Intake Manifold Cover Plate Pricing

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Intake Manifold Cover Plate Pricing

July 13, 2005, 12:59:06 AM

My new manifold doesn't have a plate on it. And my plate that I had on my old manifold is broke due to me hacking at the stripped out rusted screws.

Whats a good price to pay for one

new?
at a junkyard?

Whats too high and whats too low. Having a real hard time finding one on ebay. I need to find one quick, CJ is 2 weeks away.

Re: Intake Manifold Cover Plate Pricing

Reply #1 – July 13, 2005, 01:00:27 AM

I have one if you want it. I'll give it to you for shipping. Or I can get it to you at CJ before anyone sees your engine.

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Reply #2 – July 13, 2005, 01:44:05 AM

would it be too much to snap a pic first??

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Reply #3 – July 13, 2005, 03:21:52 AM

I also have one, but it doesn't say "HO" on it... just the stock 5.0 plate.

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Reply #4 – July 13, 2005, 10:29:33 AM

Im kinda looking for the HO one. So when someday I get enough money saved up to get the HO conversion I'll already have one piece bought. But thanks anyways guys

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Reply #5 – July 13, 2005, 11:03:23 AM

Poser!

Just kidding. Mine's a regular one too, guess I can't help.

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Reply #6 – July 13, 2005, 11:03:49 AM

Also, I wouldn't pay more than $10 for one at a junkyard, and even that's pushing it.

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Reply #7 – July 13, 2005, 11:26:58 AM

V8 Explorers have a cool plate!! :D

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Reply #8 – July 13, 2005, 01:49:02 PM

Dude, thats a pocket piece!!!

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Reply #9 – July 18, 2005, 06:06:41 PM

I just went to the junkyards today.... all three of them in the area.

I actually almost punched the guy behind the counter today. Real squirrely little prick.

I walk in and say
"Hello, I was messing around with my engine this weekend, and ended up messing up the intake cover plate. I'm looking for one off of a mustang gt."
--"Nope, no mustangs here"
me"no mustangs? (btw this yard is HUGE) "
him"Nope" *smirks*
me"Well how about 5.0 cougars or birds?"
him"Nope none of them either" *smiles*
me"Well how about 5.0 explorers?"
him"Nope I told you we dont have anything"
me"Your kidding with me right? You dont have one 5.0 ford car in your entire yard. Funny how a few months ago when I was here asking about other more expensive parts you had everything? But now that I want a cosmetic part you have nothing"

all this in front of a customer
him"When i say we dont have anything we dont, I dont need your attitude here"
me" Fine you dont need my business"

I walked out the door and slammed it behind me.

Then i went to the other smaller 2 junkyards in the 10 mile radius. And they too give me the nope, no 5.0s.

I'm pulling the BS flag on this one. :bs: :bs:

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Reply #10 – July 18, 2005, 07:38:55 PM

ok that no 5.0 at all i find bs becuase i just walked through a junk yard and they had maybe 15 20 5.0 SO now i have been trying to find a 5.0 HO and cant i went to maybe 6 -7 places and none of them have any

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Reply #11 – July 19, 2005, 12:47:30 AM

you just gotta say that your looking for something else go walk around the place pull the plate off then walk back in a say they didnt have what your looking for but you found this and say how much they aint gonna tell you to put it back and if they do oh well tell them thanks and leave

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Reply #12 – July 19, 2005, 01:13:01 AM

For some reason they must of caught onto that. The junkyards in my area dont even allow you to go into the yard, UNLESS they are right beside you. Which is more then likely the only person thats working at the given shift. So he can't leave the counter so they just say "Nope, none here."

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Reply #13 – July 19, 2005, 07:54:58 AM

There are a few junkyards that I go to that are real jerks about only doing any work for high end parts. Then there is this other one, they guy let me cut out a few relays and sensors out of an LTD for my old bird and the ltd was a running car. I was like "I feel kinda bad taking the relays from a running car" and he was like "it's a junk yard, thats what we do." then charged me like 2 bucks for a ton of little stuff I yanked out of this ltd. I go there now. they let you walk around and a very helpful and charge a fair price. kinda rare these days.

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Reply #14 – July 19, 2005, 09:29:06 AM

yeah, I see TC's and xr7 cougars all the time. First thing they do, is pull the turbo, exhaust manifold and the TC rear end. Some times even the clusters. I would be luck if I could even find a tc rear end, and if I do, its cause they missed it. I see them strip cars before they take them in too. I wana know what they are doing with them. I asked and they didnt answer.