how about 65 and possibly turn it down the 3mm you need? i can think of one or two of those off-hand, though i don't know if the fastener locations on the plate will match the shaft of your TB.
how about 65 and possibly turn it down the 3mm you need? i can think of one or two of those off-hand, though i don't know if the fastener locations on the plate will match the shaft of your TB.
1995 Chevrolet Monte Carlo LS 3100 + 4T60E
Can I borrow your lathe? Possibly for a year or two? J/K - I have pulled off some cool Jeep mods before. My favorite Jeep project was a 2003 Rubicon - loads of nifty mods, including a switch to enable the locking diff's in 2HI and 4HI. This gives it the ability to run fast up the sandy hills in the desert without the low gear ratio causing a loss of traction.
L67 swap in progress - 2000 Impala LS
I had a handle on life once, then it broke off!
That thought crossed my mind also, find one slightly bigger and turn it down.Originally Posted by RobertISaar
I guess the only way to tell if it would work would be to try it. New holes can be drilled easy, I had to do that on the 75mm blade I have in my vortec TB I have on my cherokee. The stock blade has that deflector rivited to it, but I found the throttle blade from a late model northstar engine is the same size, but with no deflector. I just had to drill 2 new holes. The throttle shaft covers up the old holes and causes no issues.
What should I look for at the junkyard?
79 Jeep Cherokee, AMC 401, T-18 manual trans, hydroboost, 16197427 MPFI system---the toy
93 Jeep YJ Wrangler, 4.0L, 5 speed, 8.8 rear, homebrew hub conversion and big brakes, hydroboost, 2.5in OME lift, 31x10.50's---the daily driver
99 Jeep WJ Grand Cherokee limited, 4.0L, auto, 2wd, leather and power everything, 99% stock---the long distance highway ride.
the oldsmobile 3.5(shortstar) has a 65mm TB, popular to swap the entire unit onto 60V6 engines with an adapter, should see plenty of those in a junkyard with blown headgaskets.
not sure how well it would work, but the 04 to 06ish 3500 has a DBW throttle at 65mm. not sure how easy it would be to pull the plate out.
a google search shows a lot of interesting 65mm applications, especially some older stuff should your yard not have any newer vehicles(the ones local to me have a lot of mid to late 90s stuff, not much outside of that).
a search for 62mm throttle body also shows a lot of interesting stuff.
http://www.jeepsunlimited.com/forums...ich-one-to-get
dakota 4.7 are apparently 65-68mm.
1995 Chevrolet Monte Carlo LS 3100 + 4T60E
That gives me a few things to look for next time I go to the yard. Usally its hard to find anything newer than the early 2000's at the one I go to the most (pull a part)
79 Jeep Cherokee, AMC 401, T-18 manual trans, hydroboost, 16197427 MPFI system---the toy
93 Jeep YJ Wrangler, 4.0L, 5 speed, 8.8 rear, homebrew hub conversion and big brakes, hydroboost, 2.5in OME lift, 31x10.50's---the daily driver
99 Jeep WJ Grand Cherokee limited, 4.0L, auto, 2wd, leather and power everything, 99% stock---the long distance highway ride.
Here's some usful information if your going to build some throttle plates. From EFIhardware.com
EFI HARDWARE PRODUCE 6° THROTTLE PLATES
In the past, 12° throttle plates were the industry standard. The problem with 12° throttle plates, is that as the plates are moved off the closed position, the change in airflow is huge. It makes it very difficult to drive smoothly at lower throttle openings.
At EFI Hardware, we only use 6° throttle plates. This improves off idle and cruise driveability making your vehicle far more enjoyable to drive.
1990 Chevy Suburban 5.7L Auto ECM 1227747 $42!
1998 Chevy Silverado 5.7L Vortec 0411 Swap to RoadRunner!
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That's a bit if a red herring. So what if the actual opening is twice as much at a defined throttle position? We drive by feel so we will only open the throttle enough for the amount of acceleration we want.
The man who says something is impossible, is usually interrupted by the man doing it.
Wet to the junkyard this morning. Found one of the shortstars, pulled the plate out of it (charged me a whopping $0.50...lol) Didnt see any of the other above mentioned vehicles.
Brought it home and thought I would test fit it to the shaft, its too thick. The original blade is .063 thick, the shortstar one is .080, its also 64mm. mounting holes are also real close, just a few hits with a small round file would make it fit.
I think I figured out a way to hold it while turning it down, but I am not sure what to do about the thickness. I'm not seeing a easy way to make the slot wider.
79 Jeep Cherokee, AMC 401, T-18 manual trans, hydroboost, 16197427 MPFI system---the toy
93 Jeep YJ Wrangler, 4.0L, 5 speed, 8.8 rear, homebrew hub conversion and big brakes, hydroboost, 2.5in OME lift, 31x10.50's---the daily driver
99 Jeep WJ Grand Cherokee limited, 4.0L, auto, 2wd, leather and power everything, 99% stock---the long distance highway ride.
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