Help with INTENSE 3.5" tubing
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Help with INTENSE 3.5" tubing
I cannot get this tubing over my TB for the love of me. It'* tight as hell and keeps slipping when I get more than 2/3rds of it on.
I tried pushing it on with a screw driver but all that did was make holes. Anyone and everyone who has experience with this stuff speak up please. I had the cut out for the TB somewhat flat but the rubber kept bunching up around the TB making it near impossible to get on, so I get it down to the metal wire and went stright up to the first cut when I got all the way around. Little better, but still hard as hell.
I'll try again tomarrow, if it fails again I'm using my coupler.
I tried pushing it on with a screw driver but all that did was make holes. Anyone and everyone who has experience with this stuff speak up please. I had the cut out for the TB somewhat flat but the rubber kept bunching up around the TB making it near impossible to get on, so I get it down to the metal wire and went stright up to the first cut when I got all the way around. Little better, but still hard as hell.
I'll try again tomarrow, if it fails again I'm using my coupler.
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Won't help to heat it up, its a SUPER strong metal coil inside (like a large spring). Some grease might be of some assistance, I'll give that a go tomarrow.
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Originally Posted by Allmachtige
Some grease might be of some assistance, I'll give that a go tomarrow.
Dielectric grease would be good.
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Originally Posted by macho_mike21
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just keep working it, it will go on eventually. would using your old short pipe from your old intake work?
just keep working it, it will go on eventually. would using your old short pipe from your old intake work?