bigdaddycool
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Today I decided to put my idea into action. I bought a grouter/mini grinder with extension kit........
Ripped off the intake penium/manifold.......... and the TB from it. Shaved about 3/4 of a mm off the manifold from the front where the throttle body connects to, thru to the middle section where you have the two seperated parts.......
I smoothed out the walls, and grinded the ridges down into nice smooth curves......... Also probably took about 1/4 of a mm off the TB and smoothed the front/back ridge it has.
It was well worth it. I've seen other peoples idea's, well mine definately worked. I put no claim to power figures, but from my experience what it did was:
1. Seems to add torque when the TB opens....... all revs.
2. Pulls much harder, a power climbing feeling........ no just blank revs going up .......
3. Does idle a tad rougher......... but generally speaking it just is a bit meaner.
4. Helped improve midrange.
Basically it just 'makes it better' with the sacrafise of a perfectly smooth idle. Still idles as per normal, just seems a tad........ well v8 ish in terms of idle feel.
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No pictures, sorry guys......... Couldn't be stuffed. If you want a clearer idea I will put up a picture of a manifold of the sections I shaved off.
Ripped off the intake penium/manifold.......... and the TB from it. Shaved about 3/4 of a mm off the manifold from the front where the throttle body connects to, thru to the middle section where you have the two seperated parts.......
I smoothed out the walls, and grinded the ridges down into nice smooth curves......... Also probably took about 1/4 of a mm off the TB and smoothed the front/back ridge it has.
It was well worth it. I've seen other peoples idea's, well mine definately worked. I put no claim to power figures, but from my experience what it did was:
1. Seems to add torque when the TB opens....... all revs.
2. Pulls much harder, a power climbing feeling........ no just blank revs going up .......
3. Does idle a tad rougher......... but generally speaking it just is a bit meaner.
4. Helped improve midrange.
Basically it just 'makes it better' with the sacrafise of a perfectly smooth idle. Still idles as per normal, just seems a tad........ well v8 ish in terms of idle feel.
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No pictures, sorry guys......... Couldn't be stuffed. If you want a clearer idea I will put up a picture of a manifold of the sections I shaved off.
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