Skunk2 TB on MSM? Coolant lines...
#1
Junior Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Portland (left coast)
Posts: 216
Total Cats: 2
Skunk2 TB on MSM? Coolant lines...
Before I go port-matching I want to make sure this 64mm TB actually fits my 04' MSM. I am totally stumped as to how the coolant lines run on the new TB. I would appreciate either dummy guidance or confirmation that this is not the correct TB for the MSM.
Thanks.
Thanks.
#4
Junior Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Portland (left coast)
Posts: 216
Total Cats: 2
Thank you for the info! 8mm hose joiner coming up.
for the record i wish my ecu was under a floor panel.
Last edited by tazswing; 04-19-2015 at 12:52 PM.
#8
Cpt. Slow
iTrader: (25)
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Oregon City, OR
Posts: 14,189
Total Cats: 1,135
Keep up man!
https://www.miataturbo.net/build-thr...r-83453/page3/
It's on with a "T" piece until I find a brass straight coupler. Just cut up the stock pieces a little bit on each. Zip tied the joint to the injector plug on the front of the engine, so it won't dangle into the belts.
https://www.miataturbo.net/build-thr...r-83453/page3/
It's on with a "T" piece until I find a brass straight coupler. Just cut up the stock pieces a little bit on each. Zip tied the joint to the injector plug on the front of the engine, so it won't dangle into the belts.
#9
Junior Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Portland (left coast)
Posts: 216
Total Cats: 2
Keep up man!
https://www.miataturbo.net/build-thr...r-83453/page3/
It's on with a "T" piece until I find a brass straight coupler. Just cut up the stock pieces a little bit on each. Zip tied the joint to the injector plug on the front of the engine, so it won't dangle into the belts.
https://www.miataturbo.net/build-thr...r-83453/page3/
It's on with a "T" piece until I find a brass straight coupler. Just cut up the stock pieces a little bit on each. Zip tied the joint to the injector plug on the front of the engine, so it won't dangle into the belts.
#10
I have this same TB and no, there is no way to run coolant through it. I eliminated all of my lines when I did the coolant reroute and I just did not care to run them all over the place again. Then I found out what their purpose is and was glad I didn't bother hooking them back up.
I have not installed my TB yet either, need to remove the upper plenum and match it.
I have not installed my TB yet either, need to remove the upper plenum and match it.
#11
Cpt. Slow
iTrader: (25)
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Oregon City, OR
Posts: 14,189
Total Cats: 1,135
I've deleted the water lines all together on a few engine builds, The best method is a small piece of quality hose with a bolt in it, clamped of course.
However, I think it was Mobius who noticed the lack of oil warm up when it was deleted, and as important as oil is for an engine, it's temperature is just as important, and I'd rather have it warm up a little faster.
For my project MSM, I trimmed the hose going from the throttle body to the thermostat neck, and connected the two. I'd rather run a single piece of hose from the water/oil warmer straight to the thermostat neck, but that's a project for another day.
However, I think it was Mobius who noticed the lack of oil warm up when it was deleted, and as important as oil is for an engine, it's temperature is just as important, and I'd rather have it warm up a little faster.
For my project MSM, I trimmed the hose going from the throttle body to the thermostat neck, and connected the two. I'd rather run a single piece of hose from the water/oil warmer straight to the thermostat neck, but that's a project for another day.
#12
I've deleted the water lines all together on a few engine builds, The best method is a small piece of quality hose with a bolt in it, clamped of course.
However, I think it was Mobius who noticed the lack of oil warm up when it was deleted, and as important as oil is for an engine, it's temperature is just as important, and I'd rather have it warm up a little faster.
For my project MSM, I trimmed the hose going from the throttle body to the thermostat neck, and connected the two. I'd rather run a single piece of hose from the water/oil warmer straight to the thermostat neck, but that's a project for another day.
However, I think it was Mobius who noticed the lack of oil warm up when it was deleted, and as important as oil is for an engine, it's temperature is just as important, and I'd rather have it warm up a little faster.
For my project MSM, I trimmed the hose going from the throttle body to the thermostat neck, and connected the two. I'd rather run a single piece of hose from the water/oil warmer straight to the thermostat neck, but that's a project for another day.
#15
Junior Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Portland (left coast)
Posts: 216
Total Cats: 2
Good thing i live in Oregon and not Cal., though...
#16
The throttle body can freeze in cold-but-not-freezing conditions because the ambient air pressure drops as it flows past the partly-closed throttle plate, and thermodynamically that results in a temperature drop, sometimes below ambient. Any moisture in the air can then freeze onto the throttle plate, resulting in a stuck throttle.
--Ian
--Ian
#17
Junior Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Portland (left coast)
Posts: 216
Total Cats: 2
The throttle body can freeze in cold-but-not-freezing conditions because the ambient air pressure drops as it flows past the partly-closed throttle plate, and thermodynamically that results in a temperature drop, sometimes below ambient. Any moisture in the air can then freeze onto the throttle plate, resulting in a stuck throttle.
--Ian
--Ian
Last edited by tazswing; 04-22-2015 at 01:59 PM.