Re: grinding the tbi

From: Jarrod Pilone (moparman@jet.laker.net)
Date: Wed Jul 16 1997 - 22:57:37 EDT


> well......i finally took all the ridges out......even made my way down
into
> where the throttle plates meet and all the way down.......polished it
> all.......also took some off the throttle shatft......figured i could
gain
> some cfm at WOT there as the shaft is a good 1/4 inch thick......slapped
it
> on the truck (94 3.9) and fired it up......no rough idle and no
> MIL......slapped the throttle a couple of times POP POP out the
> intake.....shut it off......fired it back up did the same thing only no
> backfire.........took it out on the street.....wailed on it from a dead
> stop........my 275/60's said SCREECH and i took off......hit second
> CHIRP........everything seemed cool......did it a couple of more times
same
> thing but no chirp in second,.......only drove it a few miles and took it
> home and parked it.......tomorrow when i go to work i will beat the snot
out
> of it and hopefully by the time i get off we shall see.......so far so
good
> though.....
>

i was gonna smoth out the shaft as well, but mother nature and time was
getting the best of me, so ill jus take her off prolly next wekend and give
her a good grindin again.

Jarrod

Jarrod Pilone moparman@laker.net
http://falcon.laker.net/moparman
'97 Dakota CC Sport V8, Flowmaster, FIPK, Pilone Throttle Body
'72 Dodge Demon, future 12 second 1/4 mile car

 



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