Got my skunk 2 intake manifold in yesterday, and it seems impossible to get the 2 nuts on the underside of the manifold off, how did anyone else get them off?

 

I think I went underneath with a swivel socket. Some people use a bent wrench too.

 

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if your talkin about the nuts on the bottom of the gsr butterfly manifold, u pretty much have to use a wrench or a combination of sockets and swivels from under the car. have patience and dont forget about the bracket that braces the bottom of the manifold to the block. just pay attention to what lines are coolant and what are vacuum when takin the old manifold off

when it comes to puttin on the skunk 2 manifold, just use a shorty 12mm socket a swivel and like a 12" extention, , there is just enough room between the back of the manifold and the firewall that u can reach through from above with ratchet and tighten everything down.

by far the hardest part is gettin the old gsr manifold off, its all downhill from there

 

Going underneath the car worked for me as well.

Ali