Changing a 4.6 intake manifold?

[TBone]

Ok, so I blew the intake manifold on my DD which is a '97 Grand Marquis with the 4.6. It is the original intake manifold with the plastic runners. The new ones have aluminum for the coolant runner.

The question is how tough is this to change? Currently the car made it to a shop which is about a mile and a half away so getting the car home to do this might be a challenge if I decide to try and save money and do this myself.

T.

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[daturbosix]

Ill do it for 150.

 

[10sec]

Goodfella's FTW. Nothing but good things coming from those guys, especially the prices. Just tossing that out there.

 

[hellraiser319]

Doesn't look too terrible, then again, I'm used to looking at a PI engine. If you do it yourself though, torque everything to a T. Worst case, I heard of the thermostat bolts cracking due to the design of the coolant crossover.

 

[TBone]

I had the shop do it. A couple bucks more than what was suggested above. Thanks though guys. Had I seen this sooner I would have taken you up on it.

T.

 

[machausta]

Doesn't look too terrible, then again, I'm used to looking at a PI engine. If you do it yourself though, torque everything to a T. Worst case, I heard of the thermostat bolts cracking due to the design of the coolant crossover.

No idea what that is like.

 

[hellraiser319]

^Now that is impressive. I can't begin to ponder how that happened...

 

[machausta]

Cheap, crappy aluminum vs grade 8 bolts.

 

[Jasong145]

Ive done the manifold swap PLENTY of times, my first time being at 15 years old. Not hard, if you have the tools, time, and a case of beer. Just make sure you keep the bolts and such organized...
MAKE SURE its the newer aluminum crossover manifold they are installing.