- Jul 13, 2014
- 60
- 0
- 6
Hi all, I am getting ready to swap out my busted 96 4.6 sohc engine with an identical one in the next week or so. (Been struggling with a stubborn midpipe bolt.)
Anyway I've been reading today about a common problem with these plastic manifolds leaking coolant and eventually cracking. This new engine has about 110k miles on it.
So my question is would it be advisable to upgrade to an aftermarket one with aluminum crossover (or possibly a PI one if this is possible?) While I've already got the engine sitting in my garage on a pallet? I assume it'd be much easier this way as there's really nothing in the way.
I'm not really in a good spot to drop money on new pi heads and cam right now but is there a way to use just a pi intake and still reap some HP gains with the stock heads and cam?
Anyway as always any input is much appreciated, thanks for reading.
Anyway I've been reading today about a common problem with these plastic manifolds leaking coolant and eventually cracking. This new engine has about 110k miles on it.
So my question is would it be advisable to upgrade to an aftermarket one with aluminum crossover (or possibly a PI one if this is possible?) While I've already got the engine sitting in my garage on a pallet? I assume it'd be much easier this way as there's really nothing in the way.
I'm not really in a good spot to drop money on new pi heads and cam right now but is there a way to use just a pi intake and still reap some HP gains with the stock heads and cam?
Anyway as always any input is much appreciated, thanks for reading.