96 T Bird 4.6 Intake Manifold

Got myself a cracked manifold, about 1 1/2" long, in the front, under the water jacket. Tried to epoxy it with a 2 part epoxy and an aluminium plate clamped under it, epoxy bonded to the aluminium plate real well! but not to the manifold. Im sure this can be repaired if I can find out what type of polymer or plastic this manifold is made of so I can use the right adhesive to repair.
Anyone having any experience with this problem, your thoughts or ideas sure would be appreciated, thanks

i would leave it alone and get a new manifold, i've heard that the plastic doesn't bond well with anything. try finding a 99+ Mustang GT and swap/buy that manifold and slap that mofo on. you'll definitely get a performance improvement out of it.

There is a recall on 96 and 97 TBirds with the 4.6L engine due to intake manifolds that crack. You just might be able to get a new manifold for free! Call your local Ford dealer and ask about this recall. This recall is for engines built at certain plants-not all 4.6L engines.

Thx for your reply guys, they told me call was only good for 7 years at my delearship, missed it by a year, bummer!

You CANNOT repair it with anything. It's been tired thousands of times using everything from adhesives to welding, nothing will work.

On the up side, if you swap on a GT intake, you should see a significant HP increase. Yes the ports don't match exactly so you have to cut a custom gasket, but it's WORTH IT!

Thx ModMech, will look into a GT manifold