intake rubber spacer/gasket
Oct 7, 2013 | 04:08 PM
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intake rubber spacer/gasket
That rubber gasket looks like it has seen it better days you think? Or is it supposed to look like that?
Oct 7, 2013 | 04:29 PM
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Vararam ? they all did that. they make a different style now or just take it off. most of us have. it will cause lean codes an weird idle.
Oct 7, 2013 | 04:38 PM
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Yup vram. Yeah it does have a weird idle. Do you have to replace it with something else?
Oct 7, 2013 | 04:39 PM
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Or Vararam. Sorry new to this vette thing.
Oct 7, 2013 | 04:55 PM
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Yes, take that out. No need to replace it with anything, they dont really do much.
Oct 7, 2013 | 05:07 PM
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Well the original owner must have threw the stock one away because some must go in place of it. It an inch thick.
Oct 7, 2013 | 05:10 PM
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Or does it just move forward and connect directy to the manifold? IS that why the hood insulation has a perfect indentation in it?
Oct 8, 2013 | 10:31 AM
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That rubber gasket looks like it has seen it better days you think? Or is it supposed to look like that?
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Id take it off and check for leaks. If its cracking on the inside you may just want to bolt the tb back without the spacer.
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Oct 8, 2013 | 12:34 PM
Melting Slicks
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the t-body bolts right up to the intake (when the spacer is not there), but you will need shorter bolts.
Oct 27, 2013 | 02:47 PM
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Wow she is really idling bad now. Do you happen to know what size bolts are needed?
Oct 27, 2013 | 05:06 PM
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Take the current ones out and deduct the length of the spacer or M6X1X45.
Dec 24, 2013 | 11:07 AM
Mar 14, 2014 | 10:55 AM
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They make this wedge to go in place of it. Anyone try it?
Mar 14, 2014 | 02:14 PM
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Or does it just move forward and connect directy to the manifold? IS that why the hood insulation has a perfect indentation in it?
just take it out and bolt things back together, it's a "throttle body spacer" they didn't work to bad, but making them out of rubber was a bad idea,
Mar 14, 2014 | 02:16 PM
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They make this wedge to go in place of it. Anyone try it?
I have one but it's not going in till I tune it again, and if you read more about it you won't ether.
May 23, 2014 | 04:52 PM
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Holy ****. Night and day. Finally got it off. Jesus that made a difference.
