C20 LET With Throttle Boddies?

[M4RCM16v]

hi was wondering if this is possible and if anyone has seen this or any info about if its been done before?:)

[Stuart]

its possible but a pointless waste of time and money....

it wont gain you anything in the real world over a single TB

[Stoo]

There was a C20LET manta on Jenveys TBs aswell in TV about 3 years ago! White one!

Its usually at PV and Billing every year too!

Difficult to set up though apparently

[Philsutton]

it is possible, been looking at doing it myself. Alot of time and money is needed to do it right though. It all boils down to designing plenum chamber that makes sure each port gets and equal amount of air. Not just as simple as making a box to cover the throttle bodies. And tbh you only really need to go down the route if your going for stupid power and by thta i mea 500bhp +

Here is what someone else has done, similiar type of idea.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v255/mantamark/dave%20cav/Sany0111.jpg

[Stoo]

Skylines use TBs and turbo IIRC, they have a shaped plenum like the one

[stuartp]

seen that before i all ways thing its weired, manifold before the TB's i know why hes done it but just looks strange!!

[Philsutton]

Im not sure what you mean, but on a turbo engine the intake needs to be air tight to the throttle bodies otherwise you wont have any forced induction and hence the chamber before the throttle bodies.

[Ben]

Is that the engine out the RWD Cav?

[Philsutton]

It is yes, first one i could think of as an example to be honest.

[Ben]

Yer there arent many, couple of RWD Corsas with similar setup iirc

[M4RCM16v]

thnx for the pics and advise, i hav an XE'd nova with boddies, but a just bought a phase 3 LET so was gona fire on the TB's when a get home nxt wk, doest look 2 much hasle (am a rig welder, always makin things) a will give it a go when am home will update with pics,

[stuartp]

just had another look at that engine its not actually runing tb'S because its got 1 butterfly controling all 4 inlets instead of the traditinal TB's set up that uses 1 per cylinder! can some one varify my theory??

[krobinson]

Thats just a special inlet tho, it still uses one throttlebodie.

Keith

[Philsutton]

yes i know that but its nigh on the same design as what you would do for throttle bodies, just gives an idea of how it would look.