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Just an FYI from my past experience, make sure that's high pressure fuel injection hose or it'll fail. That was a bitch to track down.

OK, so this is a little embarrassing - I didn't get and gasket for my intake mani which I needed to pull off to change the injectors - i was in a hurry and so I used silicone sealant to make sure there were no leaks. The outcome was a manifold that was impossible to split on the car, and I didn't want to risk breaking it. After a little research it looks like some nasty chemicals might work or a little heat and prying. I decided to try the heat route 1st but a heat torch was going to struggle to get the center parts hot and a good even heat so I figured I'd use my wife's oven...

Here it is - Manifold roast

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-_...-no/14%2B-%2B2

Here's the fun part - I was interrupted and had to speak with a contractor in my basement - didn't realize it was going to take so long - well apparently there must have been a fair bit of oil residue or something because the smoke alarms all started going off and I filled up the kitchen with smoke...After taking the manifold outside and a few taps with a screwdriver it did separate easily, but I've been working on getting rid of the smell all weekend and my wife's not very amused...I earn't myself a oven scouring exercise....

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/vt...0=w703-h479-no

The moral to the story - don't cut corners - use a proper gasket.....

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Originally Posted by curly (Post 1187754)

Just an FYI from my past experience, make sure that's high pressure fuel injection hose or it'll fail. That was a bitch to track down.

Good tip, yes it was HP Fuel hose, I only needed like 1 - 2 inches...

Oil feed for a 94 block was easy, adapter, 90deg elbow and then a short SS flex hose....

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/Dj...A=w346-h510-no

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/N3...w=w378-h509-no

Nice SS 3" exhaust from BEGI/

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-t...no/14%2B-%2B20

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-6...no/14%2B-%2B19

Installation was pretty easy...

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-t...no/14%2B-%2B18

But - looks like it will need some finessing - CV joints are touching....

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/MC...8=w381-h510-no