Throttle Body Spacer?
Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2012 8:20 am
Could I just take a piece of phenolic sheet, trace a tb gasket onto it, cut it out and bolt it up to my car? Would it help with heat transfer. Would there be slack in my throttle cable (I haven't ever really paid attention to the tb that much)? I can buy sheets of the stuff for cheap so if it will help I will do it.
What I'm talking about.
http://www.grainger.com/Grainger/Sheet- ... _sku=3HMY8
Has anybody ever made a intake pipe (MAF to tb) out of ABS? I know that PVC is a no-no with the melting and fumes and such but ABS seems like it might work. I am pretty sure I could make the necessary bends with some sand and a heat gun so that there wouldn't be a need for bend or coupler pieces. I might even wrap it in some form of insulation.
**There is a stage 2 STI in my class (we should really rework the classing) that I can't catch and I am trying to squeeze every hp/ft-lb out that I can - within the rules. I figure a drop in temp and less turbulent air has got to be worth a couple.
What I'm talking about.
http://www.grainger.com/Grainger/Sheet- ... _sku=3HMY8
Has anybody ever made a intake pipe (MAF to tb) out of ABS? I know that PVC is a no-no with the melting and fumes and such but ABS seems like it might work. I am pretty sure I could make the necessary bends with some sand and a heat gun so that there wouldn't be a need for bend or coupler pieces. I might even wrap it in some form of insulation.
**There is a stage 2 STI in my class (we should really rework the classing) that I can't catch and I am trying to squeeze every hp/ft-lb out that I can - within the rules. I figure a drop in temp and less turbulent air has got to be worth a couple.