"Custom Throttle Body For TBI Applications"
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"Custom Throttle Body For TBI Applications"
Some of you may remember that project that my cousin and I were working on awhile back called "Conan". Well, I'm actually in the market again for a manual transmission daily driver, and I'm targeting an LO3 w/5-speed. Got a little time before I throw down my money on an ebay inspired car, and I'm not going to rush the purchase. However, in the interim, I pulled out all of the stuff that we were working on from project "Conan", in preperation for the next car that I come across. The throttle body, in which will be taken to the next step, along with the Holley ProJection Intake, currently looks like this....;
First pic w/out throttle plate, second with throttle plate, third w/throttle plate opened.
First pic w/out throttle plate, second with throttle plate, third w/throttle plate opened.
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Re: "Custom Throttle Body For TBI Applications"
pretty slick fab work, I like it. Smooth throttle motion? I would imagine that could support quite a bit of power. What will you be putting it on top of?
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Re: "Custom Throttle Body For TBI Applications"
By running a mono-blade and removing the center section ... Nice work by the way I'm not criticizing it .... But with the center removed like that under typical to excessive heat wouldn't you run th risk of the throttlebody potentially cracking in that area? ... Also from heat Could it potentially distort and cause the throttle shaft to bind?
Or are you also running something under the throttlebody to insulate it from excessive intake heat?
Or are you also running something under the throttlebody to insulate it from excessive intake heat?
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Originally Posted by BronYrAur
pretty slick fab work, I like it. Smooth throttle motion? I would imagine that could support quite a bit of power. What will you be putting it on top of?
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Originally Posted by Jproz1167
By running a mono-blade and removing the center section ... Nice work by the way I'm not criticizing it .... But with the center removed like that under typical to excessive heat wouldn't you run the risk of the throttlebody potentially cracking in that area?
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Very interesting concept you've got there. I can only imagine the CFM's a 454 throttle body would flow like that. A question does come to mind though. Why not go ahea and completely open up the middle section so its one big oval shaped blade? Did the vacuum passages not permit this or is there some other reason I'm not seeing? As for the strength and fatigue of the throttle body I can't really imagine that being an issue. Most aftermarket intakes are not heated as it is.
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Originally Posted by oldred95
Why not go ahea and completely open up the middle section so its one big oval shaped blade? Did the vacuum passages not permit this or is there some other reason I'm not seeing?
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After looking at the pics again I notice you can only remove so much material before you loose the injector pod mounting surface and the air cleaner stud boss. Still even at that I can forsee a 1000 cfm 454 throttle body pretty easy.
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Originally Posted by Jproz1167
Can you make me one?
Originally Posted by 91chevz71
nice, wish I had one
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Originally Posted by oldred95
Your basically saying don't run EGR and use that port for the MAP or just T into the EGR vacuum hose and hook the MAP in there.
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Re: "Custom Throttle Body For TBI Applications"
I like what you did with the ProJection manifold. I've got a GMPP Vortec TBI intake but I've been contemplating using a dual plane carb manifold. I'm not sure if I want to go that route because of issues with the throttle cable/TV cable bracket. It looks like a good way to run a dual plane on a TBI without any issues as far as keeping EGR and the throttle/tv cable bradket.
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Originally Posted by galvarado
I like what you did with the ProJection manifold.
Originally Posted by galvarado
I've got a GMPP Vortec TBI intake but I've been contemplating using a dual plane carb manifold.....
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Re: "Custom Throttle Body For TBI Applications"
not a lot of engines that could utilize tbi for fuel delivery need a significant amount more flow than a 2" tbi can give. You will lose some velocity I think and atomization but I'm sure you can get it to work, i just dont know if it will really yeild the improvement a lot of people hope for with bigger throttle bodies.
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Originally Posted by snflupigus
not a lot of engines that could utilize tbi for fuel delivery need a significant amount more flow than a 2" tbi can give. You will lose some velocity I think and atomization but I'm sure you can get it to work, i just dont know if it will really yeild the improvement a lot of people hope for with bigger throttle bodies....
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