Changed the Intake Manifold on my 85 GT

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Steph - 21 Jul 2004 14:26 GMT

Hi Everyone,

Well need some more advice from all you knowledgeable fellow Stang lovers.

My intake gasket went on my 1985 Mustang GT. I decided since we are going
to replace the gasket, might as well replace the intake also. So I picked
up an Edelbrock Perfomer Manifold (PN#2121) which is non EGR.

I talked to Edelbrock techline to make sure this would work on my car and he
said there would be no problem.

My mechanic called me this morning and told me that all the original
vaccuums had no place to hook up anymore. Also told me my car might run
rich...........not sure how it's gonna run....or idle for that matter.

What I am wondering is if I made the right choice and can I make necessary
adjustments so it runs well.

Thanks

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boB - 21 Jul 2004 22:27 GMT

> Hi Everyone,
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> Thanks

If you need multiple vacume lines for emissions stuff, then you
need a simple vacume manifold. They are pretty common, and you should
be able to pick on up at your local NAPA store.
As for running rich, I can't imagine why that's an issue. Since
there's no EGR, it will feed a cleaner air charge to the cylinders -
that's the point. So stock jetting would be rich. Just adjust the carb
so it isn't.

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