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Can't get the rubber coupling on 75mm throttle body

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swl987

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Maybe try soaking the rubber in boiling water? Just a guess. Experienced guys might chime in on something else tho.
 

deftsound

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I had the same problem, i went to home depot and found a rubber coupling that is adjustable, its got a big metal band across the whole thing that you can tighten further down on one side than the other to make it fit
 
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swl987 said:
The accufab throttle body has a machined lip on it that makes it even bigger.I tried some vaseline. no help. It seems impossible.suggestions?
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Spray some dish washing liquid on it.
Don't use oil as it generally is not good for rubber.
 
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Has anybody out there had success with boiling the friggin thing? What section in home depot did you find it, and how does it look? thanks
 

deftsound

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swl987 said:
Has anybody out there had success with boiling the friggin thing? What section in home depot did you find it, and how does it look? thanks
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cant remember what section but its the section with rubber couplings...it looks like a black coupling with a big silver brace over it
 

myponyrocks

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Autozone has all sorts of couplers, and they aren't expensive...

I had 0 problems getting my stock air tube onto the 75mm with spit and spin tecnique, when I got my C&L pipe it came with some couplers, but they were a tad too small. IIRC I got the couplers from Autozone under 10 bucks.
 
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myponyrocks said:
Autozone has all sorts of couplers, and they aren't expensive...

I had 0 problems getting my stock air tube onto the 75mm with spit and spin tecnique, when I got my C&L pipe it came with some couplers, but they were a tad too small. IIRC I got the couplers from Autozone under 10 bucks.
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It's not the stock air tube. It's the rubber coupling that comes with a vortech blower to connect the discharge tube to the throttle body. Just a 3 inch rubber hose with two hose clamps.
 

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swl987 said:
It's not the stock air tube. It's the rubber coupling that comes with a vortech blower to connect the discharge tube to the throttle body. Just a 3 inch rubber hose with two hose clamps.
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exactly, get that rubber coupling from home depot i mentioned
 

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Throw it in the microwave for 10-15 sec, maybe a bit longer. It will make it more pliable. Don't put it in too long, or you'll have one heck of a mess.
 
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Throw it in the microwave for 10-15 sec, maybe a bit longer. It will make it more pliable. Don't put it in too long, or you'll have one heck of a mess.
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have you done this?
 
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