Throttle body orientation
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Throttle body orientation I will be using an LS style throttle body with a hogan intake but height is a limiting factor.
Can an LSx throttle body (90-92mm) be flipped upside down and operate correctly?
Mainly the TPS/ICV.
Thanks for the help.
Can an LSx throttle body (90-92mm) be flipped upside down and operate correctly?
Mainly the TPS/ICV.
Thanks for the help.
There's nothing in there that depends on gravity so if you get the cables/wires hooked up right, shouldn't be a problem. The blade will open the other way, but this should cause minimal difference, especially once you get further into the throttle.
I was working on my new TB last night(went with a cheap Chinese POS and had to massage the IAC opening) and can definitely see it going on upside down with no issue. The IAC just moves in and out to modulate airflow at idle, and the TPS is a potentiometer that turns with the throttle blade. The rest is metal and seals.
Good luck.
I was working on my new TB last night(went with a cheap Chinese POS and had to massage the IAC opening) and can definitely see it going on upside down with no issue. The IAC just moves in and out to modulate airflow at idle, and the TPS is a potentiometer that turns with the throttle blade. The rest is metal and seals.
Good luck.
works fine, Ive done it. if anything you might not have room behind for the cable so might have to mount the cable up (lower) higher then normal, with alum billet tb like a NWthey have 2 cable holes, and you can drill a new hole between then and 2 more inside the cam more. I have 5 holes on my 102 tb for diffrent intakes and cable brackets
