Hey Bruce,
Have you tried chamferring the bottom of the throttle bores? If radiusing is
too difficult, maybe a couple of angles(like a valve job).This may accomplish
the same thing as the helix without using a spacer.
BTW, I thought you were going to work on TB's this weekend. Oh,what the hell,
it's Valentine's Day, do something romantic(like install your headpipes)
Dr. Pat
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>From: "Bridges, Bruce" <bbridges@alarismed.com>
>To: "'dakota-truck@buffnet.net'" <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
>Subject: DML: JBA R/T HEAD PIPES and Helixing...
>Date: Thu, Feb 11, 1999, 10:56 PM
>
> Dr. Pat,
> Hey, TB250 torquer? thats a question for Jules!
>
> Just picked up the JBA headpipes for my R/T... They are much nicer than I
> expected. They moved the o2 sensors down a bit to clear the flange bolts,
> and they are 2.25" dia, not 2"! I will install them this weekend (to Hell
> with the kitchen remodeling) and I will report back..
>
> Now how am I gonna cut a helix in a piece of Maple...? Im baffled by the
> Helix stuff...Its not a "textbook" kinda thing... The only thing I can think
> of is that it is somehow laminarizing the flow somewhat by reducing the
> separation at the transistion between manifold inlet underside and the
> plenum. The stock config must separate (get turbulent) pretty badly to
> benefit from something like that! If thats the case, there are a few other
> ways to do it as well! More mysteries!
> BKB
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Patrick Delgado [mailto:dadoctah@worldnet.att.net]
> Sent: Thursday, February 11, 1999 10:03 AM
> To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> Subject: Re: DML: Tornado Air & Helix's
>
>
> Anybody knows about the MPI "250 torquer TB"? Somebody a while back posted
> that it had some grooves in it and that it worked awesome. Could be
> something
> similar the the illusive helix.
> Dr. Pat
>
> ----------
>>From: Shaun.Hendricks@bergenbrunswig.com
>>To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
>>Subject: DML: Tornado Air & Helix's
>>Date: Thu, Feb 11, 1999, 12:00 AM
>>
>
>> Um, lest anyone be confused... does a "Tornado" look like smooth stable
>> airflow to any of you?
>>
>> Okay Class: What do we call swirling jumbled up air?
>>
>> Little Billy?
>>
>> Turbulence!
>>
>> Very good... and when it's really strong?
>>
>> You Norma Jean?
>>
>> A Tornado!
>>
>> Excellent... and how about when it's WAAAAY F^*%ing strong?
>>
>> Bobby?
>>
>> A Hurricane!!!
>>
>> Does anyone else want to shove a massive turbulence zone in front of their
>> intake system? No? Very good! Class dismissed... ^_^
>>
>> Shaun "Just having some fun with y'all!" H.
>>
>>
>> ---original message---
>> The TornadoAire thingy sucked. I bought one and it didn't do S@#T
>>
>> ____________________Reply Separator____________________
>>
>>
>> The "helix effect" of Mr. Willhite's aluminum spacer sounds similar to the
>> claim
>> s made for the tornadoair unit.
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