Rotary Works Throttle Body Leak
I am currently running about 18-20 psi and have no boost lost... I have been using it since day one and if it is leaking, which it may be, it is very minimal and not affecting my performance. It holds the psi steadily during 3rd or 4th gear pulls at the track...
There are 2 others I can speak of locally in my area that have not experienced any issues either....we all purchased them within a week of each other...
One (papsmagu) is at 24 lbs of boost, running cosistant 10 sec 1/4 mile times and the other ( jm93rx7) just got dynoed last week and put down 502HP @ 20 lbs of boost.. our tuner never mentioned any boost lost or vacum leak during the hour session..
There are 2 others I can speak of locally in my area that have not experienced any issues either....we all purchased them within a week of each other...
One (papsmagu) is at 24 lbs of boost, running cosistant 10 sec 1/4 mile times and the other ( jm93rx7) just got dynoed last week and put down 502HP @ 20 lbs of boost.. our tuner never mentioned any boost lost or vacum leak during the hour session..
They all leak. It's just a matter of how much. You're not alone. I'll pick one up as well and share in the misery.
I already mentioned mine leaks but I didn't notice any ill effects. For the hell of it I was just testing for leaks and couldn't build up more than a couple psi without the air rushing out of the TB. Now my car boosts to 17psi but it makes me wonder does the turbo have to work harder than necessary because of the leak?
I already mentioned mine leaks but I didn't notice any ill effects. For the hell of it I was just testing for leaks and couldn't build up more than a couple psi without the air rushing out of the TB. Now my car boosts to 17psi but it makes me wonder does the turbo have to work harder than necessary because of the leak?
Pretty common with some carburators from brand to brand over the years. Ive seen company's offer a solution for that and its a different bushing with different alloys that last alot longer. At some point leaking is inevitable.
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That's a good pic i was wondering how far to go with it i was planing to open it all up so all three become one well that's what i was told to do by this guy i met in Philly they a have speed shop call 1/4 mile and all they do is build rotaries
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Well i havent bought anything else from rotary works......all my parts on my car even my Vmount i got from rotary extreme when chuck was there... the old owners... so i guess i can say anything bad about rotary works
I think pretty much all throttle body will leak, problem is how much is it leaking. I had a 80mm TB on my old FC and I did a leak test on it and you could hear how much air was leaking from like 20 feet away, i then replaced it with a Wilson Manifold 80mm TB and it still had a very very small leak.
Lets not make this into another bash all Rotary Works products thread. A lot of us already have this throttle body and there seems to be interest in fixing its flaw.
I am still running the throttle body and will be keeping it on for DGRR. My car still boosts to 25psi easily and makes good power so I'm not sure how the leak is affecting performance. I can hear the boost leak loud and clear coming from the TB over the sound of my air compressor though.
I am interested to hear if the Florida guys are having leaks at all.
I am still running the throttle body and will be keeping it on for DGRR. My car still boosts to 25psi easily and makes good power so I'm not sure how the leak is affecting performance. I can hear the boost leak loud and clear coming from the TB over the sound of my air compressor though.
I am interested to hear if the Florida guys are having leaks at all.
I will dig it out of storage today, just let me know when everyone is ready to do it.
Lets not make this into another bash all Rotary Works products thread. A lot of us already have this throttle body and there seems to be interest in fixing its flaw.
I am still running the throttle body and will be keeping it on for DGRR. My car still boosts to 25psi easily and makes good power so I'm not sure how the leak is affecting performance. I can hear the boost leak loud and clear coming from the TB over the sound of my air compressor though.
I am interested to hear if the Florida guys are having leaks at all.
I am still running the throttle body and will be keeping it on for DGRR. My car still boosts to 25psi easily and makes good power so I'm not sure how the leak is affecting performance. I can hear the boost leak loud and clear coming from the TB over the sound of my air compressor though.
I am interested to hear if the Florida guys are having leaks at all.
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I'm keeping mine but I'd love to find a solution to the leak.