No prob man... let us know how it feels now.

 

its deff alot better than it was, but i still get a random minor struggle at idle. i hear some knocks and pings sometimes too. but over all pretty smooth now. i also put a Cusco strut in too and needed to put 2 sets of washers under each bolt to clear it, now i have minor contact with the hood. im gonna try and keep it down to 1 washer per bolt tomorrow and see if it clears still. IM wondering is i messed up the gasket, or if thoes center washer o-rings really really matter that much cause they were semi curshed when i put them on the center screws.

 

I had part of the rear gasket folded a little since it's metal and it caused my car to ping too. I flattened it out again, and added the silicone gasket sealer to the center screws and screwed everything back in. No pinging or rough idle after that. Did you throw a cel with all the missing?

 

did i throw a what?.
i was just prepping my car for a show and while i was waiting to get in my check engine light came on as well. im wondering if its form that as well. over all its running ok.

 

CEL = check engine light. When you throw a code, the CEL light turns on. You're probably getting the misfire code. I would recheck the gasket to make sure it's absolutely flat. Did you swap out the 2 studs on the plenum so that you can screw in bolts? You might as well do this at the same time, the two studs unscrew easily with a vice grip wrench.

 

yo you gotta make sure the gasket sits right.. it's super easy to have it misaligned. make sure to remember to tighten all the bolts.

 

im pretty sure its flat now idle is way smoother that b 4, i sprayed it with soapy water again and i didnt get any bubbles. i unplugged the battery for a while maybe that set things stright.
The instructions say that u can leave thoes studs in

 

Good information, I found a loose bolt, and tightened it back up. It turned easily when I checked it.

The result, smoother idle, and power throughout, especially up top.

This may be the reason my car started having lean spells, and I'll re-dyno it to confirm. It feels like I gained back 10rwhp.

 

I think im suffering the wrath of a cracked plenum =(
i can feel the air sucking in when i put my finger near it. can i patch it up some how or do i need to get a new upper plenum? or..what.

 

It looks like the bolt may have been a little too tight. If you'd like you can send in your plenum and we can fix it for you (no charge), or we can offer you another upper plenum at half cost.

Shoot me an e-mail if you'd like MikeM@alteredatmosphere.com

 

Thats pretty cool of you to come to me and make an offer like that. Awesome customer service =)
ill explain my situation in the e-mail

 

Wow, that is great that AAM will repair it. At least the mystery is solved about the air leak.

 

i was looking into buying a spacer or actual APS/Crawford plenum. Any cons or pros to this besides cost more for a plenum?

 

i hear some bad things about aftermarket upper plenums, thats why i stuck with the spacers.
BTW in no way am i trying to trash AAM. If anything there service is awesome. my problem is I over tightened some screws and what not, (well my brother did cause i wanted to let him help but ya, i didnt check it so its as good as my fault)

 

IM givin this JB weld a shot.

IM givin this JB weld a shot.

 

What did you hear about aftermarket plenums and from who? The best FI Zs are running these plenums and I have never seen anything substantiated about any of the top notch plenums like Crawford and APS.

 

okay with the hood, pull the hood bracket up a little bit by loosening the bolts and than lifting a little bit at a time. thats what i did with my hood, it drove me crazy that night. its not much of a difference to me. plus wont damage your hood . also isnt their rubber pieces for the strut bar on the hood? mine has it.

 

Oh wow...

 

So Do You See A Difference With The Spacer? I Was Thinking About Getting One.

 

visually yes, but if you put the engine cover on, it almost looks stock