Yeah, mine was on a completely different angle. I had to end up marking the head of the screw to get it right.

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I just thought that I'd bump this thread and post this because it keeps getting asked.

The screw is NOT supposed to stop tightening in the right position. Just tighten it all of the way and then back it off a bit until it's right (slot perpendicular to the macro line is most cases, although your screw may be different; just make sure the hole inside lines up with the macroline) and you're good to go. The screw will hold itself in the right position, but if you are really concerned about it moving, apply some blue loc-tite.

- Andrew

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Hi Andrew,

re the screw in question: on my A5, the slot and the hole in the banjo fitting are "in line". They are not perpendicular to each other. So... in the case of my banjo fitting would it not make more sense for the slot to be "in line" (parralel) to the macro line? I think so. It seems that not all of the holes in the various banjo fittings across A5 generations are facing the same direction relative to the "screw" slot.

That is correct. Although, in the majority of cases the slot is perpendicular. Some even have four holes... I will edit my previous post to be more universal.

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Agree 100%

While you can agree all you want, it often does make a difference. Experience trumps opinion, and machining error trumps theory On mine it does make a difference.

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No offense meant, but you never said that your banjo bolt is/was improperly machined. Of course, if there's a defect that could effect the flow no matter what the orientation of the bolt/hole is. We're just saying that by design, in general, the position of hole shouldn't matter. I've tried lining up the hole on my R/T flow connector bolt and actually found it to perform worse as if it was getting too much exhaust. If lining up the hole works better for you, then great! My apologies if you took it the wrong way.

The less resistance air has, the faster it will flow. It makes perfect sense that lining the holes up allows the air to flow better. If the air has to stop and work around the part of the bolt before it goes into the air line, that just slows things down. Sure the air will still get there, but it will get there with less resistance if you line up the holes. I think doing the ratchet mod by smoothing out the teeth making less resistance will also help with the issue that this mod also helps with. But that's only if you have the stock ratchet. From what I know, if you buy the aftermarket ratchets, they are already built like that.

EDIT: The JCS Ratchet I believe is the one that comes modified, the vortex it just a metal version the original

So there's supposed to be 2 o-rings on the banjo?
Cause I'm having trouble with my cyclone, and the banjo on my cyclone feed has only one o-ring, and it is at the top of the screw above the hole. So I don't know if i'm supposed to have two?

There should be two o-rings. One goes above the banjo up against the head of the screw, the other below it, down by the threads. It's not gonna seal without either of them.

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