O Gasket Mod

[lucky'99]

I was not able to find a definate answer, so I'll throw it out here and see if you guru's knew about this "mod".

I printed the directions for cleaning the throttle body yesterday, doesn't seem too difficult. As I have never cleaned it since I've owned it, I was going to remove it to clean the back of the butterfly too.

I thought I read something (or my eyes were playing tricks on me and wasn't able to find again) about using a different gasket, an O gasket (from the dealer, correct?) instead of the stock gasket. Is this correct and is there any difference (performance or otherwise) when installed?

 

[xskydivingdudex]

ya dude, im not sure if the dealership sells it but i know that rimpainter from yotatech sells them for $6 shipped. ask him about where to find the write-up bc i just did a quick glance and couldn't find it either.

 

[SkidPalace]

It takes like 2 minutes to dremel the flat off the ID of the stainless steel gasket and you have an O-ring. Not only do you have an o-ring, but you have a stainless steel o-ring and not a paper o-ring.

 

[lucky'99]

Thanks guys!

xskydivingdudex, is his name rimpainter.com? I just did a quick search of names and that one came up...

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[xskydivingdudex]

ya dude... if u want u cant do wat skid said also.

 

[lucky'99]

ya dude... if u want u cant do wat skid said also.

I can or cant do?

 

[bak3rme]

what exactly is the difference between O and D gasket? i know the shape and all...but what is the function of both? there has to be a reason why ours came with the regular D right? why would they stick a D ring in there in the first place ?

 

[J.A.]

It is really hard to say if changing the gasket has a real and noticeable effect. I did it in conjunction with a bunch of other maintenance and would suggest to do it only if you have the TB removed for other purposes.

Some more pics and stuff on this page.

 

[xskydivingdudex]

Sry i meant u CAN*

 

[xskydivingdudex]

I know umm supercharger on yotatech dide a dyno of this and it shows that he got a little better throttle response and i think it holds the gears a little better. I cant remember exactly bc its been so long since i read up on it...

what exactly is the difference between O and D gasket? i know the shape and all...but what is the function of both? there has to be a reason why ours came with the regular D right? why would they stick a D ring in there in the first place ?

 

[lucky'99]

It is really hard to say if changing the gasket has a real and noticeable effect. I did it in conjunction with a bunch of other maintenance and would suggest to do it only if you have the TB removed for other purposes.

Some more pics and stuff on this page.

I was readin down on the bottom of that article about the O gasket. Do you HAVE to have a supercharger to do this, or is this recommended for people who are running superchargers?

 

[Pikeman]

The people that see the most benefit from this are the ones with a supercharger. Most people who are not running one can't really notice a difference.

 

[lucky'99]

thanks for all the help guys! I'm gonna end up just keeping the stock on there..

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