| 07-12-2005, 06:29 AM | #1 |
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I purchased an OBX Throttle Body Spacer for a 96 Civic DX the other day and installed it as soon as it arrived in the mail. After installation I noticed when I started up the car the engine is pulsating now I thought maybe the Ebay seller sent the wrong throttle body gasket . Well I ordered two OEM ones from Advance and installed the thing again and its still doing it. Any suggestions of what I should try or do before I send it back? Thanks for any help you can give.
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| 07-12-2005, 06:47 AM | #2 |
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No he didnt, your another example of why we get what we pay for. I made the same mistake of giving them the benefit of the doubt myslelf lastweek.
ended up with a testpipe, and an intake manifold by them that didnt match worth a shit and spit out coolant everywhere, Take my advice and try to get your money back somehow.. if you cant then leave him bad feedback and live and learn from it. I made my last purchase from those fuckers myself. Going through these problems teaches you the meaning of paying for good welded high quality products. |
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| 07-12-2005, 07:06 AM | #3 |
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Looks like I should have looked into it before I got it. Was wondering if a Helix Power Tower Plus throttle body spacer would be a buy
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| 07-12-2005, 07:11 AM | #4 |
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holley, MSD (might make one)
 etc.. are good spacers.go on www.nopi.com they have a line of spacers, visit the E- catalog. |
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| 07-12-2005, 07:57 AM | #5 |
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Don't even bother, they're worthless.
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| 07-12-2005, 08:20 AM | #6 |
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Ok so I took the throttle body spacer off and hope I can get my money back from the replies I have realized I made a poor decision on what I picked. The new problem is the TB spacer is off and my engine is still doing the same thing. The only thing I can think is that when everything was getting a bath I dropped the butterfly so maybe that has something to do with it?
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| 07-12-2005, 02:32 PM | #7 | |
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Make sure all you vacuum lines are connected correctly. Make sure the TB is connected correctly.
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| 07-13-2005, 04:21 AM | #8 |
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Make sure all the vacuum lines are hooked up. Make sure you didn't damage the edge of the butterfly (sealing). Make sure you didn't damage the sealing surfaces between the throttle body and the intake manifold. Your problem is most likely being caused by an air leak in or before your manifold- so make sure everything seals up well and you should run fine.
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| 07-13-2005, 05:31 PM | #9 |
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Thanks for the help! I found the leak and plan on fixing it tonight
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| 07-13-2005, 10:42 PM | #10 |
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where was the leak coming from?
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