People w/ Samco TBBs: install question

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Apr 20, 2005 | 01:27 PM

VandyS4

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People w/ Samco TBBs: install question

When you were wrapping up the install and putting everything back together, did you have a hard time reattaching the black metal plate that holds down the sensor. I guess the samco TBB didn't quite fit right in this respect, and I had to put in the screws to force it in to place, so the sensor hole is pulled over/down slightly to fit. Will this be a problem?

Also, one of the really tight 8mm nut/screw that holds that same plate to the sensor itself broke while I was tightening it. The sensor seems pretty much tight in place, will only one screw here be a problem?

er..also, there was no airbox retainer clip connected to the snorkel like there is in the tech article. Again, problem?

Now I'm gonna go fish out a bit that I dropped between the bumper and the radiator =P

Apr 20, 2005 | 01:57 PM

kaygee

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I twisted my sensor mount plate to make it fit correctly

Apr 20, 2005 | 05:35 PM

DocWyte

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Just ran into this. You need to rotate the samco tbb

counter clockwise to get the bracket to sit up against the mount. You want this to be a totally passive fit, otherwise when you install those allen head screws they're going to torque the sensor up and away from the tbb and create a hellacious boost leak. Ask me how I know...