85 mm Throttle body conversion
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Melting Slicks
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85 mm Throttle body conversion
Has anybody ever converted an F-body throttle cable operated throttle body to work on a C-5 fly by wire system? I only ask this because there is a really slick throttle body produced by Nitrous Oxide and its a 85mm TB with knifed edge blade and mounted on ball bearings. I think this would be better for modded 346 cu. in. motors instead of the 90mm.
Just a thought?
Just a thought?
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Melting Slicks
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Originally Posted by J-Rod
I can't see why it would be beter than a 90MM GM.
We've tested a NW 1st gen, a TPIS, and a GM 90MM. at 503RWHP we only saw 1.5 HP peak HP loss between them...
We've tested a NW 1st gen, a TPIS, and a GM 90MM. at 503RWHP we only saw 1.5 HP peak HP loss between them...
So I was thinking that maybe a 85 would be better for moderately modded 346s.
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Early issues more related to the designs of the new (at the time) TB's and the ammount of angle on the blade allowing too much air in. The newer TB's which more closely mimic the GM style TB seem to have fixed those issues.
A 90MM TB isn't too big for a 346.
A 90MM TB isn't too big for a 346.
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Melting Slicks
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From: San Bruno Ca
Originally Posted by J-Rod
Early issues more related to the designs of the new (at the time) TB's and the ammount of angle on the blade allowing too much air in. The newer TB's which more closely mimic the GM style TB seem to have fixed those issues.
A 90MM TB isn't too big for a 346.
A 90MM TB isn't too big for a 346.
Thanks for your input
