615-175 Upper Intake Manifold with Gaskets for 2001-2011 Fo-rd Crown Vict-oria Mus-Tang Expl-orer Lin-coln Town Car Mer-cury Grand Mar-quis Mount-aineer V8 4.6L 9W7Z9424A GELUOXI

Easy to change out, fits and works perfectly! We’re not mechanics either…and we did it! YouTube for the win! (2008 Ford F-150)

It works great, was very skeptical about buying it but glad it works. Although the thermometer it came with wasn’t right, so beware of that.

Only issue that I have is needing to use the self tapping screws for the fuel rails since the mounting points were not threaded and unable to use the original hardware. With that said, gaskets were snug with 0 hassle or fuss. For the price, can’t be beat! My 96’ GT convertible is back on the road

This guy went in to replace the plastic intake manifold of a 1997 Ford Thunderbird. The fit of the intake manifold itself was great and is doing its job perfectly fine. Install was pretty straightforward. Where I have complaints about this unit are specifically with the fuel rail assembly not being tapped with the threaded insert for the bolts to transfer over from the original manifold this replaced. My other complaint is with the provided alternator brackets. Neither of them fit properly. The one I used initially fit perfectly for the mounting of the alternator, but when it came time to run my EGR, IACV, and vacuum hoses, the plate got in the way and either pinched my hoses or made it so that these hoses couldn't get installed. Ultimately, I ended up discarding the provided alternator brackets and used my spare FORD bracket I had lying around to resolve the bracket problem. Basically, MFR if you're reading this, don't use that "hump" on your alternator bracket and this would be perfect.

These things are inherently tricky to install, being skilled on mechanics is very helpful --- this is an excellent product --- very happy with the quality. The o-ring for the thermostat housing is not right , source a good one, use a trusted thermostat. Honestly, I think this is better than the "On Label" brand. Some grease helped the plastic style screws to find their new home -- think ahead, and take your time. Forget about torque specs, nice and evenly , plenty of sequences, all the way down - good and snug --- allow adequate dry time for plugging the four little pin holes on top of the heads. Use a permanent marker to map out where the new manifold will land properly in case a silicone sealant is applied. "Pre - Load" the aluminum crossover piece by sandwiching the aluminum crossover together with the rest of the plastic, using the three original bolts that secure the crossover to the heads, (two thermostat and one of the short ones) , just use three washers and three nuts. This way final tightening of the two little bolts that are just underneath and on the back side of the crossover piece can be done --- that way the crossover piece stays in place for a much easier install --- alternator bracket --- those are totally unnecessary and can cause problems with negative pressure on the crossover piece

it’s very good you will need a gasket for the thermostat tho bc it was leaking but that’s the only thing wrong with it and it’s very durable. also note that this is smaller then the original one

The intake manifold itself is pretty good but the hardware it comes with is absolute garbage, the screws that’s came for the fuel rail broke after a few weeks of drive time which caused the rail to pop off and spew gas everywhere, assuming they’re not good enough for engine vibration just use find some good quality hardware because the manifold isn’t threaded

I have about a month or so of this being installed and so far everything is working perfect! I was scared a bit due to this being about 2-3 inches shorter than the original one but with the spacers provided, it fit well. The only negative if any, would be the screws for the spark plug could. Due to them screwing directly into the plastic, there wasn't a torque spec to look up so, I had a fear of over tightening. I have put over 700 miles through it and saw it fixed the coolant and oil leaks I had, a slight power increase and is overll quieter. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND changing your knock sensor while changing this out since it's located underneath it, and if you have been experiencing coolant leaks, it has most likely damage/corroded the sensor.

This manifold works perfectly fine and fixed the problem. I did have to drill through and finish the hole at the thermostat. Don't waste your time tapping out the all the blank holes like I did (fuel rail, coils, etc.), just use the self tap screws that come with it. The gaskets are built into the mating surface for the heads, so no gasket kit is required. It's not OEM, but for the price, this is a really good deal. Do NOT over-torque anything, just be careful and it will put you back on the road in no time.

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Fit perfectly no problem happy

Product fit well into the application, no leaks after installation. Definitely worked more than adequate for the intended purpose.

Fits properly, works well Doesn’t come with injector orings or evap. But more importantly does come with everything on the rear. 2 months in still works, but flaps rattle/noisy Definitely a poorer quality than oem