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Old Sep 10, 2006 | 08:10 AM
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Well im driving my h22 hatch down the road . Everything is good its a cool night so im like ill get on it a little..topping out 2nd then shift.. BAM BAM.. Smack rev limiter... 10 TIMES.. So im like what the **** . Take foot off gas nothing ...So i turn the key off. Coast into a lot and look to see whats going on. Well the throttle return spring on the rotor broke! Anyone had this happen? Anything i can do to fix or replace it?
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Old Sep 10, 2006 | 11:02 AM
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Default Re: STR throttle body return spring broke!! (Goinfasterthanu)

str sucks. just buy something else. check out the last page at the bottom of my sig. id never buy anything str again!
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Old Sep 10, 2006 | 11:56 AM
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damn sorry to hear about that. I would get another TB but all the others look as if the are built JUST like mine..
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Old Sep 10, 2006 | 11:58 AM
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i have an rpm service...went through three motors and still working strong.
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Old Sep 10, 2006 | 12:03 PM
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Default Re: STR throttle body return spring broke!! (Goinfasterthanu)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Goinfasterthanu &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote"> Anything i can do to fix or replace it?</TD></TR></TABLE>
kinda happened to me once.. but it was the nut that came off.. and then the spring shot off...

i had another tb laying around, so i just parted that one out.

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Goinfasterthanu &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">damn sorry to hear about that. I would get another TB but all the others look as if the are built JUST like mine..</TD></TR></TABLE>

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Old Sep 10, 2006 | 08:56 PM
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turbociviccoupe

i dont get what you are saying...


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did you have another str TB or did you use a stock spring?
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Old Sep 10, 2006 | 09:05 PM
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sorry edit: rpm service throttle body. its a brand
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Old Sep 10, 2006 | 09:12 PM
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ok i see thanks.,..
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Old Sep 11, 2006 | 08:06 AM
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stock spring.
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Old Sep 11, 2006 | 01:04 PM
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ok i got a stocker around here somewhere.. Ill try that thanks!!
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Old Oct 31, 2006 | 07:08 PM
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back from the dead. does anyone know if other stock springs would work?
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