My intake manifold just cracked.....

Ethan79 · March 13th, 2010, 06:51 PM

hahah thanks for the encouragement! I am capable of doing this though

BAD98GT · March 13th, 2010, 07:17 PM

Originally Posted by Ethan79

yeah like it says... I was parking my car and noticed some steam coming out from under the hood. Even though its raining and i thought it could just be water under the hood i wanted to check to be sure. And sure enough i see coolant pooling up around the fuel injectors and around the manifold FML. I need to get the stang back on the road as quick as possible as it is my DD. i guess im going to go with the PI intake manifold ( you can do this with out PI heads right??? ). any tips/ help/ thoughts on this would be greatly appreciated.

how many miles did you have on it when it cracked? just wandering

Ethan79 · March 13th, 2010, 07:40 PM

as of now it is just rolling over to 122,000... no body could believe it went that far without cracking

skuzzy · March 14th, 2010, 03:08 PM

im at 84,000 with my npi, what were you doing when it happend? like drive fast or revving?

Ethan79 · March 14th, 2010, 04:35 PM

i was just getting home. i was pulling into a parking space and saw steam normal driving

Speedstang302 · March 14th, 2010, 07:53 PM

its really not hard, if your not familiar with these motors just mark all the wires to where they go.

as far as a kit..i'd say part it yourself..i paid $100 for my intake, between gaskets, o-rings and such i'd say maybe $50. and went to local ford dealer for water pump nipple, metal crossover tube and new crossover sensors. i think with the sensors it ran me about $40 but thats cuz i get it for cost..would have been about at reg price $90.

as far as hood clearence, most of the mass of the new pi intake sits down into the galley of the block. there is only a 1/2" difference in high from manifold to head mount, to top of the plenum mount. compared to 3-5" difference down into the block, as to having to replace crossover tubes.

your best bet would be to do the whole pi swap if you already in there..but you dont have too..dont need pi heads to do pi intake, dont use a npi gasket like some write ups say. use the pi ones and use gasket maker to fill in the coolent passages

tfofkyle · March 14th, 2010, 08:17 PM

i was literally driving my grandmother to the store when my intake cracked. i was so pissed.

Speedstang302 · March 14th, 2010, 08:30 PM

^^^ thats kinda funny..luckily mine never went..even with 117k

Ethan79 · March 14th, 2010, 08:59 PM

thanks alot everyone. i have ordered the kit from Blue oval chips (the link that i previously posted) i will let yall know how it goes i should start either friday or saturday

Speedstang302 · March 14th, 2010, 09:17 PM

if you need any help..you know where we are!

Ethan79 · March 14th, 2010, 09:19 PM

hahaha thanks man

Ethan79 · March 14th, 2010, 09:25 PM

how much differance does the pi intake make?

laser46 · March 14th, 2010, 11:05 PM

Don't feel too bad. I cracked two of them on my 96. First one was replaced under warranty though (in 98 w/around 25K on the odo). The 98 lasted till 04. Replaced that one with an NPI w/aluminum crossover.

skuzzy · March 14th, 2010, 11:07 PM

Originally Posted by Ethan79

how much differance does the pi intake make?

i think around 10-20 hp

Ethan79 · March 14th, 2010, 11:23 PM

rwhp or bhp?

tfofkyle · March 14th, 2010, 11:27 PM

im betting 10-15 rwhp.

Speedstang302 · March 15th, 2010, 03:40 PM

Originally Posted by tfofkyle

im betting 10-15 rwhp.

+1 they say its a total of about 50-60rwhp difference..im guessing 10-15 from the intake and cams..so im guessing the heads due to compression bump are about 25-40. but it all varies on your motor, mileage, other mods...im kinda shooting for 300rwhp with the aftermarket cams.

maxium · March 15th, 2010, 04:22 PM

I would suggest getting some used romeo PI cams and throwing those in there as well while you're at it. I got a pair of good used cams for $50. Having those two make a whole lot of difference. Not too hard to do either. Just throwing that idea out there.

Ethan79 · March 15th, 2010, 05:36 PM

Originally Posted by maxium

I would suggest getting some used romeo PI cams and throwing those in there as well while you're at it. I got a pair of good used cams for $50. Having those two make a whole lot of difference. Not too hard to do either. Just throwing that idea out there.

im actually planning for some Comp Stage II's

Ethan79 · March 16th, 2010, 08:24 PM

does anyone know if i can paint my new intake? i picked up some ford blue engine enamel and i was wondering if anyone else had tried this

March 14th, 2010, 07:53 PM	#26
Speedstang302 I Post Entirely Way Too Much 1996 Mustang GT 13.64@101mph Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Massachusetss Posts: 5,830 iTrader: 1 reviews	its really not hard, if your not familiar with these motors just mark all the wires to where they go. as far as a kit..i'd say part it yourself..i paid $100 for my intake, between gaskets, o-rings and such i'd say maybe $50. and went to local ford dealer for water pump nipple, metal crossover tube and new crossover sensors. i think with the sensors it ran me about $40 but thats cuz i get it for cost..would have been about at reg price $90. as far as hood clearence, most of the mass of the new pi intake sits down into the galley of the block. there is only a 1/2" difference in high from manifold to head mount, to top of the plenum mount. compared to 3-5" difference down into the block, as to having to replace crossover tubes. your best bet would be to do the whole pi swap if you already in there..but you dont have too..dont need pi heads to do pi intake, dont use a npi gasket like some write ups say. use the pi ones and use gasket maker to fill in the coolent passages __________________ 1990 GT- GT40p Heads\| Anderson N41 cam\| Crane 1.6 RR's\| Trickflow Intake\|MGW Short Throw\| Aluminum d/s\| 3.73's.....still slow....

March 14th, 2010, 08:17 PM	#27
tfofkyle Hardcore Enthusiast 02 Mustang GT Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: SE Michigan Posts: 1,682 iTrader: 0 reviews	i was literally driving my grandmother to the store when my intake cracked. i was so pissed. __________________

March 14th, 2010, 08:30 PM	#28
Speedstang302 I Post Entirely Way Too Much 1996 Mustang GT 13.64@101mph Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Massachusetss Posts: 5,830 iTrader: 1 reviews	^^^ thats kinda funny..luckily mine never went..even with 117k __________________ 1990 GT- GT40p Heads\| Anderson N41 cam\| Crane 1.6 RR's\| Trickflow Intake\|MGW Short Throw\| Aluminum d/s\| 3.73's.....still slow....

March 14th, 2010, 09:17 PM	#30
Speedstang302 I Post Entirely Way Too Much 1996 Mustang GT 13.64@101mph Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Massachusetss Posts: 5,830 iTrader: 1 reviews	if you need any help..you know where we are! __________________ 1990 GT- GT40p Heads\| Anderson N41 cam\| Crane 1.6 RR's\| Trickflow Intake\|MGW Short Throw\| Aluminum d/s\| 3.73's.....still slow....

March 14th, 2010, 11:27 PM	#36
tfofkyle Hardcore Enthusiast 02 Mustang GT Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: SE Michigan Posts: 1,682 iTrader: 0 reviews	im betting 10-15 rwhp. __________________

March 13th, 2010, 06:51 PM	#21
Ethan79 Regular 1994 Mustang GT Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Statesboro, GA Posts: 450 iTrader: 0 reviews	hahah thanks for the encouragement! I am capable of doing this though

March 13th, 2010, 07:40 PM	#23
Ethan79 Regular 1994 Mustang GT Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Statesboro, GA Posts: 450 iTrader: 0 reviews	as of now it is just rolling over to 122,000... no body could believe it went that far without cracking

March 14th, 2010, 04:35 PM	#25
Ethan79 Regular 1994 Mustang GT Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Statesboro, GA Posts: 450 iTrader: 0 reviews	i was just getting home. i was pulling into a parking space and saw steam normal driving

March 14th, 2010, 08:59 PM	#29
Ethan79 Regular 1994 Mustang GT Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Statesboro, GA Posts: 450 iTrader: 0 reviews	thanks alot everyone. i have ordered the kit from Blue oval chips (the link that i previously posted) i will let yall know how it goes i should start either friday or saturday

March 14th, 2010, 09:19 PM	#31
Ethan79 Regular 1994 Mustang GT Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Statesboro, GA Posts: 450 iTrader: 0 reviews	hahaha thanks man

March 14th, 2010, 09:25 PM	#32
Ethan79 Regular 1994 Mustang GT Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Statesboro, GA Posts: 450 iTrader: 0 reviews	how much differance does the pi intake make?

March 14th, 2010, 11:05 PM	#33
laser46 08 GT Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 48 iTrader: 0 reviews	Don't feel too bad. I cracked two of them on my 96. First one was replaced under warranty though (in 98 w/around 25K on the odo). The 98 lasted till 04. Replaced that one with an NPI w/aluminum crossover.

March 14th, 2010, 11:23 PM	#35
Ethan79 Regular 1994 Mustang GT Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Statesboro, GA Posts: 450 iTrader: 0 reviews	rwhp or bhp?

March 15th, 2010, 04:22 PM	#38
maxium Regular 1996 Mustang GT Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Irvine, CA Posts: 107 iTrader: 0 reviews	I would suggest getting some used romeo PI cams and throwing those in there as well while you're at it. I got a pair of good used cams for $50. Having those two make a whole lot of difference. Not too hard to do either. Just throwing that idea out there.

March 16th, 2010, 08:24 PM	#40
Ethan79 Regular 1994 Mustang GT Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Statesboro, GA Posts: 450 iTrader: 0 reviews	does anyone know if i can paint my new intake? i picked up some ford blue engine enamel and i was wondering if anyone else had tried this

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