Just smoothed (ported?) my throttle body...25 min job REALLY worth 3-5 whp???
04-20-2008, 12:03 AM
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Just smoothed (ported?) my throttle body...25 min job REALLY worth 3-5 whp??? I'm a dental technician by trade and have some pretty elaborate tools that lend themselves quite nicely to porting. (I have NEVER owned a 2 stroke that I haven't at least cleaned up the ports on!!! lol!)
Anyway--- I bought a TB here and just followed my fingers.
First I plugged the holes to keep some of the shavings out of where they don't need to be.
Next I Just smoothed the radiuses all around 'till they felt uniform (This removed the lip in the process)
Thoroughly cleaned the unit with carb cleaner and compressed air (7 TIMES!!!)
as i elected NOT to remove the blade for fear one day a screw may loosen after being re-installed WITH 242 Loctite and get sucked into my motor.
All done in less than 1/2 hour and ready to swap out tomorrow morning!
I have a big race with my little brother and his newly acquired 2005 stock runflat tired 6 speed Manual Corvette.(He's got the 3.42 gear and no options.)
Will this tb smoothing REALLY make any difference???
I need ALL the help I can get!!!
My car is a 2000 M6 Camaro loaded up and HEAVY. It went 382 WHP through the original catback and I have shitty tires also.
Did I find a couple WHP with the TB????
Anyway--- I bought a TB here and just followed my fingers.
First I plugged the holes to keep some of the shavings out of where they don't need to be.
Next I Just smoothed the radiuses all around 'till they felt uniform (This removed the lip in the process)
Thoroughly cleaned the unit with carb cleaner and compressed air (7 TIMES!!!)
as i elected NOT to remove the blade for fear one day a screw may loosen after being re-installed WITH 242 Loctite and get sucked into my motor.
All done in less than 1/2 hour and ready to swap out tomorrow morning!
I have a big race with my little brother and his newly acquired 2005 stock runflat tired 6 speed Manual Corvette.(He's got the 3.42 gear and no options.)
Will this tb smoothing REALLY make any difference???
I need ALL the help I can get!!!
My car is a 2000 M6 Camaro loaded up and HEAVY. It went 382 WHP through the original catback and I have shitty tires also.
Did I find a couple WHP with the TB????
04-20-2008, 12:29 AM
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I felt more pick up and go with my p/P tb, than I did with the lid and ssra combined. I spent 2.5 hours on my tb, finishing it off by hand, she looks like chrome now
04-20-2008, 11:04 AM
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I might have noticed a little bit of power with the P/P, but where I gained was while having the TB off, I noticed the blade wasn't opening all the way and fixed that in the process also. Definite difference now...............
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04-20-2008, 09:30 PM
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Porting.... I guess my definition is different but I've seen the light!
I didn't want to remove the blade or shaft to skinny them up for fear of the screws loosening at a later date! I'll take the sacrifice.
I did remove a good amount of material on the stop to get the blade fully perpindicular to the TB opening at WOT.
Thanks for coming back to check it out!
I didn't want to remove the blade or shaft to skinny them up for fear of the screws loosening at a later date! I'll take the sacrifice.
I did remove a good amount of material on the stop to get the blade fully perpindicular to the TB opening at WOT.
Thanks for coming back to check it out!
04-24-2008, 05:47 AM
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It can stand to loose a bit more material. Also recommend to half the throttle shaft, shorten screws etc. Blue loctite on the screws will keep those suckers on there. It's been well over a year and a half on mine and the loctite's held. Just let it cure properly. Knife edging the blade is also worth it.
As for a tune, the stock tune is usually a bit rich and can take having a bit more air added into the mix. A tune for a ported throttle body is pretty worthless.
As for a tune, the stock tune is usually a bit rich and can take having a bit more air added into the mix. A tune for a ported throttle body is pretty worthless.
04-24-2008, 03:08 PM
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cool so i'll just throw it on there lol. i don't have a lid either... it's just my buddy said he'd sell me his ported tb off his 98 or 99 i forget... and from what i hear the 98 and 99s are more desireable for my 01? So though it is a little rich, i will gain a few hp for this...?
04-24-2008, 04:21 PM
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[QUOTE=DevilDougWS6;9228172]what other work do you have to make 382 rwhp? there is no way that is your RWHP if it is stock.[/QUOTE ,
Never uttered the word "stock"
Pacesetter LT's,LS6 intake,224 cam, Speed Inc. tune ON ORIGINAL STOCK CATBACK AND MUFFLER!!!
Now if I could get it to hook...lol
Never uttered the word "stock"
Pacesetter LT's,LS6 intake,224 cam, Speed Inc. tune ON ORIGINAL STOCK CATBACK AND MUFFLER!!!
Now if I could get it to hook...lol