Throttle body 100% open HOW-TO

[venomous]

hallo ? anyone

 

[greenfoam]

Looks ok : ) but you can smooth that ridge sticking up before the bored section if you want and give a smoother entry right at the front on the throttle bodies inlet if you have a die grinder.

HSV 3800 memcal will get you going for a start, if you can burn it yourself there are links to download the binary on these forums

 

[Z()LTAN]

that looks vurtually 100% mate i wouldnt bother, spend time thinking about other upgrades u could do, like a custom CAI maby?

 

[venomous]

im thinking i might just get my engine fixed up a little to get it ready for my turbo project. if i could find someone that is willing to make a turbo manifold i would just go strait out and get it all done.

i now know for a fact that a bone stock v6 can handle 12PSi without ANY problems what so ever ( as long as the engine is half healthy ), So upgrading the internals like i want to might just be a waste of money, but at least it will be a little safer.

 

[greenfoam]

Venomous, I've almost finished collecting all the parts I need to make a complete and working t04 turbo, it's costing me much more than just buying a good low km used one but hey I never could find the right sized one all in one go anyway and now I have spare parts and different sized housings. Might have cost $600 by the time it's all good as new then I'll need injectors and some pipes and hrm, I can see it costing $1500 just to get the turbo bolted on and running. Then I'll need a set of pistons and a engine rebuild too, if for no other reason than to stop bits of pistons breaking my turbo

 

[venomous]

nice man, but the question thats been daunting me for ever. whos making your turbo manifold? and is it for buick or ecotech ?

 

[greenfoam]

I'll make it from the VN tube headers with a bit of cutting and welding if anyone wants a cheap turbo I suggest you get on ebay right now because there is some good ones going right now

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Garrett-T04-...596179625QQcategoryZ72478QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Garrett-T04-...596179974QQcategoryZ72478QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/GARRETT-T4-B...597504300QQcategoryZ72478QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

The third one seems a real bargin I'm tempted to buy it myself because my old crusty turbo has cost me about that much already and it's not running yet, he has some injectors too

 

[venomous]

yeah that last one seems ok but do you know what HP its rated at?

 

[greenfoam]

It's probably a bit big for a VN V6 really, would go better on the 5 litre : )

 

[PMP-CAL]

Just a quick q. about grinding the TB. Would there not be a reason for it being restricted to 85% opening? Doing this mod could be damaging to the motor no? But on the same token why would the opening vary from car to car?