Obsol3te

How long would it take a normal person putting on a new upper and lower manifold, TB, EGR spacer, MAF, Injectors?

midnitestang

Took me about 6 hours the first time I did it.

TheGmKiller331

Well its a bit more involved for an EFI setup.But it should take you no longer than 3 hours to do the first time and thats if you are very slow and cautious.

A tip for you is to assemble as much as possible the night or day before that way it goes together in one big chunk and saves time.

Also because i dont want you to make the same mistake we all do atleast once use RTV silicone on the ends instead of the cork gaskets and be generous with it if it squeezes out you have enough and you can trim the excess off later after its dried.

Also you do not need to remove the distributor its a PITA and if you are careful and cautious you can maneuver it around the distributor but in order to do so you will need to remove the upper and lower cap on it.

Good luck and feel free to ask if you have any questions.

VertStangGT86

You're getting heads too right? If you're getting those too I'd wait to do the intake until then, then you don't have to drain everything twice and pull the intake back off later.

Obsol3te

damn
already ordered new gaskets...

roundman

that's OK, you still need the gaskets. what the Killer is talking about is the short cork gaskets that go on the short ends of the lower intake manifold. use a good RTV sealer instead of the cork ones and make sure the RTV you get is safe to use with O2 sensors, some types will kill your O2 sensors if you're not careful to get the right stuff. let the RTV set up 10 minutes or so where it is still tacky but not so runny that is all squeezes out when you torque down the manifold. I too would wait for the heads and do the whole install at the same time. this way you don't have to worry about scraping the old gasket off the heads and letting trash get down into the lifter valley. when you squeeze out the RTV, do it in one steady smooth motion so you get a continuous bead from one head over to the other about 1/4" in diameter, you don't want any gaps in it or you will leak oil. plan on taking all day to do this and take your time. do you have the little plastic tools to disconnect the high pressure fittings on the fuel lines? get one of these before you start or you won't get too far. they cost less than $15 at most parts places. make sure you disconnect the negative battery terminal too so the fuel pump can't run while you're doing all this work. bleed the fuel pressure off at the Schrader fitting near the front of the passenger side head before you attempt to loosen any fuel connections. the head bolts are torque to yield bolts, so you're only supposed to use them once. get some new ones and use a good torque wrench to tighten everything back up.
oh yeah, a box of bandaids is always a good thing to have around too!
I would recommend a cold beer also but you're too young for that too![sm=lol.gif]

WNDSOR

LOL, cold beer always helps the process go by smooooooth

roundman

yeah buddy, sometimes too smoooooth!!!

vfast

put your t/b egr valve and such on the upper and all stuff needed for the lower after you install the lower the upper is a breeze with only the hoses and throttle cable to finish the deal...