throttle body differances

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Post Mon Oct 27, 2008 8:47 pm

I have recently brought a 2.5 throttle body for my 2.0 and i cant see the difference between the two? is there any signs of obvious difference? size of the butterfly looks the same?

think iv been had.

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Post Mon Oct 27, 2008 8:57 pm

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Should look like this. :D
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Post Mon Oct 27, 2008 9:48 pm

yep iv been stuffed. time to get my moneys back. :evil:

cheers for that
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Post Mon Oct 27, 2008 10:35 pm

I sincerely hope this wasn't a zone transaction :?
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Post Mon Oct 27, 2008 10:42 pm

no bloody ebay. no now iv got a mission to get my money back :(
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Post Mon Oct 27, 2008 10:44 pm

Should be ok bud, they may take their time on the bay but usually turns out ok :)
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Post Mon Oct 27, 2008 10:59 pm

well thats good news then, i thought its just a case of them saying no im not paying. just want to get the ball rolling on my 2.7 conversion.
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Post Mon Oct 27, 2008 11:22 pm

is ther a chance your 2.0 already has a 2.5 throttle body on it :roll:
Cypriotgeeza wrote:I done both my mates in my old 318is
felt so proud,even tried it with a E30 325i and got put in my place.. :o:
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Post Tue Oct 28, 2008 5:29 pm

well from looking at the pictures im sure its the 2.0 iv been sent, hmmmm starting to doubt my self lol
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Post Tue Oct 28, 2008 5:33 pm

if you measure the size of the throttle body im sure some one on here could tell you if its a 325 one or 320
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Post Tue Oct 28, 2008 6:04 pm

its a 2.0 throttle body he sent me. hes just confessed lol. im gettin another sent down to me. if its the same ill loose the plot :D
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Post Tue Oct 28, 2008 6:06 pm

STiBen wrote:its a 2.0 throttle body he sent me. hes just confessed lol. im gettin another sent down to me. if its the same ill loose the plot :D
one of those "honest mistakes " from an ebay seller is it !!!
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Post Tue Oct 28, 2008 8:55 pm

ya from the good old ebay. really want my car on the road :(
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Post Wed Oct 29, 2008 7:03 pm

Ebay sellers do make honest mistakes, i bought a 320 TB thats like a bucket, he sent me a 2.5 by mistake but ive not fitted it yet, the TPS came in handy though :P
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Post Wed Oct 29, 2008 8:14 pm

its just my luck that he sends me another 2.0 throttle body.
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