As many of you know Im installing the GMS/C kit on my 05 cav....I got the alternator in place but the bottom bolt is like impossible to get to as well as the intake manifold lower bolt. Im sure these bolts are very important am I wrong? I also didn't have a torque wrench last night so me and my buddy were stupid and thought theres no way you could overtighten the manifold bolts so we just got them really tight and the middle right side long bolt broke right at the theads
Should I take the time to remove the manifold and extract the bolt? Or not worry about it?
So my questions are
1) Are the bolts on the lower sides of the alternator and intake very important?
2) Is missing one manifold bolt going to be harmful in the future?
2005 LS Auto (Blue)
-M62 Kit with 3.1"
-ZZP S3 H/E setup
-Pacesetter armor coated header
-Magnaflow 22" resonator (p/n 10436)
-Vibrant CatBack
-TTR Upper and Lower motor mounts
its better to say take it apart and remove the broken bolt and get a new and yes the alternator and intake bolts are important. i shouldnt be that hard to get to the lower intake manifold bolts.
Yeah the lower support bolt for the manifold sucks! I had to use a wobbly 3/8th and a air ratchet to get mine tight. As for the lower alt bolt, you can get ot it pretty easy from under the car. I'd say remove and extract the broken bolt, you'll probably be ok with it broke just wont seal correctly and you'll lose some boost
Ive been rocking no manifold bracket bolt since I've been boosted.
any other suggestions....cause as of now Im going on without the lower intake bolt or the alternator lower bolt....and Im not gonna replace the long manifold bolt either for now....
2005 LS Auto (Blue)
-M62 Kit with 3.1"
-ZZP S3 H/E setup
-Pacesetter armor coated header
-Magnaflow 22" resonator (p/n 10436)
-Vibrant CatBack
-TTR Upper and Lower motor mounts
You really need to ATLEAST get the lower alt bolt in for support. It needs to be in the alternator already when you slide the alt into the engine bay. That probably where you went wrong
ya i know thats how we got the top two in but its such a pita....with the top two bolts it feels very very secure....
2005 LS Auto (Blue)
-M62 Kit with 3.1"
-ZZP S3 H/E setup
-Pacesetter armor coated header
-Magnaflow 22" resonator (p/n 10436)
-Vibrant CatBack
-TTR Upper and Lower motor mounts
K. Vega..Mr. M62 L61 himself. wrote:Ive been rocking no manifold bracket bolt since I've been boosted.
if you mean the bolt on the bottom of the intake manifold, i dont have that one either
12.33 @ 111.67 mph [Oct 2009]
Dyno'd on 08/02/09 - Mustang Dyno:
327.6 WHP 333.6 WTQ [10.1 AFR]
i cant see how hard it is to install the lower intake bolt is the alt in the way to get it, i know i did that first before the alt went in. and i also did it from under the car. with hand tools
evilmonkitar wrote:K. Vega..Mr. M62 L61 himself. wrote:Ive been rocking no manifold bracket bolt since I've been boosted.
if you mean the bolt on the bottom of the intake manifold, i dont have that one either
yep thats what I'm referring too.
