ahh!!! the torx screws on my OEM THROTTLE BODY!!
11-20-2011, 04:26 AM
#1
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Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: tx
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ahh!!! the torx screws on my OEM THROTTLE BODY!!
dammiT!!! well before i start, im very new to the thread and i hope i make some good friends, ok well back to the problem, i have a 2007 v6 mustang and i bought a BBK 70mm throttle body for $120 on EBAY!!!! oh yea
any way as it came in by FEdex i did the idiot proof assembly but one tiny problem came by and the DAMN torx screws are really worn, to make matters worse i didnt notice it and made the head more worn D: so im going to try a drill on the throttle body screws, please has anybody came to this problem??? i need help how to take em offf thank you!!
11-20-2011, 08:15 AM
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Location: NW Arkansas
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If you like driving your stang, dont put that BBK Throttle Body on it.
Period.
There is a reason you got it so cheap on eBay.
It was someone elses problem before it became yours.
No one I know of buys an expensive part for their
Mustang then because it performs so well, they
remove it and sell it on eBay for a big time $$ loss.
The aftermarket TBs are known to be problematic.
They will leave you limping around more than driving around.
If you got this as a HP increaser, sorry, its not going to happen.
The OEM TB is big enough for plenty of HP producing air.
If you are determined to put the pile of carp on your stang,
be sure to keep the old OEM one that was working flawlessly
in your trunk with ALL the tools needed to replace the BBK
when you are sitting on the side of the road to nowhere.
And maybe a drill to drill out the stripped torx screws as well?
For an answer to your question, grab the head of the screw
with small vice-grips. If you do drill, use a left handed drill bit
with your drill running in reverse.
The bit will enevitably catch and the screw will come right out.
Period.
There is a reason you got it so cheap on eBay.
It was someone elses problem before it became yours.
No one I know of buys an expensive part for their
Mustang then because it performs so well, they
remove it and sell it on eBay for a big time $$ loss.
The aftermarket TBs are known to be problematic.
They will leave you limping around more than driving around.
If you got this as a HP increaser, sorry, its not going to happen.
The OEM TB is big enough for plenty of HP producing air.
If you are determined to put the pile of carp on your stang,
be sure to keep the old OEM one that was working flawlessly
in your trunk with ALL the tools needed to replace the BBK
when you are sitting on the side of the road to nowhere.
And maybe a drill to drill out the stripped torx screws as well?
For an answer to your question, grab the head of the screw
with small vice-grips. If you do drill, use a left handed drill bit
with your drill running in reverse.
The bit will enevitably catch and the screw will come right out.
Last edited by 157dB; 11-20-2011 at 08:27 AM.
11-20-2011, 11:58 PM
#3
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Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: tx
Posts: 2
thank you, ill try it out tuesday
i have a close buddy that has one on his car and he has NO problems with at all, he never complains and it sounds nice, i have a tuner i bought also off ebay for 180 almost brand new never been used just opened, i bought the two at seperate days because i believe the tuner, bbk throttler body and the BBk CAI with be nice combination, the parts i bought were from a guy that sold his mustang for a 2011 GT, thats why they were cheap, i have duel exhaust also on my v6 when i bought it came with it BUT the wierdest thing it doesnt have a h or x pipe
i have a close buddy that has one on his car and he has NO problems with at all, he never complains and it sounds nice, i have a tuner i bought also off ebay for 180 almost brand new never been used just opened, i bought the two at seperate days because i believe the tuner, bbk throttler body and the BBk CAI with be nice combination, the parts i bought were from a guy that sold his mustang for a 2011 GT, thats why they were cheap, i have duel exhaust also on my v6 when i bought it came with it BUT the wierdest thing it doesnt have a h or x pipe
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