95pgt-t
Hard-core CEG'er
hahahaha...yeah,i eventually did that:laugh:oh I see, your "optimization" was slapping a f@#!in 'stang TB on...you're a trickster...
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optimized throttle body...kind of awesome
- Thread starter rollinstylee
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ff_drift_lol
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The screws are peened at the end, they're not meant to be unscrewed so good luckDid you have any trouble removing the screws for the TPS and the butterfly plate? I couldn't get mine off with a crappy bench vice and a screwdriver without starting to strip them, so I gave up.
SVTJON87
Hard-core CEG'er
The screws are peened at the end, they're not meant to be unscrewed so good luck
you cut that part off before you take them out.:shrug: pretty easy if you make a clean cut.
rollinstylee
Hard-core CEG'er
you cut that part off before you take them out.:shrug: pretty easy if you make a clean cut.
I didn't even do that and I had no trouble unscrewing them with a cordless drill :shrug:
And no, I didn't damage the threads in the shaft by doing so. The new screws went in perfectly and securely.
Seriously, nothing about this is hard with common tools.
95pgt-t
Hard-core CEG'er
i've had to use one of those screw drivers that you hit w/a hammer and it turns to get the tps screws before...they can be pretty stubborn
99Mystique ATX
Hard-core CEG'er
i've had to use one of those screw drivers that you hit w/a hammer and it turns to get the tps screws before...they can be pretty stubborn
Or, you can grab the end very carefully with a pair of vice grips...
Leverage FTW!
BTW, you can get the screws out without cutting the backs off, I personally find it a lot easier to just cut the backs off and then they unscrew nicely with no risk of damaging the threads of the half-shaft...
95pgt-t
Hard-core CEG'er
think i'm going to go and experiment w/that extra svt tb i have now:laugh:Or, you can grab the end very carefully with a pair of vice grips...
Leverage FTW!
BTW, you can get the screws out without cutting the backs off, I personally find it a lot easier to just cut the backs off and then they unscrew nicely with no risk of damaging the threads of the half-shaft...
constrosity
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opt tb
opt tb
I opt my tb a while ago it really did make a difference! crazy what a little grinding and 2 countersunk screws can do.
opt tb
I opt my tb a while ago it really did make a difference! crazy what a little grinding and 2 countersunk screws can do.