intake support bracket

[trevor0587]

ok im working on puting in a new battery. i drop a bolt lands on top of tranny so i put it up on blocks to get to it. so im under there and i get it and i notice that there is a braket just hanging in there. so i pull it out. my qustion is does it need to go back on and if it does what size bolts do i need to buy. thanks a lot.

 

[Boosted4]

If the bracket you are refering to is the intake to throttle body bracket... yes, you want it to be there. It was there for a reason. For a bolt size ... you're probably going to have to do a little work on this yourself, I'm not exactly sure what bracket your talking about. Your post needs more information.

Brandon

 

[trevor0587]

no its not that, it is a triangle shape 2 bolts run into the intake mainifold and 1 to the block it has 4 mealt tubs for the vacum lines running to the evap can.

 

[Pom]

I'm thinking about the same thing. Its way to pull the head off whitout having to undo that bracket

 

[bryanwheat]

You do not need the bracket that bolts from the block to intake manifold. There is plenty of support at the flange for the manifold.

 

[rlacasse1]

^^^ rofl

x2.

 

[92AWDHX40]

Ive ran with,and without it.

 

[Blindmouse]

I'm thinking about the same thing. Its way to pull the head off whitout having to undo that bracket

What reaction time



i was throw away that bracket from my car long time ago

 

[sparky1987]

I don't think I have ever had that bracket on my car its the first thing I take off because its nonsense it doesn't really do anything.

 

[kthackst]

It makes it SO much easier to replace the starter without it. Remove it if its easy to get to.

 

[99gst_racer]

I'm thinking about the same thing. Its way to pull the head off whitout having to undo that bracket

Awesome way to wipe almost 8 years of dust off this thread...

 

[rlacasse1]

Holy shit, I didn't notice this thread was that old.

 

[snowborder714]

No one ever does

 

[rlacasse1]

I usuaslly don't check the dates on the ones that pop up on the main page.

Normally I do if I am digging through the forums though.

 

[El Cuervo]

Yeah. You can get away without the brackets. The only good use that I find on them are that they serve for good grounds between the throttle body, intake manifold and block.

 

[laserspeeddemon]

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOR

you need them for the vacuum line extensions for the evap systems.

 

[95 tsi 95 gst]

you really dont need the intake bracket

 

[kmarttalon]

wow i just noticed the original date to wow old post

 

[Dert]

Er ya...I'm sure OP has it figured out by now...I hope...if he even still owns the car...

 

[snowborder714]

I think it's time for this to be put to rest.