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Old 10-21-2008, 05:35 PM   #1
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i love saving money on parts
so as many of you know i have the intake manifold off a ford explorer 5.0 for my mustang...and many people are like "well why didnt you get a cobra, gt40, etc..." intake for a little bit more? well....this is why



the two on the left generally go for $200+...over $400 new. i got the explorer intake for $150
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Old 10-21-2008, 05:39 PM   #2
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Old 10-21-2008, 10:23 PM   #3
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parts interchange manuals are worth their weight in gold...
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Old 10-21-2008, 11:41 PM   #4
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thats awesome man. Thats like a guy I used to know that would find old Chevy 6.2 diesel motors and use the blocks from them for race motors as the castings were so much stronger than the 350s and 400s.
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Old 10-21-2008, 11:44 PM   #5
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interchangable ford crap ftw.


lol.
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Old 10-22-2008, 12:46 AM   #6
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I got a good deal on my LS6 manifold, i got it for $70 from some guy off of craigslist. They usually go for like $350
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Old 10-22-2008, 09:44 AM   #7
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interchangable ford crap ftw.


lol.
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This raises the question...why didnt GM put the TPI system on trucks where they could be useful?
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Old 10-22-2008, 05:25 PM   #8
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damn thats solid!
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