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55132, YAY just bored out my TB
Posted by bullox, Jul-13-03 10:57 AM
I was bored so I bored my TB out by hand with my dremel...very easy to do, just kinda time consuming. I took out the hump in there and took some stock off the shaft, so more air can flow through while the plate is open.

Gains? kinda hard to tell. I noticed a little bit, but not too much. Jut enough to make me want to get a 60mm :).

My advice, if you have a stock TB and a dremel, spend an hour or so taking some material out of the TB. It's worth the small amount of effort.
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Chris
96 ESI 5 spd
Milwaukee, WI
55140, RE: YAY just bored out my TB
Posted by DR1665, Jul-13-03 01:49 PM
I agree. Only, I have a bolt with no head in mine, so I have to machine it out. Those sensor bolts suck ASS! ;(
55143, RE: YAY just bored out my TB
Posted by bullox, Jul-13-03 02:31 PM
LOL^^ I know!

I stripped one of the hex bolts on the sensor on the front bumper side (Whatever that is lol) So I just broke the metal bracket to get the TB off. No harm done. Just a broken bracket. But those bolts are a PITA!
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Chris
96 ESI 5 spd
Milwaukee, WI
55254, RE: YAY just bored out my TB
Posted by Danny95ESI, Jul-15-03 06:42 AM
I remember that bracket! I broke it off too....there was no way to get a torx driver in there to remove it the right way.
55289, RE: YAY just bored out my TB
Posted by JWoodley, Jul-15-03 12:54 PM
>LOL^^ I know!
>
>I stripped one of the hex bolts on the sensor on the front
>bumper side (Whatever that is lol) So I just broke the metal
>bracket to get the TB off. No harm done. Just a broken
>bracket. But those bolts are a PITA!

That bolt really was a bastard. I just took the dremel and cut the bracket to get it out of there. The TB is sitting in my back seat if anyone wants to buy it.. :7