Intake plastic nipple broke, antifreeze spewing everywhere. Now what?

Long time since I've been here. Lol.

So title says it all. Driving yesterday, got the nice hint of maple syrup. Thought, "someone's car leaking antifreeze" looked at beater Honda wagon next to me and figured that was culprit.

Then smoke starts rolling from under my hood. Thank goodness I was one block away from destination. Parked and watch car puke antifreeze all over it self.

Plastic nipple broke on intake. New intake needed. $850 for a new Ford part installed.

Now the thinking begins. Do I replace it?

Or is now the time to just go all out and nuts on a 20 year old car?

Have the car set up for blower, but never got one. Now am eyeing forged motors and mammoth blowers. The sickness is back.

Any aftermarket intakes that are any good or should I just stick with Ford OEM and be done with it.

I have been eyeing the new gt500 and the redeye's. It would be a year or two before I would go that route though, since 100k for a toy just seems ridiculous to me.

So, should I just get rid of my old baby and save for new one? Just fix intake and be done? Or go nuts on old car?

Yeah that's what I am thinking. I am not a mechanic, can do basic stuff but definitely not major work.


The $850 quote included an intake and about $170 in other parts like a thermostat and some hoses.

Labor was about $350 to 400


Starting to figure building this old thing out may not be worth it when I could just get a newer car with higher performance and better tech.

May just have to sell the old girl.

Yeah, I talked to Justin at Modular Head Shop and he said same thing. To install it myself.

I hear you man, I love the rear ends of the new Mustang GT's but the front is blah to me.

I like the look of the new edge mustang's much better.

The Coyote engine does make me drool though lol.