Hi i am currently removing my intake manifold and im working on the bracket that connects to the manifold underneath of it. Now as i am removing this bracket i am coming to realize i might just not be able to get these bolts back in there when i reinstall it lol.My question is do i have to screw the two bolts into the manifold that go through that bracket on the bottom??. Is anyone else running without them screwed in?? Thanks, Kevin

 

take that thing off and throw it in the garbage! mine has been off my car for years

you dont have to put the bolts back in the manifold at all

 

i did the same thing and no problems here

 

I just swapped my stock manifold for a map ported one last month and I recommend leaving it off. Also, if your replacing your gasket with a phenolic spacer gasket you will need longer bolts to make some of the brackets fit because the spacer is thicker than the oem gasket.

 

Those bolts are like the hard plastic covers on scissors. Throw them away, makes it easier to work on intake mani in the future.

 

Thanks for all the quick replies! The bracket is trashed lol
Thanks alot,
Kevin

 

i was about to do a search on this matter! trash it is LOL