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Old 10-11-2008 | 04:33 PM
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crummy deal.

I have heard of that happening a cpl times as well.

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Old 10-11-2008 | 04:42 PM
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I made sure i locktighted mine before i put the Throttle body on. That sucks
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Old 10-11-2008 | 05:58 PM
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I made sure i locktighted mine before i put the Throttle body on. That sucks

Hind sight is 20/20.
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Old 10-11-2008 | 06:24 PM
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my tb has the back of the screws mushroomed.. they will never come out without the use of a dremel.
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Old 10-11-2008 | 07:23 PM
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Mine just broke off when I went to take the damn things out. I don't see how a stock one could ever come out. I have a set of LS1 pistons that a guy had the same thing happen to.
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Old 10-11-2008 | 07:40 PM
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all bolts are or should be mushroomed. from carbs to TB's that sucks real bad man. if it was just the piston thatd be one thing. but that head is fairly fucked :\
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Old 10-11-2008 | 09:29 PM
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BBk should cover it. LOL That would be a dream.
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Old 10-12-2008 | 08:06 AM
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BBk should cover it. LOL That would be a dream.
That TB has been on there since about 2001, and as you can tell we have ported on it a little.
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Old 10-22-2008 | 08:11 PM
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Sometimes you get whats coming to you.
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Old 10-22-2008 | 08:16 PM
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It kinda looks like my TB, just minus the IAC.

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Old 10-22-2008 | 08:26 PM
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damn that sucks!!!!
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Old 10-22-2008 | 08:27 PM
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That sucks ***** man.
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Old 10-22-2008 | 10:41 PM
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Old 10-23-2008 | 12:17 AM
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A screw took out my motor also just diferent screw, it shatterd the stock piston into about 5 peices and the car only has 29,000 miles to top it off.
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Old 10-23-2008 | 09:57 AM
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kia sorrentos etc with the 3.5 liter do something similar a metal bushing for the wot butterflies flys out and does the same thing. makes a hell of a ticking noise
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Old 11-04-2008 | 08:20 AM
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Originally Posted by JonCR96Z
Sometimes you get whats coming to you.
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Old 11-04-2008 | 08:28 AM
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Originally Posted by IH8FORD
Hater.
There's irony if I ever saw it LMAO
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But I agree, the poster was somewhat ignorant for having said something like that.
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Old 11-04-2008 | 09:18 AM
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Originally Posted by James Montigny
There's irony if I ever saw it LMAO
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But I agree, the poster was somewhat ignorant for having said something like that.
We always give each other crap. Did you notice what my sig pic says.
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Old 11-04-2008 | 09:20 AM
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As for the user name that is my tag # pisses the ford guys off.lol
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Old 11-04-2008 | 04:24 PM
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Damn man, that really sucks. Now I gotta go check mine to make sure there tight.
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