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Old Jun 21, 2004 | 08:32 AM
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yeah i installed a throttle body that was bbored out by the new spaceballs here on HT and i sent him a GSR throttle body instead of my b16a one and he bored out the gsr TB now when i installed it im have idle problems.....( this is in NO WAY DOWNING THE MANS WORK HE DID A HELL F A JOB JUST WANNNA FIND OUT WHAT MY PROBLEM IS) i was spraying carb cleaner to cheack for vacuum leaks cuz my idle was at 3300 rpms........so i was spraying where the TB meets the manifold and the idle went down....so i figured it was the gasket i took it off added some hondabond and started it back up...it helped me alot im down to 1400 RPMS at idle and it sometimes goes down to the normal 900 rpms...........the questions i need answered is im thinkin i ordered the wrong gasket......i ordered a b16a throttle boy gasket for a gsr throttle body thats bored out going onto a ITR MANIFOLD......im 90% sure i ordered the wrong gasket.....is this why im having the vacuum problem....thanks in advance guys??????
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Old Jun 21, 2004 | 11:50 AM
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Old Jun 21, 2004 | 01:00 PM
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ive heard the H22 thottle body gasket fits my set up....is that true????
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Old Jun 21, 2004 | 05:07 PM
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any1??????????
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Old Jun 21, 2004 | 10:20 PM
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depends how big you went on the tb. also i think almost all honda tb gaskets are the same. Not a 100% sure but sure enough. if anything, i think that h22 and type r tbs are the same tb so it would make sense if the h22 gasket worked better..
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Old Jun 22, 2004 | 02:03 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by TuCKiNaLL4s &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">yeah i installed a throttle body that was bbored out by the new spaceballs here on HT and i sent him a GSR throttle body instead of my b16a one and he bored out the gsr TB now when i installed it im have idle problems.....( this is in NO WAY DOWNING THE MANS WORK HE DID A HELL F A JOB JUST WANNNA FIND OUT WHAT MY PROBLEM IS) i was spraying carb cleaner to cheack for vacuum leaks cuz my idle was at 3300 rpms........so i was spraying where the TB meets the manifold and the idle went down....so i figured it was the gasket i took it off added some hondabond and started it back up...it helped me alot im down to 1400 RPMS at idle and it sometimes goes down to the normal 900 rpms...........the questions i need answered is im thinkin i ordered the wrong gasket......i ordered a b16a throttle boy gasket for a gsr throttle body thats bored out going onto a ITR MANIFOLD......im 90% sure i ordered the wrong gasket.....is this why im having the vacuum problem....thanks in advance guys??????</TD></TR></TABLE>
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Old Jun 22, 2004 | 08:07 AM
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any1 else with some info that can help......
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Old Jun 22, 2004 | 09:51 PM
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ummmmm,, did you actually look at the gasket before installing? that will asnwer you question in under 3 secconds. go to the dealer and look at the gaskets they dont mind.
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Old Jun 25, 2004 | 07:23 AM
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I agree, check the gasket.. It's the only thing that makes sense..
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