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Old 08-20-2010, 02:42 AM
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Whats the difficulty in tearing down a throttle body. i picked one up for a project today and want to do a port/polish with knife edge and have the case powder coated. anyone have any experience in knife edging the tc's throttle body, will i need a new butterfly valve. There simple question no new thread

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I have never personally taken apart the TB but it shouldnt be that hard.
hardest part will prob be getting the butterfly out, but i really have no idea.
never even looked at a tC TB before. haha

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i think the hardest part would be to find another butterfly that would fit it well enough to work with the port/polish....

i think you should look into another throttle body, there is a guy on here that used an RX-8 throttle body that he got to work on the tC
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How do I just my rear camber??
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you could use pretty much any TB you want, will just require a little fab work
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Originally Posted by Dizzzle
How do I just my rear camber??
buy a rear camber kit
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Originally Posted by Dizzzle
How do I just my rear camber??
cant on factory suspension, for this thread to work People need to list what they have done(you have RL's) people need to know that in order to answer your question correctly
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P.S.

not really what this threads for.

took me 10 seconds to google it.

http://clubsciontc.com/forums/wheels...-camber-34386/
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im going to follow the thread rules and take it to its own thread
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also, messing with your camber will effect all other alignment specs, so dont try to do it yourself unless you want some weird tire wear.

take it somewhere and have it done professionally.
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Originally Posted by yellowxhoodie
P.S.

not really what this threads for.

took me 10 seconds to google it.

http://clubsciontc.com/forums/wheels...-camber-34386/
Thanks.
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Originally Posted by Murphys_Law
im going to follow the thread rules and take it to its own thread
yea, TB thing is def. thread worthy, im curious to see what you come up with.

glad people are finally doing diff. stuff with the tC. ive been trying to push that since the beginning.
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come on man ive only had the car for 4 years, it took awhile to get started(i got turbo lag for a brain)
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actually we have plenty of rear camber adjustment on the tc. there is a bolt on the rear camber link that is adjustable
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anyone know where I can get the plastic fender liner and the other plastic part under the car that connects to the bumper on the driver side?
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and x2 on the adjustable camber bolt.. stock bolts go up to -1.5* on stock height.. of course it will vary depending on the height of your ride.
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Originally Posted by Murphys_Law
cant on factory suspension, for this thread to work People need to list what they have done(you have RL's) people need to know that in order to answer your question correctly

wrong.

heres in that link that cory posted incase noone saw it

http://zoltiz.com/cars/tc/files/tcrearalignment.pdf
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What is the tire pressure supposed to be on the OEM 17's and 215/45s?
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the tires should have a pressure rating on them, and it should also be on the sticker on the driver side door sill.
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