, get the gasket too, and just install it yourself. If your paying 456, thats almost as much as the typhoon intake and your only getting the stock PI intake. Get with randy and do it yourself, save a few hundred. Then with the money you saved get something else for the car...lol

 

yeah that was for a dorman intake manifold. Ford charges 700 dollars for the manifold at least thats what I was told. I looked at the manifold that AM sells for 192 dollars so I might go that route

 

yeah you should be able to get the stock PI intake for around 200. Hit up Randy so you can get the stock intake w/gasket and you'll get the best deal from him.

 

i did this a few years back on my old 96 gt, when the manifold cracked...i ordered a new manifold that night for like 200, got the manifold around 3 o'clock in the afternoon the day it showed up, started workin right away..i was 17 at the time and had neva done an intake manifold before and i kept gettin side tracked lookin at other things.and i had it done by 6...

 

I have a stock PI intake. Everything need to bolt it up and run. Let me know if you interested.

 

yeah, see you should be good doing it by yourself and just taking your time.

 

Make sure you also have a good torque wrench. You can get SK ones from Amazon for around $90, better than Craftsman. Also, if your gaskets are intact, you can reuse them but you should buy a set, just in case and just return them if not needed.

 

i will sell you my intake with aluminum crossover for 150

 

well there is your intake...just get the gasket now and your good to go