can the throttle bodies be taken off?

boomboom · 11-01-2013, 09:19 AM

Is it safe to just take these off if I wanted to polish them up?

critical · 11-01-2013, 09:33 AM

can you take them off? yes

can you polish them? i don't think so. clean maybe but you don't have to remove them to clean the outside

SouthArk370Z · 11-01-2013, 12:43 PM

You can get them off but it may not be intuitive how to do it. You have to remove the de-icing lines (engine coolant), retrain the TBs once you re-install them, &c. Procedures are in the FSM (see link in my sig) - check 'em out and see if it's something you think you could handle.

SPOHN · 11-01-2013, 08:33 PM

Yes there easy to remove IMO. They can be polished. Seen lots of tem done this way. Worth it? Probably not.

boomboom · 11-01-2013, 11:26 PM

Probably not worth the risk. I can polish them on the car just hard on the ol back. I want them to matchup a little more to the rest of my bay

Alstann · 11-02-2013, 10:52 AM

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Originally Posted by boomboom

Probably not worth the risk. I can polish them on the car just hard on the ol back. I want them to matchup a little more to the rest of my bay

Like Spohn said - it's very easy. If you can turn a wrench, you can do it. All you have to do is remove the strut tower bar, remove the intake tubes, and then there are 4 bolts and the two coolant lines holding the throttle bodies. You'll see them no problem once you remove the intake tubing.

boomboom · 11-02-2013, 09:15 PM

Retraining the TBs are what make me hesitate a little. I will look the procedure up maybe its easier than I think

Alstann · 11-03-2013, 11:17 AM

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Originally Posted by boomboom

Retraining the TBs are what make me hesitate a little. I will look the procedure up maybe its easier than I think

I didn't retrain mine. I took them off for 3 months, and took my car apart. I put the TB's back in, and the car fired right up no problem.

gomer_110 · 11-03-2013, 12:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Alstann

I didn't retrain mine. I took them off for 3 months, and took my car apart. I put the TB's back in, and the car fired right up no problem.

Same here. Took them off when I put my m370 intake on and never retrained them after I re-installed them. Not a single problem.

boomboom · 11-03-2013, 02:46 PM

Hmm ok thats good news then

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critical A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Washington Posts: 1,252 Drives: 09' 370z 7AT Rep Power: 16	can you take them off? yes can you polish them? i don't think so. clean maybe but you don't have to remove them to clean the outside __________________ Quaife w/ gears \|Stillen Gen 3\|SOLD FI Resonated Test Pipes \|SOLD FI 18'' \| 25row Stillen Race \| Progress 35mm/25mm sways \| Swifts/Koni\|Volk G25's\| Stoptech SS lines\|\|SPL Front/Rear Arms\|

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SouthArk370Z Premium Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: South Arkansas Posts: 8,435 Drives: 2014 Challenger Rep Power: 324198	You can get them off but it may not be intuitive how to do it. You have to remove the de-icing lines (engine coolant), retrain the TBs once you re-install them, &c. Procedures are in the FSM (see link in my sig) - check 'em out and see if it's something you think you could handle. __________________ Steering Lock Links - Search The370Z Bookmarklet - FSM @ NICOclub Mankind has progressed past the need for war but we haven't evolved that far. - NachoMahma

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SPOHN A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Covington, GA Age: 46 Posts: 14,844 Drives: Waiting on next Z Rep Power: 221	Yes there easy to remove IMO. They can be polished. Seen lots of tem done this way. Worth it? Probably not. __________________

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boomboom Enthusiast Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: WI Posts: 438 Drives: 09 NISSAN 370Z Rep Power: 16	Hmm ok thats good news then