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Old Mar 22, 2009 | 03:50 PM
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so is this even necessary? i bought a tb plate w/ lt1 written on it. i was putting it on and the seal kinda popped out and it's expanded like crazy! is it necessary to keep? or can toss it?
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Old Mar 22, 2009 | 04:31 PM
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You need it to keep anything other than air from entering the TB and engine.
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I changed mine the other day with a TPIS one. Mine came with a gasket but wasent the same full rubber one but it works.

Was there any oil coating in your TB under the plate? When I took mine off there was a coating of oil and I remember on my old GTA with TPI there was never any oil there
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it smelled like gas. but the seal is beyond using really. unless i can cut it. but that kinda defies the purpose.
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it smelled like gas. but the seal is beyond using really. unless i can cut it. but that kinda defies the purpose.
Just stop at your local parts store and grab a new gasket even if its not the same design as that rubber one
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Just stop at your local parts store and grab a new gasket even if its not the same design as that rubber one
roger that
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cool guys, thanks a lot. definitely gonna pick that up asap!
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