PG manifold intallation

[Lymerock]

Originally Posted by ev0nstispanka n it should slide off guys???

yes, if you have all 10 nuts off the head and all 4 nuts/studs removed from the turbo, it will easily slide straight back
you may have to give it a gentle wack to unseat it from the head side gasket

[ev0nstispanka]

alright well i owe myself the day off...im tired n i spent the entire saturday on that..so today is Football n chips...GO Dolphins!! I'll go @ it tomorrow. u think my car is fine if i leave it with the VC off..the hood is closed and the turbo outlet is covered with a ziplock bag and so is the other silicone hose that goes to the stock TMIC. .

[ev0nstispanka]

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[Lymerock]

i lay rags across the valve train to keep dust and shit from sticking to the oil

otherwise you are fine

[ev0nstispanka]

damn...(sighs of relief). thanks and i'll be back on the thread tomorrow..hopefully posting pix with the PG mani installed. thanks bro.

[ev0nstispanka]

and GRIM

[MS3 Ventura]

If you take off the valve cover, do you have to add a sealant, or anything like that, or just bolt it back down?

[Lymerock]

Originally Posted by MS3 Ventura If you take off the valve cover, do you have to add a sealant, or anything like that, or just bolt it back down?

it just bolts right down

the only thing to do as a precaution is take a rag and wipe the gasket mating surface on top of the head clean, wiping from inside to outside
there can be sand buildup around there and it would suck to get any of that under the cover gasket or worse into the head while you are putting it on and moving it around to line up the bolts

[MS3 Ventura]

Got it. Thanks. I'm installing my ceramic coated PG manifold next weekend. Unfortunately the dp will have to come later.

[superskaterxes]

dont forget you have to tighten the VC bolts in a certain order. just make sure u go in a star pattern back and forth across the VC so it tightens evenly.

[MS3 Ventura]

Got it. Thanks for the info.

[ms3guy22]

i'd hold off on the mani install till you get the dp. the dp install will be so much easier that way. trust me.

[SgtP]

Originally Posted by ms3guy22 i'd hold off on the mani install till you get the dp. the dp install will be so much easier that way. trust me.

thats an understatement lol. id do the same.

[MS3 Ventura]

Why is it so much easier?

[Lymerock]

with the manifold out of the way, you have much much better access to the nuts/studs on the turbo

my take on it is this. removing the stock manifold sucks, do it now and get it out of the way. when you install the new manifold use 10.9 bolts in the turbo, ditch the studs. Use good high temp antiseize when installing those bolts.
now when you get the dp, uninstalling the manifold will be cake.

removing a stock manifold and stock dp in one day will wear your nerves thin if you dont have an install or two under the belt already

[MS3 Ventura]

Thanks for the advice. I'm going to take this approach.

[redrocketz]

Originally Posted by ms3guy22 i'd hold off on the mani install till you get the dp. the dp install will be so much easier that way. trust me.

it takes me 20 minutes tops to pull off an aftermarket manifold so not really a big deal.

[ms3guy22]

oohh look at me mr handy man struting my stuff around newbs!
j/k