removed and welded double throttle assembly with pics!!!
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removed and welded double throttle assembly with pics!!!
hey guys i just wanted to show you what i did over the weekend! sorry i didnt show step by step pictures for people that dont really know what they are looking for. yet someone can upload the pictures and highlight the spots i welded shut.
there were three holes left by taking the shaft out so i kind of bothered me to just cap the end off with a block-off plate and leave the other holes to distort airflow, so the idea came to weld them shut! i'm a professional welder so this wasnt really a problem except getting all of the metal clean! there were a total of 5 welds to be done, then i did some light porting/smoothing of the overall area. i removing the excess weld and some casing lines in the midst of the time.
i love doing porting so i will be going in and taking out some more of the little lines and some of the bumps for the bolts that go further into the manifold. if someone wants this done contact me and we can work up a price if you want other areas capped off. well heres the pics enjoy!!!
-Lance
there were three holes left by taking the shaft out so i kind of bothered me to just cap the end off with a block-off plate and leave the other holes to distort airflow, so the idea came to weld them shut! i'm a professional welder so this wasnt really a problem except getting all of the metal clean! there were a total of 5 welds to be done, then i did some light porting/smoothing of the overall area. i removing the excess weld and some casing lines in the midst of the time.
i love doing porting so i will be going in and taking out some more of the little lines and some of the bumps for the bolts that go further into the manifold. if someone wants this done contact me and we can work up a price if you want other areas capped off. well heres the pics enjoy!!!
-Lance
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i recieved a couple pms asking where the holes were. so i took my spare mani out and took some pictures sorry about the contrast. these should help you figure how it disrupts airflow!
Originally Posted by RX7 RAGE
Damn, I just need that bigger one. Can I buy it separately?
Boost in..Apex seals out.
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Originally Posted by chinaman
mono4lamar, you might as well chop off the section that seperates the two openings. Very nice job by the way.
Thats the first time I've EVER heard this suggestion .... and I like it! Wow, can anyone give me a reason why this would be a bad idea?
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Well, i dont think its a bad idea, but i just dont think that it will make any difference. The air is already going through the throttles that are that shape so i dont think it changes anything. I didnt have to weld anything with the block off plate that i got. I dont know what it was that you had to weld. Anyway. Sure is nice getting rid of all that crap huh?
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Originally Posted by adrock3217
Thats the first time I've EVER heard this suggestion .... and I like it! Wow, can anyone give me a reason why this would be a bad idea?
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chinaman i believe taking out the center of that section would disrupt flow as it directs the flow away from that v infont of it. that wall keeps the projection of the air to each side so it doesnt slam into the wall and recirculate disrupting airflow... (did i just say that twice )
rich hows that huge triagular hole work for you haha... can i see a picture of that i cant even imagine how much metal dust you must have been wearing after doing that!!! i can surely keep you updated on this.
the reasoning i removed the double throttle assembly is that its purely clutter on the manifold that was not needed. the reasoning behind welding everything was that there were holes left from the shaft being removed. i wanted to get rid of the shaft and plates because they are just in the way of the passing air.
on this page you can see a write up on removing the assembly. http://www.rotormafia.com/dtc/
HSITKO if you look closely in the first picture under the left top tb bolt you can see one of the holes that i plugged.
) rich hows that huge triagular hole work for you haha... can i see a picture of that i cant even imagine how much metal dust you must have been wearing after doing that!!! i can surely keep you updated on this.
the reasoning i removed the double throttle assembly is that its purely clutter on the manifold that was not needed. the reasoning behind welding everything was that there were holes left from the shaft being removed. i wanted to get rid of the shaft and plates because they are just in the way of the passing air.
on this page you can see a write up on removing the assembly. http://www.rotormafia.com/dtc/
HSITKO if you look closely in the first picture under the left top tb bolt you can see one of the holes that i plugged.
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Originally Posted by GoodfellaFD3S
^^Mine looks just like that. No triangle as I stated earlier, I guess I got carried away 
. I'm honestly not convinced it's a worthwhile 'mod'.
. I'm honestly not convinced it's a worthwhile 'mod'.
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