Throttle body coolant...Necessary?
 

Ok I am undergoing a huge transoformation for myself and my car. I am installing an M2/ASP Large intercooler, removing the AST, relocating the battery and installing a manual boost controller for my primary turbo. While doing this I removed the UIM to replace and remove a couple of solenoids having to do with the AWS. After removing the coolant lines I started asking myself if they were really necissary on my car. I don't drive the car daily therefore it doesn't have to have to heat up quickly and in my case wouldn't it just add more undue heat to the intake temp? I mostly track the car and just occasionally take it out to show off at car events and stuff. Give me your opinons. Thanks!

No, you don't need them. Just 1 more line to leak coolant.

P.S Necessary .

Throttle body coolant ? Someone show me the water jacket that surounds the throttle body .There is not one on any throttle that I have worked on ,between 15 and 20 .The water lines are only for the hot wax rod unit .That thing is for helping with cold starting .I have been removing the hot wax rod unit and covering the holes with a small plate ,removing the three rubber lines that feed it and taking out the fast idle cam and adjuster . I cut off the cast in shaft for the cam also ,a new spacer is used to keep the seal in place into the throttle sensor The PFC can be set to help cold starting .I remove the water feed nipples and pipe plug them .One some cars the nipple on the water pump housing is welded over .Several cars have done with no complaints ,Good looks and no more water leaks .

Why it needed? Everyone I know has them disconnected with no adverse results, including myself, for the last 3 years. 3 Chicago winters, no problems. Please explain

i was making a statement about his spelling.. nm

OOPs

:rlaugh:

some people just don't pay attention when they read (flamers)

Semantics.

If he's going to correct him, then maybe he should use good grammar to do it.:rolleyes: I didn't understand what he was talking about at first either.

ohs nos. i's didnt use's a space's.. i's is sorry's.

I just noticed it when I read the thread title, and then I saw the statement that rx7wishing made.

OK! IM SORRY I POINTED IT OUT~!!!!! /me runs and hides

Typo
 

Give him credit ! ! ! ! ! He got it right in the tittle .

he edited it :p

Yes he did. I remember the misspelling too but what the heck

So what is the BEST way to eliminate this coolant line? Mr. Garfinkle (Garco Motorworks), how would you do this without removing the engine from the car?

-s-

oh quit crying you carebear.



just run a new coolant hose and bypass the throttle body.

Just for reference I didn't edit the title.

Removing the coolant through it would be easy. My stock line that runs to the side of the throttle body will connect directly to the one under the throttle body, thereby eliminating it. I was just wondering whether it would be prudent. From what I am seeing you all say that I can do away with it. My only other question is where is the wax rod I am hearing about and how hard is it to get to to eliminate if I do decide to re-route the coolant?

hmmm im not to sure on how hard that is to eliminate. I'll see if i can find some info on how to do it.

I did. Nothing a pair of pliers couldn't take care of. :D

Actually, that's referring to the lever for that. There's two ways you can do that. Tie it all the way back, or remove it all together. I popped the spring but it ended up getting caught with the throttle linkage so that was no good. I tried to pull the whole TPS assembely, but it's tied to the linkage as well, so I just took some vice grips and bent the shit out of it until it snapped and that was that.

Look here:

http://www.robrobinette.com/throttle_body_coolant.htm