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Old Nov 27, 2005 | 12:22 PM
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Question A little help please?

Just noticed that the lip on rubber elbow between the mass air flow sensor and the throttle body is torn and mangled. I read the FAQ's and I believe this is refered to as the "1 LE Elbow"? I've done a search on it but had little success.

I don't want to reinstall it as is, so I need to replace it, quickly. The car is a daily driver. Is this a dealer only item or does someone make an aftermarket piece to replace the OEM one?

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Old Nov 27, 2005 | 12:37 PM
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what year car is it
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Old Nov 27, 2005 | 12:48 PM
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The 1LE elbow is a GM piece and there are 2 versios for vented opti and other for non vented. Other aftermarket options are Tickflow & vortech with their aluminium elbows.
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Old Nov 27, 2005 | 12:49 PM
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mine was torn too, i would get a new one before reinstalling, cause i put it on, and it caused it to get the throtle body to get stuck open, bad situation. I got a brand new one from gm, it was expensive though, ive seen cheaper ones through summit, i think they were from slp, and they weren't rubber.
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Old Nov 27, 2005 | 12:53 PM
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It's a '94 Z28.

I've found one from 'Trick Flow' since posting that looks pretty good. I'll do a search on Vortech...any other vendors?

Thanks!
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Old Nov 27, 2005 | 03:26 PM
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I bought the black one TFS elbow from summit. not as pretty as i thought it would be and you have to drill holes for the opti vent but it gets the job done.
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