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When I did mine I did not use loctiite. In my opinion the 450F rating of high temp locktite is too low for an exhaust manifold application.

Back in the day, my MK2 low speed blower resistor would burn out like clockwork.

Well the no low speed is easy enough to fix, replace the burned out blower motor resistor pack screwed to the plenum. The rest of this post is incomprehensible to me.

You are correct that fuel cut is set by the amount of air pulled through the engine, but it is not clamped to a specific frequency from the AFM. Rather it is clamped to a maximum computed load value which includes air flow, intake air temperature, and air pressure, and rpm. For the stock ECU...

okay, I think I get it now.... a smoking hole in the ground

Well, it is out of spec so it should be replaced. Yes, you could try to replace it with an aftermarket 3ohm 50W resistor, but might be easier just to find a used pack, they seem pretty reliable. Personally, I would look for a vac leak first. It doesn't take much. My BOV vac line detached a...

A slightly rich mixture will cure a lot of idle ills. It is unlikely the resistor is bad, or the cause of the problem. I would look for a small vac leak, as this will cause poor idle quality.

smokin' hole?

Like when a student spilled HF in the lab at grad school. Quite a response from the Haz mat team!

Throw one in the oven at 250F for 4 hours and see what happens. Just don't use your SO's cake pans! :icon_bigg

Ummm, Really? What does "with a low moisture content" mean to you, apparently not what it means to me? :aigo: 100% chemically pure ethanol has a "low moisture content"!

Bummer, the standard way to recondition silica-gel is to heat it to about 120-200C, but since its stuck in a pipe I'm not sure that will really help as the moisture will be trapped. New pipes are probably the best path forward. Since its a form of silicon dioxide, you could probably dissolve...

Assuming they're real. you might want to fix 24 at least, and 35 isn't good either. :aigo:

I, for one, would appreciate seeing your intake temps at the head port. Could you make that data available?

If you want a slightly better estimate, use this calculator for impact of temp/humidity etc. http://www.csgnetwork.com/relhumhpcalc.html

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Yeah I just checked and Ohio seemed pretty damn hot, hotter than where I took the data you don't believe. Texas? WTF?

Laws of physics don't apply in Ohio, fascinating.

Some IAT data I took on my way home today (although it is a GTE they both have AFMs in the same place). Its a 15 minute drive and ambient temp was 25C. By the time I was home my IAT was 40C (as measured by the ECU at the AFM). That's 104F for those who like Fahrenheit. Just a 15 minute drive in...

Put your hand on the thing after a drive and tell me how long you can hold it. If you read the thread more carefully you would know that the OP bought the car with a poorly installed pod filter on the intake and is looking to make it right.