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OH! forgot to say, change you plugs and cables at the same tinme!
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Thank you...I'll make sure to get some beer... What was the other stuff I needed? Oh yeah, plugs, wires, and cleaner. 
1998 T-Red CSVT (1492 of 6535)
Born on 5/30/97
KKM
4.6L TB with custom "Throttle Optimizer"
Bassani Exhaust
NP-Tuning Sniper Intake Pipe
Fog Light Mod with 885's
Clear Corners
Stereo - Oh Yeah!
GOLIATH - RIP 6/14/02
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I've ordered Ford performance 9mm cables, Its cheaper compare to the original ones, and a lot better!(think you can get the set for 49.00$US)
With taxes it came at 103.00$CANADIAN...
I've used platinium4 bosh plugs also...
Man! It looks like 30 HP more!
Vince.
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Vincent - have you ever cleaned out your IM or is this the first time? Those pics are amazing! How nasty  Also, have you ever used TB cleaner on the TB and IM? I try to do that regularly, in hopes that I don't have to take the manifolds off too often.
2000 Silver SVT #1602 Check it out in the registry! Mi Coche
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So what is worse than cleaning the UIM?
Answer: Cleaning two of them! My buddy and I got together and did both our cars. Nice to have it clean, and the second one went a lot quicker. Took about 6 hours in all, which included some errand running and changing the plugs in an Integra.
1998 T-Red CSVT (1492 of 6535)
Born on 5/30/97
KKM
4.6L TB with custom "Throttle Optimizer"
Bassani Exhaust
NP-Tuning Sniper Intake Pipe
Fog Light Mod with 885's
Clear Corners
Stereo - Oh Yeah!
GOLIATH - RIP 6/14/02
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It's the firts time I do it, and I never used TB cleaner with my car...
It's not a big job, so I just have to do the clean-up every year...
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call me an idiot but i can't find the howto article about this. and i did the search and still can't find it. guys if i do do this it'll be my first time. do you think that i should get into it, or there to many problems that i can run into???? 
95'contour se
painted interior/calipers
220wt.3-way door speakers
hyfonics 100x2 amp w/audiobahn 12'subs
no performance mods
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I'd advise that you don't re use the old gaskets...not wise at all,for all the work involved why spoil it with an air leak...always use new gaskets...whatever you remove/replace...
V6 MTX
'Don't p**s up my back then tell me it's raining!!!"
'Its only nuts & bolts!'
'If I build it,fix it,upgrade it or modify it...MAYBE they will come....!
Haines Motor Sports Inc,
Dealer for 'Quaife America' & 'Autotech Sport Tuning'
SOLE USA Dealer for the American Axle 'AUSSIE BAR'...
Get a Turbo for you Zetec from HMS Inc...by 'The Demon' ...www.DemonDynamics.co.uk
..don't talk about it DO IT !!!
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anyone else do this????? Will this be easy for a first timer??? ANYONE
95'contour se
painted interior/calipers
220wt.3-way door speakers
hyfonics 100x2 amp w/audiobahn 12'subs
no performance mods
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Go ahead and reuse the gaskets, unless the rubber seals are cracked or damaged. We have pulled manifolds at least 4 times in 60k miles before needing new ones. And I suspect its because we overtorqued...
Clean, reuse, and watch the torque. If you do have an air leak or suspect one, removing the manifolds takes less than 30 min.
I believe the gaskets were at least 15$ canadian each.
Marco Tatta
98.5 SE MTX, Duratec
EGR block, fog light
fix, custom shift boot, monsterflow intake, Ecotek valve
Quasi dual cardoctor exhaust.
Hacksaw short shift, Momo race "s" carbon knob, ghetto rear strut bar, 16 inch cougar wheels with 225/50/16 kumho 712s
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