I do not know all of the particulars. Ford will replace it upto 6 or 7 years I think. If they do not email me, I have a spare or two around for this purpose. I would not count on them replacing it. It seem like my breakdowns happen when they are closed.
My buddy had the intake blow on his mercury and ford fixed it for free. it was a 96 mercury grand marquis. The intake blew when we were driving back from a good guys show. It blew coolant everywhere.
YES there ius what they call a "silent recall" on the 4.6 PLASTIC intake(why did they ever do that anyway). mine blew in the middle of a rain storm...it cracks across the front where the collant passes through. what a mess!!!!! Ford replaced mine for free which included removing and reinstalling my strut tower brace(my father works for a ford dealership in massachusetts). the new intake is coated with metal across the stressful area...so far so good!!!! dont even bother looking for an aftermarket intake...there is only two...the bullit and a frpp unit which incdes a 6 lb. roots style superscarger....very expensive!!!!..well i hope i was some help to you wildstang!!!!!!
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1998 SVT Cobra #4941 of 5174 built on June 19,1998
4.30s, Speedcal, WMS CAI, Pro 5.0 shifter, Sniper Tuner, March pulleys, Mac O/R H pipe, Flowmaster orig. 40's, King Cobra clutch, D/S rotors, FRPP 9mm's, Max. Motorsports C/C plates, Termy front control arms, H&R SS springs, MM solid steering rack bushings, Tokico HP struts and shocks, Mac subrames, HID Bi-Xenon 6000k kit, Saleen 18" wheels, Saleen S-281 spoiler, sequential tails
Up Next: Termi diff, 31 spline Axles, LPW girdle, MM LCAs
Vicrattlehead that is a very good post Thank you Very much for posting that site.
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1997 Mustang G.T.= Mustang Monthly's June 2003 issue. Muscle Mustangs and Fast Fords, January 2004's Issue on the Cover. Muscle Mustangs and Fast Fords 2004 Calendar, November is our Month. Also May 2005's issue of Muscle Mustangs and Fast Fords, feature article on the Vertical Door install, and a 2006 Calender feature for Kimball studios due out in January 2006.
twokings....both of these drastically expensive intakes are found in the ford motorsport catalog(i thought EVERYONE had one of those). but i opted for the free repair...the stock replacement intake cost $670 if ordered from ford!!!!!...why not let em fix it??????...let us know how u make out.
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1998 SVT Cobra #4941 of 5174 built on June 19,1998
4.30s, Speedcal, WMS CAI, Pro 5.0 shifter, Sniper Tuner, March pulleys, Mac O/R H pipe, Flowmaster orig. 40's, King Cobra clutch, D/S rotors, FRPP 9mm's, Max. Motorsports C/C plates, Termy front control arms, H&R SS springs, MM solid steering rack bushings, Tokico HP struts and shocks, Mac subrames, HID Bi-Xenon 6000k kit, Saleen 18" wheels, Saleen S-281 spoiler, sequential tails
Up Next: Termi diff, 31 spline Axles, LPW girdle, MM LCAs
My stock intake is fine. I looked on the Ford Motorsport website catalog and only found one intake. No prices. Im just thinking of the different ways to improve performance from 97. Say Badass, how did that Steeda timing adjuster work out for you? Are you running any kind of spark enhancer? Im thinking of losing my Superchip and going to the wheel.
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'97 GT with 80mm C&L MAF, C<rue-Flow CAI, MAC 70mm TB, Superchip, 180 thermo, B&M Ripper, King Cobra Clutch, FRPP aluminum quad/adj cable, MAC O/R H pipe, MIL's, Flows, Granatelli Solid control arms, FRPP 4.10's, FRPP aluminum driveshaft, Fidanza aluminum flywheel, FRPP 9mm wires, TMD aluminum U/D pulleys, Steeda full length SFC's (welded in), and 17" polished aluminum Cobra wheels with Nitto 555 Extremes, Kenwood/Alpine sound. Waiting for install: PI intake.
This is not a recall, it's called and Owner Notification Program or ONP.
All owners should have recieved a letter. The manifold must be leaking to get it replaced. That's the difference, a recall replaces all parts weather you expierence the problem or not. An ONP give the owner extended coverage it he has the problem. It is covered for 7 years regardless of mileage. RAY
intake recall on 96-97 gt 
The recall is only if it cracks within the alotted time frame.
