When you order the Hughes Plenum replacement kit does it come with the Felpro gasket one or the not so good ones? When I looked on the website they recomended a bolt kit for the intake, has anyone bought this? If you have does those two kits cover everything needed to change out the plenum? I just want to make sure so I dont get the truck apart and need something else. I hate being without my truck.

 

I'm pretty sure you have to buy the felpro kit to get the felpro gaskets...

but anyway, no, the hughes kit does not come with it.

 

You may want to get one from Wayne at APS. Hometheaterman got one from him and I believe they come complete with the bolts and gaskets. Check out this site, http://www.apsprecision.com/ and look under products, engine parts, then billet plenum plates. These seem expensive until you add up the cost for bolts and gasket, then it runs about the same as the Hughes pricing.

 

WOW!!! I was finally able to reply to a thread!!!

 

I wish I knew who posted on mine, but the way I did it from their reccomendation, I saved about 10 bucks. And that was getting my gasket set from NAPA.

It went something like ordering the hughes plate 85 dollars, then ordering the intake bolts somewhere? that cost 15 dollars, and then getting the gaskets at NAPA which cost about 30 I think, but you can beat that price.

Kinda sketchy, if I had my records here I'd be more detailed.

 

I went with the APS kit and am pretty happy with it. Had new intake bolts which are a must. Also had the lower intake gaskets which if I'm not mistaken I think you have to buy them seperately with the Hughes kit. I don't know that there ends up being a huge price difference but Wanye at APS is great to deal with. I went with this kit after the experience I had when I bought the transmission from him. I think Silver said the APS kit came out a little cheaper since you didn't have to buy the lower intake gaskets but I'm not 100% sure on that. I think he used the APS kit too.

 

In all honesty, the same thing, similiar price, if you can spare the 8-10 dollars, get it from APS. Easier transaction. I was just on THAT much of a budget, and the hughes pan has been fine. still shiney down there after 2 months.

 

Order the plate for APS or Hughes and get the gaskets from rockauto.com, you probably won't find Felpro gaskets for cheaper than them.

 

Whats wrong with the gaskets APS or Hughes gives you?

 

Thanks for all the replies, if you guys say that it an easier transaction then i will go with APS. I had read in one of the earlier threads that you need to make sure that you use a felpro gasket when you replace this thing. That is why I was asking about them, but if the one that come with the kit works just as good then i will stick with it. I just want to do it right the first time though. Thanks again for all the imputs and info.