Snapped my Boomba throttle blade in half!
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Very poor engineering on the manufactures part. I have spent my whole career in the Recreational Vehicle field. Have bored hundreds of carburetors, some have a butterfly [ That's what we call them ] that has to be made. Most are brass, some are steel. In a turbo, performance, nitrous application I would never use a material which would not be pliable. Aluminum is the last product I would use. I would not be happy knowing my performance vehicle had a butterfly that would break under high pressure in my engine.
Don
Don
#33
Very poor engineering on the manufactures part. I have spent my whole career in the Recreational Vehicle field. Have bored hundreds of carburetors, some have a butterfly [ That's what we call them ] that has to be made. Most are brass, some are steel. In a turbo, performance, nitrous application I would never use a material which would not be pliable. Aluminum is the last product I would use. I would not be happy knowing my performance vehicle had a butterfly that would break under high pressure in my engine.
Don
Don
Yep, still need a few parts for the SBC. Just been broke with all the cash I've put in the in the Evo lately.
#34
Update:
Received it today via USPS. They got it last Friday, fixed and shipped it Monday, and today is Wednesday so the turn around time was pretty quick. I really appreciate the quick service along with the free shaft seals.
Blade and shaft were replaced. Blade (aka butterfly, plate) was not anodized red but just a normal alum. silver and there's a few scratches on the blade. No big deal since you can't see it after installed but you can tell its been replaced and could affect resale value if I were to eventually sell it. Not too worried about it right now, just looking forward to getting the Evo back on the road. Its been a LONG time since I've actually been able to enjoy this car and cruise it down the road.
Received it today via USPS. They got it last Friday, fixed and shipped it Monday, and today is Wednesday so the turn around time was pretty quick. I really appreciate the quick service along with the free shaft seals.
Blade and shaft were replaced. Blade (aka butterfly, plate) was not anodized red but just a normal alum. silver and there's a few scratches on the blade. No big deal since you can't see it after installed but you can tell its been replaced and could affect resale value if I were to eventually sell it. Not too worried about it right now, just looking forward to getting the Evo back on the road. Its been a LONG time since I've actually been able to enjoy this car and cruise it down the road.
#36
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After 2 adapters, they finally sent me one that fits. They did send me a free t-shirt and battery hold down for free.
In this situation where my engine backfire caused the TB plate to bend/break, I can't expect them to eat the cost. It would have been nice though. I just wasn't expecting the parts to be that much.
As for plate being a "billet" piece, I don't see that being a cost effective way to produce the plate alone. The new one looks like it came from a thick sheet of alum. and doesn't look like it was machined. I could be wrong. Regardless, I don't feel a cut piece of billet is any stronger than if the piece came from a sheet. I know the TB itself is billet since it has to be machined from a block of alum.
Explanation on billet here:
http://www.motorcyclecruiser.com/tec...ned/index.html
IMHO, the blade itself SHOULD be made of stainless. This would allow it to bend and not break if a backfire were to happen again. I'm not sure what the stock TB plate (blade) is made out of but I'd be curious.
Overall the Boomba TB is a great piece and has worked well for me. I only wish they would consider a better material for the blade.
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