Patrick,
Do you want one of the TB's before or after I open it up??? I was
planning on using a boring bar in one of the NC mills I have access to.
I can get the 55MM plates
no problem and there only $2.00 each. Let me know.
Frank
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kabuki2@aol.com [SMTP:Kabuki2@aol.com]
> Sent: Monday, August 17, 1998 6:13 AM
> To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> Subject: Re: DML: RE: Throttle bodies again.. (was: 98 R/T power
> mod's questions)
>
> In a message dated 98-08-17 01:53:33 EDT, you write:
>
> << Hay Patrick,
>
> I have three TB's from 5.9's and I do have access to a flow bench. I
> can
> get the throttle plates or I can make them. What I need to know is
> how
> large a throttle
> plate anyone has placed in the throttle body's without problems.
> There
> is the TPS (throttle position sensor) that we need to contend with.
> More
> air means less
> clicks on the TPS. >>
>
> Jules claims to use a 55mm bore on each side... The throttle plates
> would be
> so easy to make it wouldn't be worth the price Holley or anyone else
> charges
> for them. They could easily be made out of aluminum, or maybe if one
> used
> brass they could make the plates thinner...
>
> There were interesting dyno numbers on one of his Pro Street TB's on
> the DiRT
> mailing list where it showed (no suprise) a huge dip in the low end on
> a V-10.
>
> << Once I know the numbers,
> and make the
> tooling, the actual work on any TB should take less time than it takes
> to type in this message. >>
>
> How were you planning on enlarging the TB bores? Boring bar?
>
> Three TB's... I'd love to take one of those off your hands.
>
> ttyl
> Patrick
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