RE: 4 BBL TB

From: Holloway,Frank T (Frank.T.Holloway@KP.ORG)
Date: Thu Jan 21 1999 - 15:08:37 EST


The manifold will ether be the MPI or an M-1 drilled for injectors......

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Peter Majka [SMTP:pmajka@users.tronics.com]
> Sent: Thursday, January 21, 1999 11:18 AM
> To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> Subject: Re: DML: 4 BBL TB
>
> can you use the stock intake manifold with the 4bbl Tb?
>
>
> "Holloway,Frank T" wrote:
>
> > DML,
> > I just picked up the 4 BBL TB and it is quite an amazing piece of work.
> The
> > TB is machined from a solid piece of aluminum. Bore diameter is 1.686
> and it
> > has an IAS, TPS and a MAP. The MAP is located in the exact same place as
> the
> > factory 2 BBL MAP, the TPS is located on the back barrel throttle shaft
> and
> > the IAS is located just in front of the TPS. The linkage is a work of
> art,
> > but the throttle stops don't look like they will hold up to the rigors
> of
> > daily driving (SS cap screws that come to rest against the aluminum
> > linkage). There were no brackets to hold the factory throttle cable and
> no
> > provisions to bolt up the factory bracket, so the linkage is going to
> take
> > some work. The throttle bores a fully machined, heck, the whole thing is
> > fully machined. Throttle shafts are half-shafts, just like what we are
> > installing, and the plates are aluminum. A beautiful example of CNC
> > machining. Next comes the manifold.......
> >
> > Frank



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