Intake Manifold Spacers
 

I'm about to install my intake spacer from VAP it looks easy have some in here have done this in there v6? If so how long would it take? i'm going to do this today after work.

It will probably take about an hour to two hours if you take your time. You can get it done in an afternoon for sure. When I was doing my windstar intake swap I could take the upper intake off and put it back on in 30mins, thats after doing it several times. Just gotta remove the CAI, vaccum lines, throttle/cruise cables, IAC connection, and it's like twelve 10mm bolts I think. Just don't drop anything down the intake ports, LOL I thought I did that once and I nearly passed out.

Ok then I will take it apart this afternoon do u really need it to torque them when I putting intake back?

You should, but it won't be the end of the world if you don't. I can't think of any specific reason why you absolutely need to other than the basic stuff. Just want to make sure everything is sealed good, not too tight.

you might have sum problems with the egr bypass tube... cuz since ur raising the intake manifold a little bit higher so there might be sum bending of the bypass tube.

i had sum problems with it but still got it done within a hour and a half

the best way to do it is to put the spacer on first, then connect the egr valve to the upper intake manifold. Then place the manifold on the spacer and slightly push it down (quote: it will be much easier if you had like a torch to heat up the tube so it could bend easier) then once you have the manifold on the spacer, put the bolts and cuz tighten them up and just connect wat you took off

not to highjack but the windstar intack worth it?

Depends on what you think of "as being worth it". I could tell a difference when I had it installed on my v6. Everything cost me a around $150-200, this was before VAP started selling the kits. I don't know if anyone has done dyno testing yet, but it should be good for about 10-12hp and about the same Tq.. It's about the same as any bolt on. However, unless the VAP kit has improved the design, you have to run a taller hood like a Cobra R or something with a 2.5" rise. They may had eliminated that.

http://www.3.8mustang.com/forum/showthread.php?t=241280

shit i may do the windstar intake too

not to hijack this thread any further but, aren't the 99-04 GT guys getting away fromt he plastic intakes? and here we are going FOR the plastic intakes? are these prone to cracking like the gt's?

The cracking intake part is from the coolant passage in the 98-early 01 2v cars that do not have a metal coolant crossover like the 02+ cars have. After many heat cycles they crack and leak coolant. But that is the 2v not the 3.8 motor.

ok cool, thx for the explaination.

does the windstar need a tune after it is installed, or will it just bolt on no problems?

i don't think so but if u have a some type of power adder u need to tune it

i didnt think so, i just thought i read somewhere that you did...no power adder yet...to gte completely off this topic, how do you like your Flowmaster 40s redrum?

i like them there deep sounding for a sixer my friend has some the same but mine sounded deeper i don't know way

and i don't care what they say "slowmaster" i still like them

so how do you like the intake manifold spacer?

thats cool thx for the heads up, and yeah how about the intake spacer?

The only thing you'd need to worry about with the plastic windstar intake is probably nitrous backfires. Could possibly blow it to bits. But I've seen people run nitrous and forced induction through the windstar. It's pretty heavy, thick plastic. It will stay a lot cooler than the stock aluminum intake. However, the intake spacer is made out of a plastic material that is a good heat insulator to that keeps engine heat from soaking the intake. All good mods for the sixers.