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whats so bad about thin walls on a bored out t/b?

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Old 06-28-2002, 07:33 PM
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Default whats so bad about thin walls on a bored out t/b?

i might buy a bored out throttle body tommorow and its really overbore.
its a gsr throttle body bored out to 68mm and tapers to 66mm
the walls are pretty thin...i believe stock bore is 62mm
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thanks
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Default Re: whats so bad about thin walls on a bored out t/b? (sohcmydohc)

nothing really. Just make sure that you do not tighten down on the hose clamp too hard. It can crack it if you overtighten it. Otherwise, it is totally fine. I bored one out to 67mm and could of gone more.
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Default Re: whats so bad about thin walls on a bored out t/b? (markpaco)

thats what i thought
btw markpaco i saw ur site - all i gotta say is pretty tite ****
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make sure you dont have too much clearance around the butterfly.
it will idle funny.
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