Rubber TB spacer?
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St. Jude Donor '08-'09-'10-'11
Rubber TB spacer?
I recently bought a TB spacer from dude on this forum. I was expecting it to be of a hard plastic material or some kind of composite but it showed up rubber. Does anyone else have rubber Tb spacers? when I cranked down on the bolts it sorta compressed this spacer. Im wondering if my opening shrunk? anyone else have these rubber suckers? 
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I recently bought a TB spacer from dude on this forum. I was expecting it to be of a hard plastic material or some kind of composite but it showed up rubber. Does anyone else have rubber Tb spacers? when I cranked down on the bolts it sorta compressed this spacer. Im wondering if my opening shrunk? anyone else have these rubber suckers?
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my vararam TB spacer is rubber and came with these sleeves to put into the screw holes of the spacer. should be able to find something similar. just tighten it, then after its heated up and sitting for about 5 mins, retighten.
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St. Jude Donor '08-'09-'10-'11
huh
I guess I got the sleeveless model. Ill call Steve at Vararam and see if I can pick up some of those sleeves. Thanx for the info folks I knew I could count on ya.
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While I'm not necessarily a firm believer in the merits/potential gains of the TB specers by themselves, I would think that the rubber ones (or better yet some sort of poly/composite material) would be better than the aluminum ones for heat soak reasons.
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QUOTE=LS1LT1;1559342825]While I'm not necessarily a firm believer in the merits/potential gains of the TB specers by themselves, I would think that the rubber ones (or better yet some sort of poly/composite material) would be better than the aluminum ones for heat soak reasons.[/QUOTE]
I completely agree. I didnt want an aluminum one but didnt really care too much what it was made out of I just naturally figured it had to be some sort of composite or maybe same material as the Intake manifold for just the reason you described. Rubber is cool I guess Ill just have to cut up some small tubing or call vararam and get the lil doodads..
its always something I tell ya. If it aint TB spacer sleeves its stabbing a hole in the AC condensor and onto stapping in half the vararam cover from nakidparts. :
I completely agree. I didnt want an aluminum one but didnt really care too much what it was made out of I just naturally figured it had to be some sort of composite or maybe same material as the Intake manifold for just the reason you described. Rubber is cool I guess Ill just have to cut up some small tubing or call vararam and get the lil doodads..
its always something I tell ya. If it aint TB spacer sleeves its stabbing a hole in the AC condensor and onto stapping in half the vararam cover from nakidparts. :
