Installed Accufab 70mm TB/Plen.. impressions..

I got it cheap from americanmuscle.com .. $361 shipped to me, since they were on sale for October. I'm very happy about paying that little.

Now, as a lot of you probably saw, the 1st one I recieved looked like crap. They sent me a second one, which also in my opinion looked like crap. Not as bad as the first one, but it still had a bunch of pitting, and in my opinion, that's gay.

The gripes I have about the installation are:

1) They provide you with the 2 different pieces that your PCV hose connects to. They say "install the one that your hose fits on" .. but they don't specify how to install it. Are you supposed to hammer it in? Push it in hand tight? I would have preferred they mention that.

2) They give you 4 hex head screws, 2 short, 2 long. The note attached to these bolts talks about not adjusting the idle on the throttle body, and that only the TPS can be used to adjust idle. Call me stupid, but I would think the note should explain what the bolts are for. After a few minutes of pondering, I figured out that the long ones go in the TPS, and the short ones go in the IAC motor.. because the stock IAC bolts are too long. I didn't use the long ones in the TPS. I don't see the point, when the OEM ones have a nice fat washer on there, and the new ones don't.

Other than that, the install as you see in far more detailed threads is as simple as it looks. Slipping the OEM air tube over the 70mm was a PITA for me.. I can only imagine how bad the 75 must be. My old TB and plenum were clean as a whistle on the inside (I'm guessing partly because of the oil separator I installed.)

It took maybe an hour total to do the whole thing. I had no problems with the TPS screws. Just put pressure on them and they come out easily. I re-loctited mine when I put them in.

I didn't adjust the TPS, as per svttech's sticky, etc. I just plopped it back on. It idles fine.. just hangs a little bit more than it did before.. takes maybe 2 secs to return to normal idle when coming to a stop. I'll probably throw my IAC restrictor plate back in for a while.

I don't hear any whistling sound or anything different than when I had the OEM version installed. I have a faint whining noise at WOT now.. which rules.

All in all, it was well worth the 360 bucks in my opinion. The 2nd biggest SOTP difference besides the 3.73's.. and it seems like I can light up the tires more easily in 2nd now. Nice product.. I wish they'd fix the pitting problem though.

Yeah it seems cool for now. Of course I'll have to take the plenum off if I do the KB down the road, but heck.. an extra 10 hp will help for smoking the local ricers til then.

Well, Accufab responded to my e-mail/pictures to them with "The plenum is cast, meaning poured aluminum. Sometimes, when the gases escape, they leave natural pit marks behind. Some casts are better than others." .. they went on to say they also would exchange it if I sent it to them.

I still find it hard to believe that it's that hard to make a good looking product. I've bought many other cast pieces in my lifetime, and I can't think of a single one that had the kind of pitting both of these have.