C&L Intake Plenum/75mm Accufab TB's here!

Beau

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how recently did you drive your car? if its still hot you might have to wait for a bit...leave the hood open and leave it out in the cold for a little while...but honestly it was tough but not impossible for me to get off

 

downsouthman1

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My car's been off for a while. I can touch the block & feel no warmth. Maybe it's the tools I'm using. What do you recommend for those two bolts?

 

Beau

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i used a socket set and my arms...thats all

 

downsouthman1

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Socket (good ol' closed end on 1 side & open end on the other huh)? That's what I'm using. Guess I'll try harder.

 

Beau

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yea i guess...i used a craftsman socket and i do remember it being incredibly tight but i did get it off..then i re tightened it back on as hard as i possibly could when i finished with the new plenum

 

Graham052

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downsouthman1 said:

Socket (good ol' closed end on 1 side & open end on the other huh)? That's what I'm using. Guess I'll try harder.

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thats a wrench -- a socket you use with a ratchet

 

downsouthman1

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Well I tried that too but it didn't help.

 

Beau

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ok SOAK the bolts in WD-40, wait 10, then try again with all your strength..other than that i dont want you to break anything so i cant say what else you could do...

 

downsouthman1

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I got 1 loose but the 1 closest to the windshield ain't budging. So I'm gonna get something else to apply force w/; my hand's about to fall out.

 

Beau

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that one is a long oddly threaded bolt. if you get a metal pipe or something and slide it over the handle of the socket, it might give more leverage

 

downsouthman1

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I thought about that too. Can't find anything like that but I am looking. I'm also hoping this is the hardest part of the install.

 

Beau

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if it isn't then you've got problems i'd say..that was the hardest part for me..

 

downsouthman1

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Cool. I'm gonna keep working on that long threaded bolt.

 

Beau

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yea keep going..it only gets easier

 

downsouthman1

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Well I finished the job but my throttle cable now has one of the vacuum fittings in it's way so I can't go full throttle. What to do. Think I'll sleep & finish up in the morning.

 

bg00gt

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Huh I've seen a few people post about it interfering with thier throttle .Wow its nice to see i dont have the only BAB '00 GT

 

downsouthman1

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True. I like the color but let's see if I get my throttle cable clear.

 

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Y2K_MustangVert

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I too had the problem with my throttle cable hitting the vacuum line. I posted a thread about it and the best result was to take some spacers or washers and put them under the two bolts that hold the throttle linkage bracket to the back of the plenum. This will raise the mounting points and in turn raise the throttle cable.....problem gone!!

 

bg00gt

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sounds like a good fix

 

downsouthman1

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I used 3 washers under the bracket per bolt & that alone w/out the zip-ties did the trick.