hey bernd, what is the measurement of the bolt you used? i don't have a
thread pitch tool. any help would be appreciated. I ported an polished mine
up too..it pulls really hard with my 14x3 air cleaner.
Thanks..
Paul.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bernd D. Ratsch" <bernd@texas.net>
To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2001 11:19 PM
Subject: RE: DML: RE: RE: Modded the TB
>
> But they're not really in the air flow path...
>
> I did just about the same to my V8 TB but left the block on but cut them
to
> about 1/4" tall. Leaving enough to align the airhat. (Also used a set of
> Button Head Bolts like Magnum Performance...but paid only $5.00, not
$28.00,
> at Home Depot and polished them myself.) Ok...so I used my air tools and
my
> neighbors drill press for milling the blocks down. I spent about 4 hours
> total getting everything perfect. Right down to grinding the throttle
> linkage tab to near perfect WOT. (Really strange, the '99 R/T TB that I
> have didn't open all the way to WOT.) Grind, smooth, measure, grind,
> smooth, measure again, polish when done. I'll snap a picture of it
tomorrow
> and post it.
>
> Little tip: On the bore openings, use a 3M Polishing Disc (Blue Color).
> They fit perfectly in the hole with enough on the edges of the disc to
> polish up the bores and smooth the radiused edges.
>
> - Bernd
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> Subject: Re: DML: RE: RE: Modded the TB
>
> In a message dated 3/15/01 11:45:46 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> bernd@texas.net
> writes:
>
> > Austin,
> >
> > Just out of curiosity...if you sanded the top surface smooth, what did
> you
> > do with the airhat alignment "blocks"? Did you grind those off as
well?
> >
> > - Bernd
>
> Took them off too. Sure, I contemplated leaving them on there like they
> should be, but who needs practical anyway?
>
> -Austin
> Vipertruck
>
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