Upper intake, cant torque it! Help!

[PhLoBuS]

Okay, So I have all the studs in for the upper, all electrical plugged in and everything else is fine.

Now I have a 90 Mustang and a Trickflow StreetHeat upper and lower intake. I simply cannot torque down two of the studs because I cannot even get a socket in there. If you are standing directly infront of the car, its the front right and back right stud that I cannot fasten down because of the Upper intake shape. I cannot even get a wrench in there, and yes they are all 12 point just like the nuts are. The other two can be easily torqued from the top and the left side can easily be torqued also its just those 2 on the drivers side. Some guy said a special tool is used, but he did not carry it. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

[Rick 91GT]

Just snug them tight with the open end of a wrench on the front, no intake can be torqued there.

For the rear one I use a 1/4" drive or I have a thin wall 3/8" drive socket.

 

[PhLoBuS]

alright thanks, how much hp does the car in the pic have?

 

[88_GT_5_oh]

Just snug them tight with the open end of a wrench on the front, no intake can be torqued there.

For the rear one I use a 1/4" drive or I have a thin wall 3/8" drive socket.

did the same thing on my street heat intake. just got the feel on the torqued ones and applied about the same amoutn of pressure to the ones i couldn't get a socket on

 

[Ted87GT]

yea i had the same problem with mine. i just got em as tight as i could and didnt torque em. I havent had any problems but i would just keep an eye on em just to make sure.

 

[Rick 91GT]

alright thanks, how much hp does the car in the pic have?

That was a NA run, made 340RWHP on the bottle it made 540RWHP/742RWTQ

Looking to make 1300+ on the new blower combo

 

[PhLoBuS]

Haha nice, I could not fit a wrench in there what did you guys use exactly? By the way it is a 12 point nut

 

[Thenemesis]

should be able to find a thin style wrench.. like small.. i dont know how yu even get a nut in there if u cant get close with any tool lol what intake are you using? O by the way nice car Rick lol

 

[cheddarbacon]

rick

That car looks extra mean

 

[PhLoBuS]

Well... I barely got it on with my fingers and managed to turn it some but its clearly not fastened down. I have a TF Street Heat.

 

[Rick 91GT]

you need to use the box end side of the wrench since it is a 12pt, of the wrench will not fit on you can take the intake off and grind the spot a little till you can fit the wrench over the nut.

 

[iapexl8r]

I modified a 12 pt wrench. on the box end I made a cut @ 12:00 Oclock and another cut @ 2:30 Oclock (ended up with a partial open ended box 12pt wrench), I also cut the wrench to a length of 4". hope this helps and makes sense. Chris

 

[PhLoBuS]

Yeah I was thinking of grinding down one of my wrenches to fit it in there.. I just want to get those two studs decently tight...

 

[darthcual]

Yeah I was thinking of grinding down one of my wrenches to fit it in there.. I just want to get those two studs decently tight...

Just Make Sure Its A Craftman

 

[cobradvm]

I have a trackheat intake - I don't use a torque wrench on any of the bolts - just snug it down tight - they don't need much to stay on - for the two that are difficult to get to, I use a short closed end wrench - it slips right on - no grinding needed - at the back of the intake, it is all done by feel - I can turn the nut only about 1/8 of a turn at a time - takes a little while, but is easy once you get the knack. The wrench is only about 4-5" long - so there is a limit to how much torque you can actually generate with it.

 

[Car RamRod]

get a 3/8 drive universal, and a ratchet extension. the angle might be a bit much though.

 

[PhLoBuS]

I will give it a shot later today!