a 'throttle pot' is the potentiometer (variable resistor) that is attached to the throttle spindle. the ecu supplies it with a voltage, and depending on how open the throttle is, it gets a certain voltage back.
Originally Posted by cozmad
A common conversion for the std 4wd manifold is to use the throttle pot from the late escorts as these are bigger and help to get to the magical 500bhp...Hope this helps...........
how a potentiometer can give more power i don't know
i suppose that you meant to write throttle body?