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Old May 31, 2024 | 05:21 PM
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Hey guys I know this probably the longest shot ever but I'm curious if there is a throttle body angle corrector for Icon 102mm TB's?? So I've got a BTR Trinity intake with an Icon 102mm TB and I also have a motion raceworks quick seal attachment with 3" weld flange for the throttle body but the thing is that I cant even get the adapter on because of the downward angle of the intake that basically crashes right into the water pump pulley. If there was such a thing to correct that angle then it's problem solved. I've tried looking on the interwebs but maybe I'm not wording it right?? IDK are they even a real thing or is that gonna be some kind of custom one off piece?? Thanks guys have fun.

I want to change the intake piping and be gone of those silicone couplers using the motion raceworks setup
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You might have to get creative and hit the hardware store.
Coupler. Coupler.
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I thought you were just looking to get up and running. I didn’t realize you were using silicon hoses until I posted about the couplers. The plastic stuff might not look any better than what you have now but it’d be more rigid I guess.

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You might have to get creative and hit the hardware store.
Coupler. Coupler.
Conduit
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I thought you were just looking to get up and running. I didn’t realize you were using silicon hoses until I posted about the couplers. The plastic stuff might not look any better than what you have now but it’d be more rigid I guess.
I want to use this stuff in the pic to clean things up a bit. The throttle body is a modular design so the standard 4" hose barb on currently will come off and be replaced with the quick seal weld flange and the pie cuts are to bring it all together if that makes any sense. But I can't physically get that thing on as it crashes right into the water pump
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All I can think of would be to try different lengths of pipe with different bends.
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Holley make a TB adapter plate that might work #717-15
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Holley make a TB adapter plate that might work #717-15
Hmm I wonder if there would be enough meat on that to make it work with a 102mm throttle body?? I might have to check into this
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