Anyone open the throttle body intake holes to 58mm without taking the manifold off???
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Anyone open the throttle body intake holes to 58mm without taking the manifold off???
Just bought a 58mm edelbrock throttle body and want to mark the manifold with the gasket as a template and open the holes with a dremel or something. Anyone do this how did it work and how did you keep the shavings out of the motor. Or is this just a bad idea?
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#3
Re: Anyone open the throttle body intake holes to 58mm without taking the manifold off???
Ive done it to my 96 Trans Am with no troubles, I followed brent frankers web instructions to the "T" I had no metal shavings at all after I was done in the intake. It was easy but took some time to be careful and do it right.
#4
Re: Anyone open the throttle body intake holes to 58mm without taking the manifold off???
Terrible idea.. just take the intake off. Like saint69x said, takes about 20 minutes to take it off and about 40 minutes to get it back on.
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Re: Anyone open the throttle body intake holes to 58mm without taking the manifold off???
Originally Posted by Javier97Z28
Terrible idea.. just take the intake off. Like saint69x said, takes about 20 minutes to take it off and about 40 minutes to get it back on.
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Re: Anyone open the throttle body intake holes to 58mm without taking the manifold off???
yeah it really isn't that hard to pop off the intake manifold...get a little fuel line disconnect tool and it will make it easier...at least it did for me.
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Re: Anyone open the throttle body intake holes to 58mm without taking the manifold off???
THe first time I did it with the intake on, and had to be extremely careful, the second tiem I did it with thte intake off. What I can tell you is that I was able to do a better job with the intake off, plus you;d p surprised how the metal shaving make thier way into everything still, even with a rag jamming things up.
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Re: Anyone open the throttle body intake holes to 58mm without taking the manifold off???
Originally Posted by Heatmaker
THe first time I did it with the intake on, and had to be extremely careful, the second tiem I did it with thte intake off. What I can tell you is that I was able to do a better job with the intake off, plus you;d p surprised how the metal shaving make thier way into everything still, even with a rag jamming things up.
#9
Re: Anyone open the throttle body intake holes to 58mm without taking the manifold off???
I did it with the intake on following instruction I found online. It's true shavings get everywhere and you have to be extremely careful....It can be done. I've had no problems since doing it a couple of years ago.....dunno If I would do it that way again but at the time it seemed like the easier way to go...
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