So I have a question... If smoothing out the throttle body makes such a
good difference, how come they don't come that way out of the factory? I
can understand it being too expensive to produce them with an ultra smooth
finish, but couldn't they make 'em closer to what we're doing to them? What
are those ridges supposed to do anyway? Someone said they are
over-engineered... For strength I assume? Or for sound baffling? More
like Tod baffling...I can't figure it out. Is there some risk in taking
them out?
Anyway, this mod sounds like something I want to try.
This list sure is expensive... I wasn't planning on doing any mods. Now I
have a growing list of them...and I don't even *have* a Dakota yet! Twenty
days since my order...and counting.... -Tod
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Styer" <dakotamike@netzero.net>
To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2001 8:56 PM
Subject: Re: DML: RE: TB modifications
> oh, encouragement is my wallets worst enemy :)
>
> Mike S.
>
> The Man From Utopia wrote:
>
> > > Hey everybody,
> > >
> > > Has anybody done they're own tb mods?
> >
> > I did! I did!
> >
> > > I want to clean take those ridges off of the top, thin the blades and
> > shafts, and polish the holes...
> > >
> > > This will be my first big job with the Dremel (xmas present:). What
> > > attachment should I use to remove the ridges?
> >
> > A hacksaw to remove those big nasty things at the top of the TB (except
> > maybe the one that supports the S-bolt), file the rest down flat. Or if
you
> > really want to give the Dremel a work out use the cutting wheels(gonna
need
> > lots of those). Use the carbide tipped stuff to do the rough work, then
> > switch to the sandpaper wheels to smooth things out. DO not go below the
> > butterfly's..
> >
> > > And how much of an improvement is this mod? Can I feel it somewhere
in
> > the power band, or what?
> >
> > Big improvement throughout the band, mostly above 3k...
> >
> > Greg
> > NE# 3779
> > 2K1 Neon ES
> > Rahway NJ
> > ICQ: 283886
> > http://24.6.89.18/neon
>
>
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