Assistance in installing an intake manifold

Its pretty easy, I would get a new set of bolts to bolt down the intake(I like ARP) also make sure you have gaskets(I like felpro 1250) and some gasket maker of your choice for the front and back. New thermostat(180) and gasket is a good idea too. Pick up some vacuum line and a new pcv valve.

Also very important!! Vacuum all the dust/dirt/crap off your stock lower before you pull it! You do not want to drop all that into the valley!

Ross

Take your time with it, if the stock manifold has never bin off, expect the two front bolts to break on you. They pass through the coolant passage and get corroded away. This happened to me on two different 5.0 motors. Get a brass punch and beat the piss out of the bolts, when you think its enough, beat on it some more. Slowly work the bolts out, if it feels spongy, or extremely hard to turn, beat on it more. Work it back and forth, back it out a half a turn, then back in the same amount.

If the bolts do break on you, good luck. On my first motor, i had to drill them out and heli-coil the holes, not fun at all. The second time i managed to get an EZ-out to work, but dont count on it.