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intake mani install.

PostPosted: Sun Jun 28, 2009 4:09 am
by pedroa06
well after installing two intake manifolds on my car and cracking both of them..
can someone explain what bolts am i suppose to tighten or how?
:x
so pissed good thing i just got a p10 for 23 bucks hahah

PostPosted: Sun Jun 28, 2009 4:32 pm
by d-mon
post pics of cracked manifolds please.
how tight are you torquing the bolts?
are the mating surfaces even?
did you clean off old gasket material before putting new one on?

PostPosted: Sun Jun 28, 2009 8:08 pm
by pedroa06
sorry i lost my camera hahah..
but the manifold is cracking on the passenger corner side..
i picked up another manifold already i clean the mating surface real clean i bought a new gasket and i secured it with rtv high temperature silicon.. and i also tighten the 2 corner bottom bolts then the top and then the middle bottom one..?