I just got a ZZ4 intake, and right along with my other intakes for this motor, it has been impossible to attach a torque wrench to torque the bolts down in the middle of the intake, right next to the carb.

I was curious what other people did to solve this problem? I dont want to have coolant leak like a seive like it did my old intake... nor do I want to do another intake gasket swap lol.


Thanks in advanced.

 

I'm pretty sure those bolts are torqued to 30ft lbs. Anyone who has been around cars long enough knows what that kind of force feels like with a normal wrench. See if you can torque one of the bolts that can accept a socket. Observe how it feels. Than by hand torqing the other's using the same amount of force. "May the force be with You"

 

Don't worry too much about the torque value. As long as you get them reasonably tight in the proper order nothing's going to leak, especially if you use RTV around the water jackets.

 

That's basically what I did, but I felt that was pretty silly to make a 210 dollar aluminum performance intake "guessable" as to whether it would torque down properly or not. Thanks for the quick reply It made me feel better about torquing them that way lol.

 

If it really worries you, you can use a crowsfoot extension on the torque wrench, but you'll have to take it into account when you set the torque.

 

I agree. I only use my torque wrench on intake swaps because it gives me a good excuse to use it. When it comes to intakes the old saying "tight but not too tight" really applies.

 

a short socket and a swivel

 

Using a swivel with a torque wrench is probably less accurate than not using a torque wrench at all.

 

yeah but if hes that worried about it the clickidy click of the torque wrench may give him peace at mind

 

I'm just ****, not retarded (most the time).

I went through and torqued those hard to get to ones down.

I'm only **** about this because the last time I did an intake, it pooled coolant out of the intake, and onto my headers, giving me a nice big scare that I had a head gasket blow or something when it was coming out of my headers white.

So I went and bought a ZZ4 intake, new gasket set, and now I dont want to do another intake on the car ever again !

Thanks for the help guys.