Help Removing Lower Intake

[97RioRed4V]

Last night I finally got the coolant crossover pipe removed (rusted in). Now I just removed the 10 bolts that hold down then lower intake and IMRCs. I tried lifting the intake and it is stuck on! I used a two foot long pry bar to the bottom on the intake and pried against the engine block ridge (alternator area) with no luck. Any suggestions please????

 

[greasy]

Did you remove the wiring harness that is secured to the back of the intake?

 

[THE RED 1]

Did u take the lid off and undo the bolts on the inside, I think there is either 2or 4 I dont remember im sirw someone knows

 

[jakesspv6]

Any pics? If you got all 10 it should lift up with ease. There are not any bolts in the middle like stated above.

 

[97RioRed4V]

I just looked. I have two bolts in the lower intake (air tube section) that I believe go to the imrcs. Do I need to remove this? Lastly I am not sure about the wire harness. All I see.back there is the cables going to imrcs. Wouldn't it still come up if there was a wiring harness?

 

[Mystic-SVT]

Yes every bolt needs to be removed for the intake to come off, also there are 2 bolts inside the intake that also need to be removed. Look right in the middle toward the edge of the intake, where the runners meet the lower part of the intake.

 

[mwolson]

FYI, the IMRC box bolts to the bottom of the intake into bosses on the bottom of the intake.

 

[97RioRed4V]

Thanks I will remove the additional two bolts tonight.

 

[97RioRed4V]

You guys were right! The two bolts inside the air intake (air tube area) are longer than expected. Once I took them out and the 4 bolts underneath for the IMRC control box I was able to pull the intake out. What I was supprised to see was a little bit of oil in the intake. Is that normal for 75K miles? Anything I should do to stop it before intalling the intake and supercharger?

 

[Chris _Scott]

Normal. Im not sure how other cars are..but we get blow by like no other.

Im assuming it is the horizontal surfaces inside the intake that allows the oil to accumulate. Same with c head intakes.

 

[na svt]

Normal. Im not sure how other cars are..but we get blow by like no other.

Im assuming it is the horizontal surfaces inside the intake that allows the oil to accumulate. Same with c head intakes.

It's the fact that the runner inlets are above the runner floor. Gravity is a bitch.