Blew the Manifold... Need Advice on new one

[98SteedaGT]

Ok, to answer that question.... I blew the manifold and brought the car home. We started to look at the way it was designed and wanted to go with the new SVO intake. I know where all it can be found, I looked all over the internet, and I as I said earlier I spent all morning calling everywhere looking for it. By this time I had already dismantled my car's top end (not wanting to wait for my new parts). I had planned on having everything ready for the new intake when I ordered it on Monday. When I couldn't find anyone that had it in stock, I just went down to the dealer and got the OEM Replacement with the Aluminum water jacket instead. It only took me 45 min to get it put back on and cranked back up. I don't like waiting on dealerships in this area, they are too damn slow. Since I didn't sink 2G into the SVO intake and install kit. I bought Steeda Under Drive Pullies, Steeda Timing Advance, Pro-M 80mm MAF, Bosch Plat +4 Plugs, Steeda 9mm Pro Plug wires instead. I am not going to go forced induct or spray any time soon, so this intake saved me a little cash, and since I still have stock 98 heads, I feel I got a little better kick for the buck on what I did instead of the intake. If I ever go to the new PI heads/Ported Inake/Cams, I will have DTA in Baytown do all the work for me, since they are about 50minutes from here. Having built engines before in my chevy truck and helping my friends build about 9 engines for their 5.0 and one 351, I am no stranger to the underside of a hood. I am not the original owner of the car and didn't feel like going through all the red tape either, it was just quicker for me to do it. Besides 250.00 isn't a lot of money to spend on a new intake.