Silicone TBB shitty fitting...

[Audi_S4]

pfff Just bought a silicone kit , waited a whole week for it...

placed the TBB cause mine was torn. and the following happened!

my V6 biturbo cover did not fit anymore (not such a big problem)

when I closed the hood a FU**ING bump came out of the hood! I now have a dent just above the TBB place in my hood

is this normal for it being such a difference in size?

I took it off and made some pics!

[HighDesertAudi]

Damn! My samco fit crappy but that's just ridiculous. Order one from 034, supposidly it fits better.

[Audi_S4]

hmm I bought a whole set for 350€ thinking I would be better of then bying the China/ebay stuff for 100$ (I was wrong)

as you see some cutting won't fix my problem, the difference is just to damn big!

[Das General]

I bought a samco hose kit and it fit great.

[JD797]

i dont like ur clamps.... i lost two pieces to two of them because they like explode when loosened too much, which they have to be to get the dam pipes into the two holes... and couldn't figur eout the top clamp at all, so I ended up using 3 of the stock clamps...

[The_Jerbel]

Some cutting actually WILL fix your problem. Cut down the MAP sensor holder on the TBB and it will fit under the hood.

[2k1audiS4]

Man that thing is a monster. If you have the money pick up an APR bi pipe. If not, then just go samco or ebay and be done with it.

[GramCracker]

That sucker is HUGE!

[JD797]

thats what she said..... haha sorry couldnt resist

[JDM EJ1 95]

cant you just turn it over and mount the map sensor on the bottom?

just an idea

[MacDaddy]

i dont like ur clamps.... i lost two pieces to two of them because they like explode when loosened too much, which they have to be to get the dam pipes into the two holes... and couldn't figur eout the top clamp at all, so I ended up using 3 of the stock clamps...

honey goo is your friend to get on stubborn hoses & pipes, smells good too.

[JD797]

noted lol

[S4-ORCE]

cant you just turn it over and mount the map sensor on the bottom?

just an idea

[JD797]

would i be able to use motor oil on the pipes to get them into the TBB easier or is that a bad idea??? I need to lube them with something... something easily findable too

[MacDaddy]

silicone won't swell when it comes in contact with a petroleum product like rubber will, but if your still worried, try soapy water.

[S4 in_lowplaces]

thats one expensive TBB!!

[audidweeb]

I have the chinese silicone hose kit, and the TBB is the only part I refused to use. I run a samco TBB with no issues though.

[NogaroWonda00]

i just got my autospeed tbb, it didnt fit right at first either just kept blowing off. but i ended up just clamping the hell out of it and now its good lol..

by the way i like the ach design, i wish mine would have had the little grooves. but the clamps are junk, i switched all of mine to tbolt style. also the price on the ach is bs IMO thats more than i paid for my asi kit lol

[The_Jerbel]

I have the chinese silicone hose kit, and the TBB is the only part I refused to use. I run a samco TBB with no issues though.

I used the chines TBB. I just used a dremel and cut down the MAP sensor holder until it was low enough to clear the hood.