intake crack.... but not in usual spot!

[whitemustang89]

well my 99 intake finally cracked at 143,000..... but it cracked right in front of the bolt closest to the firewall on the drivers side. i did a search and seen A LOT of them crack around the therm. heres my question.... is my crack normal and if i buy a replacement one is it goin to do the same thing? because all the re designed ones i see show the aluminum crossover but i don't see no guarantee that its not goin to crack where it did on mine again. i dont have the cash to shell out for the TFS or PP but i did find this one..

99 00 01 02 03 04 05 Ford Mustang Intake Manifold 4.6L: 1380005-Mustang-PI Auto Parts Direct To You | AutoPartsDirectToYou.com

any input on this subject is welcome Thanks

 

[joshjwc9]

Ford Racing 4.6L Performance Improvement (PI) Intake Manifold at AmericanMuscle.com - Free Shipping!

Buy some new gaskets and you can probably fab a alt bracket out of some steel like I did, it isn't pretty but it works!

 

[trombonedemon]

Save up you money and buy a Typhoon manifold or a completely metal one of some kind. Yea, that was fords major blunder in the plastic ones. The Temp sensors on the 2000 gt's are assembled in a two part stage which makes it a bit of a p.i.t.a. to get out especially if it gets rusted from coolant. Yea just save about 200 dollars more for one that you will more than likely not have to change again.

 

[GDTrumbo]

The item you found from AutoPartsDirect is the same Dorman product I have had for 3 years now (except mine is nPI).

Many areas of the plastic portion of the intake have been thickened in addition to the alum. X-over and with the gasket seals integrated into the assembly, it's install is very easy as well. Took me about 3 hours.

This intake flow #'s are a touch better than the OEM too.

My .02

GT