Individual throttle bodies

Storm · Post by **Storm** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 7:56 pm

Do any of you guys have individual throttle bodies for fast road use, or do you know of anyone who does?

I will have some cash maybe later in the year and I was thinking of going down this route. Well, everyone else is going forced induction so why not be different?

Any comments or suggestions would be gratefully received.

Bill

Storm · Post by **Storm** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 10:54 pm

Well just spoke to Mitsiman, electronically at least as he is half a world away, and I think it will be w ahile before ITBs will be worth while.

Nevermind.

Bill

jonowong · Post by **jonowong** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 11:05 pm

just an idea for you i came across

http://www.homemadeturbo.com/tech_projects/itb/

spetz · Post by **spetz** » Wed Apr 18, 2007 12:39 am

I think they wouldn't be too drivable with ITB's

But, a 2.5 frank motor with cams, and ITB... ECSTACY....

Storm · Post by **Storm** » Wed Apr 18, 2007 8:09 pm

Yup, even for a fast road car it seems a bit unfeasable. I will go for fueling, breathing and engine management then start to look at cams next. Once the FTO gets retired from road use and becomes a pure track car then I will go for the ITBs.

Although after panting a bit over home made ITBs I remembered that there isn't that many straight six bikes I could got the parts from

Bill

spetz · Post by **spetz** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 1:23 am

Maybe you can buy two 4 ITB's, cut 2 off and then weld them so it's 6?

RPW sells ITB's and I think considering what they are, their price is not too bad. Problem is unsure if they have been tested?

Also, for a street FTO, if you had the 2.5L frank, then ITB's wouldn't be too bad I think

Oh... and just imagine the sound

Post by **Bennoz** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 10:38 am

Here's a pic of the unit I use on my mini - Weber Alpha Injection system. Yes, its monster of a car, but its quite streetable. I dont know why people stray away from individual TBs, its so much more effecient its not funny - and it doesnt make the car that undriveable. Looking at price lists I think its just a money making plan - they are bigger & better, therefore they are much more expensive

bigpitty1 · Post by **bigpitty1** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 6:53 pm

Skyline GTR and Pusar gtir have individual throttle bodys from stock and they are drivable, one thing I have noticed with ITB's on a NA engine is that the engine becomes very responsive and revs very quickly, and of course more power

Storm · Post by **Storm** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 7:57 pm

Will you guys stop tempting me

Every time I think I have made my mind up you lot go and be all reasonable about things - how am I ever going to have enough money to feed the kids if you keep this up

And their education - well thats out of the window after high school now I suppose

Bill

jonowong · Post by **jonowong** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 8:05 pm

ive got a spare manifold if you want to try? on 1 condition! u make me some when your finished!

Storm · Post by **Storm** » Fri Apr 20, 2007 1:08 am

jonowong wrote:ive got a spare manifold if you want to try? on 1 condition! u make me some when your finished!

You'll need to send it to Scotland Jono

I'm going to save up for some RPW ones and see where I go from there.

Bill

jonowong · Post by **jonowong** » Fri Apr 20, 2007 1:13 am

ooooo i retract my previous comment

FtoSam · Post by **FtoSam** » Fri Apr 20, 2007 10:17 am

Why do we just make a set out of PVC piping, Zip ties and CLAG glue..

Post by **Bennoz** » Fri Apr 20, 2007 10:46 am

FtoSam wrote:Why do we just make a set out of PVC piping, Zip ties and CLAG glue..

Can do

Oh hang on... my intake already is pvc pipe

FtoSam · Post by **FtoSam** » Fri Apr 20, 2007 11:48 am

Post by **Bennoz** » Fri Apr 20, 2007 12:13 pm

Less weight!

FtoSam · Post by **FtoSam** » Fri Apr 20, 2007 1:45 pm

Awesome... Weight reduction eh....

**Goes off to replace turbo dump pipe with PVC...**

lol

payaya · Post by **payaya** » Fri Apr 20, 2007 7:09 pm

Storm wrote:Yup, even for a fast road car it seems a bit unfeasable. I will go for fueling, breathing and engine management then start to look at cams next. Once the FTO gets retired from road use and becomes a pure track car then I will go for the ITBs.

Although after panting a bit over home made ITBs I remembered that there isn't that many straight six bikes I could got the parts from

Bill

Most high performance engines use individual throttle bodies.

M3, M5, Lamo V10, Ferrari etc etc.

They are just boxed up, thats why in a BMW you see air boxes ontop of engine.