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Old Oct 23, 2010 | 03:48 PM
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Swapping TB

I'm trying to install the 55mm TB I bought from imthefit. Any hints on how to reattach the vacuum hoses? The nipples on the stock body don't appear to be removable and the bored body just has flanges with no tube extension.What am I missing here?
 
Old Nov 7, 2010 | 10:07 PM
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So imthefit educated me that the missing tubes were water connections, I bypassed them with a barbed fitting and installed the TB tonight. After a quick trip around our beltline, I'd say the butt dyno registered a marked improvement on the low end and getting to fwy speed is quite a bit quicker. I'm a happy camper Now I just gotta talk myself into some KW fi...
 
Old Jan 19, 2011 | 10:31 AM
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it does a lot on the throttle response, thats what your butt dyno is feeling
 
Old Jan 19, 2011 | 07:06 PM
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Exact! You now move a lot more air in the engine with the bigger throttle body with less input from the pedal! It also makes the car jumpy in traffic but nothing you won't get used to...

Marko!!
 
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