96 Intake Mainfold

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On the new updated version of the intake manifold that has the aluminum in the front.....It has o-rings on the bottom. Does that mean I do or do not need gaskets for this. I have blown out 2 sets of them that were for a 96 gt so i am getting ticked off cause ive done this job 2 times and dont wanna do it again but i have to. So I wanna do it right and be done with it. Which gaskets do I use because the 96 gt gaskets are not working!!!

 

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I have no idea what you mean by " 'O' rings on the bottom". Everytime you remove that lower manifold you should replace the gasket set for it. They are long plastic pieces (2) with some kind of sealant bead around the holes.

Here is a picture of one (of 2) that I was replacing. Make sure you torque the bolts down correctly and follow the tightening pattern for the bolts.

 

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94GTHO

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i did that. i put down one gasket on each side and torqued it down to the right specs and oreder but it blew out the first one and then i replaced them again and it blew again. i torqued it down to 20. the gaskets look a little to long though.

 

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how long is it taking for them to fail.. are you sure your not damaging the gasket when your putting the intake back in..

out of all the 4.6's I have done intakes on I did this to my own car in the back corner of the drivers side head and it pissed coolant out..

 

94GTHO

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thats where it is leaking. the gaskets that napa gave me both times seem like they r a bit to long cause just the slightest bit of color on the gasket is sticking out the back and front

 

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Is this what your talking about?
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The newer made intakes have the o-ring seals, and no you dont use gaskets. I know Dorman intakes are like this.

 

94GTHO

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R U SURE?????

 

Outlaw97GT

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94GTHO said:

R U SURE?????

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LOL, yes Im sure. Helped a friend install one on his 01 GT.
And I have sold my fair share of them, and Im the person who took those pics.

 

94GTHO

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thank you so much. i have wasted 8 hours of my life twice trying to put gaskets in the damn thing. thank you

 

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94GTHO said:

thank you so much. i have wasted 8 hours of my life twice trying to put gaskets in the damn thing. thank you

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I can assure you that if you have an intake like the one in the picture posted above, you DO NOT need to use gaskets. The gaskets are part of the intake (although they can be changed) ... I did one on my car about a month ago. Don't use any gaskets, it should even have the plentum gasket on there too, so don't use a gasket where the plentum attaches either. That is IF you have the intake in the picture a couple posts above.

If there is not a rubber ring on the top where the plentum connects then use the gasket but if it has the (orange I think) rubber ring, don't use a gasket.

 

94GTHO

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thanks. that is exactly y i come here wen i have a problem

 

GDawg

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Interesting... I have a NPI intake from Ford with the aluminum runner and mine was not like that. The one in the picture almost looks like a PI intake because of how narrow the "bowl" is.

Learn something everyday. :SNSign:

 

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GDawg said:

Interesting... I have a NPI intake from Ford with the aluminum runner and mine was not like that. The one in the picture almost looks like a PI intake because of how narrow the "bowl" is.

Learn something everyday. :SNSign:

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From what I understand, you can just change out the NPI gaskets for PI gaskets and it's a PI intake. Someone correct me if I"m wrong but that's what I've been told.

 

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DTNODYA said:

From what I understand, you can just change out the NPI gaskets for PI gaskets and it's a PI intake. Someone correct me if I"m wrong but that's what I've been told.

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No, a PI intake has a deeper "bowl" among a couple other differences being the shape of the holes (requireing a different gasket) and only one coolant sensor.

 

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GDawg said:

No, a PI intake has a deeper "bowl" among a couple other differences being the shape of the holes (requireing a different gasket) and only one coolant sensor.

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That pic is a PI intake, and yes Dorman PI intakes now come with both sensor ports.

Dorman PI intake...
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Dorman NPI intake....
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PI and NPI side-by-side....
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