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I ment to post this a couple of weeks ago but forgot.
The alternator took a dump and needed to be replaced. I can't complain since it lasted 13 years and 99k miles. While I was at it, I figured I'd change the spark plugs. To make my life a little easier, I pulled the intake off. That's when I discovered the rubber cap I had on the TB side of the crank case vent (bottom of the TB) had split wide open.
This is the part I'm talking about.
Not knowing how the elbow was held in, but figuring it was a friction fit I decided to mark a straight line across it and the TB. I gave it a whack with a pall-peen hammer.
After a few more whacks, I was able to remove it.
Figured best way to fix it was to tap the hole....
... and install a plug with teflon tape.
Did the same thing on the inner passages of the TB that were no longer used because of the blower. You can see the rubber cap that was installed when I did them a couple of years ago. Looks intact there.
I did this when the car still had the MAF pre-blower trying to eliminate a rich condition at part throttle and decel. It never occurred to me to block off the bottom since it was capped. I'm not seeing much more in the way of overall boost, but the power comes on much quicker and the torque steer a bit more interesting. The car is much nicer to drive and the power delivery is a lot smoother. Also, all of the part throttle bucking gone.
The alternator took a dump and needed to be replaced. I can't complain since it lasted 13 years and 99k miles. While I was at it, I figured I'd change the spark plugs. To make my life a little easier, I pulled the intake off. That's when I discovered the rubber cap I had on the TB side of the crank case vent (bottom of the TB) had split wide open.
This is the part I'm talking about.
Not knowing how the elbow was held in, but figuring it was a friction fit I decided to mark a straight line across it and the TB. I gave it a whack with a pall-peen hammer.
After a few more whacks, I was able to remove it.
Figured best way to fix it was to tap the hole....
... and install a plug with teflon tape.
Did the same thing on the inner passages of the TB that were no longer used because of the blower. You can see the rubber cap that was installed when I did them a couple of years ago. Looks intact there.
I did this when the car still had the MAF pre-blower trying to eliminate a rich condition at part throttle and decel. It never occurred to me to block off the bottom since it was capped. I'm not seeing much more in the way of overall boost, but the power comes on much quicker and the torque steer a bit more interesting. The car is much nicer to drive and the power delivery is a lot smoother. Also, all of the part throttle bucking gone.
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