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Old 02-03-2011, 06:21 PM
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I need help. I bought a used aluminum elbow, but i dont know where i can find a rubber sleeve for the front of the elbow the one that connects to the tb? help anyone.
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Home depot?
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just get a regular round coupler (4" i think?) like this:



should just slide over and take the oval shape of the tb and elbow
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3"x3" @ home depot. $6.
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like lswho said, check home depot, lowes, what ever is near you. they have all different size couplers, just take the elbow in with you and see what fits, they'll be a lot cheaper than ones you find online too


edit: damn you keep beating me lol
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Sorry. Work is boring.
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thanks you guys by any chance where can i get that (pic) coupler i like the looks of it.
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forget it found lol. i think the 3 inch will fit good right?
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Originally Posted by 323steel36
forget it found lol. i think the 3 inch will fit good right?
I used a 3"x3" from home depot to connect my throttle body to the MAF sensor.
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seems like it should be bigger than 3"? i thought i had to get a 4" clamp for the tb?
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Put the 3"x3" Fernco sewer pipe adapter in a pot of boiling water and it will stretch over the throttle body for a nice tight fit. It's much better looking than a 4".
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Originally Posted by RamAir95TA
Put the 3"x3" Fernco sewer pipe adapter in a pot of boiling water and it will stretch over the throttle body for a nice tight fit. It's much better looking than a 4".
I put it on the TB first and pressed lightly on the top from inside to go over the flange perfectly, and reused the stock clamp since it was already shaped correctly. The rest went even easier.
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siliconintakes.com have tons of couplers for cheap
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went to HD and the 4 by a was kind of loose. Ima go order one from siliconeintakes.com thanks 96 ta. i think the perfect size would be a 3.75 than a 4. If it doesnt fit too well il just put it in the boiling water to make it stretch.
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Originally Posted by RamAir95TA
Put the 3"x3" Fernco sewer pipe adapter in a pot of boiling water and it will stretch over the throttle body for a nice tight fit. It's much better looking than a 4".

i stand corrected! i forgot about the boiling water trick!

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went to HD and the 4 by a was kind of loose. Ima go order one from siliconeintakes.com thanks 96 ta. i think the perfect size would be a 3.75 than a 4. If it doesnt fit too well il just put it in the boiling water to make it stretch.
they don't have a 3.5"? i'd just take the elbow into the store and try a 3 or 3.5"
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well i tried a 4 fernco at HD and it almost fit perfect. so i would think with a 3.75 coupler i cannot go wrong
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Cough THREE INCHES!! cough
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ok 3 inches. here goes nothing. i just dont want to buy another lol.
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Its 3 inches, i bought the 3/3 and the 3/3.5 to be sure
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Originally Posted by LSWHO
3"x3" @ home depot. $6.
bwhahahahahahahahahahaha.....i just saw ur sig!!! hahahahaha lmao


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