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Default Throttle body gunk..
Just pulled the HPI 55 off my EGC.. A little gunky.. What do you think?




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Gunk 2
 
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It's gunky!
 
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How many miles?
 
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Plumbed externally?
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How many miles?
Some where between 30-40,000.
 
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Of course..
 
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Some where between 30-40,000.
Why is it that a carbed motor with the same mileage will not show that gunk? Delivery?
 
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Why is it that a carbed motor with the same mileage will not show that gunk? Delivery?
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I imagine the ports and intake valves look similar?
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