RE: 4.7L TB

From: Mike Sype (blue98dakota@yahoo.com)
Date: Wed Nov 24 1999 - 11:33:28 EST


i would be!!
mike sype

--- "Barret, Matt" <MATT_BARRET@earthtech.com> wrote:
> YES!!!!! THANK GOD!!! JUST LIKE THE FERDS!!! I
> HAVE SOME GOOD PHOTOS IF
> YOU OR ANYBODY ARE INTERESTED??
> MATT
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: GS- [mailto:GSWillhite@ualr.edu]
> Sent: Wednesday, November 24, 1999 10:47 AM
> To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> Subject: Re: DML: 4.7L TB
>
>
> Barret, Matt wrote:
> >
> > I got ballsy last night and removed my TB from my
> 4.7L. It only took about
> 5
> > minutes, just 3 screws on the TB, and remove the
> CC and throttle cable.
> Just
> > wanted to see what the intake mounting surface
> looked like. Well, looks
> like
> > the maximum diameter bore for the TB would be
> about 2.75" or 69.85mm. They
> > have eliminated the gasket style mounting surface
> and replaced it with an
> > O-ring style mount. The O-ring is mounted in a
> groove that is cut into the
> > mounting surface of the upper intake. The hole in
> the upper intake is
> 2.75"
> > in diameter and the o-ring groove will prevent any
> modification to the
> > diameter without big time engineering! The TB bore
> is 2.55" at the
> > butterfly, and it tapers out wider in front and
> behind the butterfly. So,
> > I'm thinking we could probably punch the TB out to
> 2.75" all the way
> > through, this would give us and increase from
> 64.77mm to 69.85mm Max.
> >
> > Matt
>
>
> So Matt, this sounds like a single bore
> TB("butterfly")??
>
> GS -
>

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