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Old 12-12-2004, 09:12 PM
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basically, all cars have one throttle body/carb

mine will have 4, one for each cylinder, meaning more air. so more fuel can be put in, thus = more power

a throttle body is like a webber, but its fuel injected, more economical etc.

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Old 12-12-2004, 09:14 PM
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Ah, fair enough! Cheers matey

Just one thing, why the hell do they cost so much?
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Very nice! Top job! Good luck with the rest of the engine!
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Dan,

I got a couple of Zetec Heads lying about if you need one
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That looks awesome
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cheers guys, mattie, i got 2 heads at home aswell lol
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Here is a the similar thing a mate and i did to his pinto.
Bike carbs instead of throttle boddies, butn similar sort of spacing problems had to be overcome.





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What a fookin mission, fair play pal
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pics dont work mate
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cheers stu
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looks good


should sound awesome
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I can't believe you cut a carb in half JUST to take the top picture for our benefit .
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lol, i didnt!!

i nicked the pic off the net lol
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And there's me think you had taken it in black and white for artistic purposes .
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it was in colour, but i copied and pasted it into photo editor and it came out b/w, looks quite good tho!
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just spoke to me mate again, and he said he cant weld the plate, so hes gonna counter bore the holes out 4mm and use an O ring then clamp the bodies on.

will still work ok tho
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just gonna take longer and i wont have it done before xmas now
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Not to worry mate, be well worth the wait
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yeah i know
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Next stop Forged high comp pistons, steel h section rods and a headjob
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prolly fast road cams first mate, then start saving for an esc cos
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