I was able to remove my stock up pipes without breaking any hardware on the manifold, but I still ordered the manifold as a precaution. ending up trying to remove the old studs to use on the new manifold because I didn't order the new ones. big mistake. had to wait a week for the new ones. A good thing to consider when installing your new up pipes and manifold. Keep the mounting bolts loose so when you mount the turbo back on, you can move the assembly around so everything will fit. I found when I tightened mine down, the turbo would not fit right so I had to loosen all the hardware, torque the pedestal down. Then torque the turbo to the manifold and finally torque the up pipe hardware.

Figured it'd be good to have incase I cracked or melted it too much remove the old nuts and bolts. Perfect fit and glad I had it as I pitted the old one trying to remove a nut with a torch.

My truck has lived its whole life in Arizona so I don't have rust issues. But I ordered this piece when changing to the Bellowed Up Pipes so I didn't have to worry about stuck bolts or cracks. My original collector was fine and changing it out was still money well spent.

Good quality and shipped fast!

Just did my up pipes on my 97 f350 7.3 you will thank me later when I say you need this or you will waste a lot of time.

Have 97 F350 did up pipes through Turbo with billet wheel. Including pedestal delete. Order Turbo to flange studs.
Clay has been a great resource to keep our work truck running strong and burning clean 18.6 mpg @ 75 mph. Many Blessings to Riffraf Diesel!

easy install [remove inner fender first] made a big difference! tons of power.

didn't realize until I went to install it that it had NO STUDS and actually was easier than the 18 year old one I removed, which came with 2 studs..=harder to install/remove especially if engine in-place.

had it powder coated as well to match uppipes!

Changed up pipes figured I could reuse the old one even after heating the bolts and cast to all most there melting point the bolts still snapped save your self the trouble just get it when you get the up pipes the guys at Riffraff are great got it to me fast and cheaper than the ford dealer even with the 2 day shipping price