I used to have an old F150 and was in here frequently, but she's gone and I'm truckless. But, I have another Ford and I could really use the collective knowledge of this community one more time. I have a 2008 E250 SuperDuty with a 4.6 liter, and just discovered it's got an intake manifold leak from the left rear corner. I need a new intake manifold. Ford/Motorcraft intakes are $400+ and I was wondering if there are any aftermarket intakes that are any good that I could use instead. I've heard there are problems with Dorman intakes, but AM autoparts has intakes for $120 with 10 year warranty. I don't want to do the job twice, but on the other hand, I don't want to spend more than I have to for a quality part.
I was quoted $1400 for a new manifold, installed. I have no idea if that's a fair price or not. All I know is I don't have $1400. And this is my work vehicle, I can't afford to make a mistake and burn up the motor.

Please help. What are some good intakes that I can use (from your personal experience) and what else will I need? New 'stat? throttle body gasket? Is there an EGR valve I'll need a gasket for as well ?

 

I put a Dorman on my old 2000 4.6 and it worked fine. They say you will notice a little less power with the Dorman but to me it was very little if any at all.

 

 

UPDATE: Well my local mechanic got the job done. The Dorman intake is in, no problems. While he was in there, I had him replace all the plugs with new Motorcraft SP493 plugs, new Motorcraft DG-508 coils, and I didn't trust the thermostat in the Dorman kit, or the o-ring/seal that was in there as well, so the old van now has a Motorcraft 'stat and Fel-Pro thermostat housing outer seal, as well as new injector o-rings.
Conclusion? It runs GREAT !! I got 168k miles out of the first intake manifold, hoping to get close to that with this new one.

 

glad to hear it worked out

 

@Kymasabe
if you happen to see this, how did the dorman hold up over long term?