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Old 09-15-2008, 05:51 PM
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Default Just got some new ingition amplifiers, can someone help me, they are Oem, but it came with a

<center><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3007/2860764185_9e44bfe44f_o.jpg"></center><p>little white packet of gel type stuff,..Im guessing thats some type of glue to glue these things to the top of the airbox is that correct, or what is the little white tube in the picture?
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dilithium grease, not glue
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Default what do I do with that? Also, I have two of the suckers in the picture, they are identical

is that fine even though they are going to obviously both banks of cylinders?


The guy said that is the only ones they sell, but I could have sworn one was brown, and on e was black , to help you not mix it up..

Does that matter? I looked on them and on each side it says, 1234, and on the opposite side it says 123

is that fine to replace these two from my old ones? (just worried one should say 456..but I cant see how it would be different)

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they are identical for both sides, and put the grease on the bottom of the connectors.
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Default thatnks alot man. I searched couldnt find anything. Now you mean just the bottom of one of the thing

s that plugs into the amplifier? like actually inside where they have contacts? Not just on the outside on the plastic right?

What does it do btw? Thanks again.
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Default Actually, it's Dielectric grease. Dilithium, is of a crystal, from Star Trek. But we knew what you..

meant. The primary purpose of Dielectric grease is that it is a non-conductive grease that seals out moisture, O2, &amp; salts, thereby preventing corrosion on electrical connections, without being a conduit to ground.
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FYI, dielectric grease is nonconductive
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and what did dilithium grease from star trrek do?
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Default it goes underneath the amplifiers, between them and the airbox(m)

When you pull the old ones up you'll see that you are mounting them to a metal panel on the airbox. just clean off that panel and apply the grease; then squish the suckers on there and tighten them down.
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They were Dilithium crystals in Star Trek. Powered the engines. Sorta like nuclear power.


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