RE: RE: TB modifications

From: ABadDakota (bad93dakota@yahoo.com)
Date: Wed Jan 17 2001 - 21:18:33 EST


Let me find another one to send you, as I want to
keep one stock. ANYBODY got a TB for a 93 V8 that
they want to get rid of?????

Tom
--- Chad Evans <hemidak@Msn.com> wrote:
> Sounds good. I'll do it for you. I don't thin
> the walls
>
> HemiDak@msn.com
>
>
> >From: ABadDakota <bad93dakota@yahoo.com>
> >Reply-To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> >To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> >Subject: RE: DML: RE: TB modifications
> >Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2001 15:19:41 -0800 (PST)
> >
> >Basically what you did to yours.
> >
> >Tom
> >--- Chad Evans <hemidak@Msn.com> wrote:
> > > What are you exactly wanting to do.
> > >
> > >
> > > >From: ABadDakota <bad93dakota@yahoo.com>
> > > >Reply-To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> > > >To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> > > >Subject: RE: DML: RE: TB modifications
> > > >Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2001 13:48:26 -0800
> (PST)
> > > >
> > > >Hey Chad......interested in doing one for
> > > >me???????
> > > >
> > > >Tom
> > > >--- Chad Evans <hemidak@Msn.com> wrote:
> > > > > Its nic eto work at a machine shop. I
> had
> > > one
> > > > > off our EDM operators use a
> > > > > bridgeport to mill of the top off the
> > > ridges
> > > > > and some of the base to make it
> > > > > look neat. the polishing i did mysel
> > > because i
> > > > > do that for a living. ain't
> > > > > it grand to use diamond compound and
> all i
> > > paid
> > > > > was a case of miller genuine
> > > > > draft. hehehehe
> > > > >
> > > > > 99 r/c 318
> > > > > flame red
> > > > > hemidak@msn.com
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > >From: "Bernd D. Ratsch"
> <bernd@texas.net>
> > > > > >Reply-To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> > > > > >To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> > > > > >Subject: RE: DML: RE: TB modifications
> > > > > >Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2001 10:23:34 -0600
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >Liability.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >One word of caution...if you've never
> done
> > > any
> > > > > porting work...don't try to
> > > > > >modify the TB by yourself. All it
> takes
> > > is
> > > > > one slip with the
> > > > > >grinder/dremel
> > > > > >to really screw up the bores. If you
> can,
> > > > > take the TB to a local machine
> > > > > >shop and have them do the
> milling/grinding
> > > for
> > > > > you.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >(I do have experience
> porting/modifying
> > > carbs
> > > > > and heads so please be
> > > > > >careful
> > > > > >with the hand grinders on your
> TB's...one
> > > slip
> > > > > and $100+ later for a new
> > > > > >TB)
> > > > > >
> > > > > >- Bernd
> > > > > >
> > > > > >-----Original Message-----
> > > > > >From: owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> > > > > >Subject: Re: DML: RE: TB modifications
> > > > > >
> > > > > >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
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > >
> >
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