Miata Turbo Forum - Boost cars, acquire cats.

Notices
DIY Turbo Discussion greddy on a 1.8? homebrew kit?

throttle body delete?

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old Jan 14, 2013 | 12:21 AM
Share
  #1  
Hot_Wheels's Avatar
Hot_Wheels
Thread Starter
Senior Member
iTrader: (12)
 
Joined: May 2008
Posts: 849
Total Cats: -34
From: Roselle, Illinois
Default throttle body delete?
so im trolling ebay and i come across this ad, at first i though it had a huge throttle body, then i realized the blade is missing? how would you run this set up? full throttle 24/7???
Mazda Miata 1 6L Cylinder Head Intake Cams Gears HKS Speed Density Turbo | eBay
Attached Thumbnails throttle body delete?-b6intake.jpg   throttle body delete?-b6intake2.jpg  
Reply
Leave a poscat 0 Leave a negcat
Old Jan 14, 2013 | 12:23 AM
Share
  #2  
mcrumble's Avatar
mcrumble
Newb
 
Joined: Jan 2010
Posts: 20
Total Cats: 0
From: Mississauga Ontario
Default
Supercharger?
Reply
Leave a poscat 0 Leave a negcat
Old Jan 14, 2013 | 12:27 AM
Share
  #3  
hornetball's Avatar
hornetball
Elite Member
iTrader: (4)
 
Joined: Mar 2008
Posts: 6,301
Total Cats: 697
From: Granbury, TX
Default
Converted to diesel!
Reply
Leave a poscat 0 Leave a negcat
Old Jan 14, 2013 | 12:42 AM
Share
  #4  
Full_Tilt_Boogie's Avatar
Full_Tilt_Boogie
Elite Member
iTrader: (1)
 
Joined: May 2009
Posts: 5,155
Total Cats: 409
From: Jacksonville, FL
Default
Attached Thumbnails throttle body delete?-1992_mazda_miata_mx_5_jackson_racing_supercharger_engine.jpg  
Reply
Leave a poscat 0 Leave a negcat
Old Jan 14, 2013 | 01:23 AM
Share
  #5  
EO2K's Avatar
EO2K
Elite Member
iTrader: (37)
 
Joined: Apr 2010
Posts: 10,477
Total Cats: 1,924
From: Very NorCal
Default
Originally Posted by mcrumble
Supercharger?
Honestly, that's the ONLY thing I can come up with... T body on the back of a roots unit.
Reply
Leave a poscat 0 Leave a negcat
Old Jan 14, 2013 | 01:51 AM
Share
  #6  
curly's Avatar
curly
Cpt. Slow
iTrader: (25)
 
Joined: Oct 2005
Posts: 15,168
Total Cats: 1,393
From: Oregon City, OR
Default
Appears to be. I'd be more concerned with the 2 year old who looks to of taken a grinder to the flange. ***** gotta seal your coolant system. I wouldn't trust it to do that.
Reply
Leave a poscat 0 Leave a negcat
Old Jan 14, 2013 | 02:41 AM
Share
  #7  
Full_Tilt_Boogie's Avatar
Full_Tilt_Boogie
Elite Member
iTrader: (1)
 
Joined: May 2009
Posts: 5,155
Total Cats: 409
From: Jacksonville, FL
Default
Originally Posted by curly
Appears to be. I'd be more concerned with the 2 year old who looks to of taken a grinder to the flange. ***** gotta seal your coolant system. I wouldn't trust it to do that.
People think you can run a wire wheel on a machined aluminum surface without ******* it up.
Ive seen people do it to the surface of cylinder heads to get composite headgasket remains of...
Reply
Leave a poscat 0 Leave a negcat
Old Jan 14, 2013 | 05:53 AM
Share
  #8  
nitrodann's Avatar
nitrodann
Elite Member
 
Joined: Apr 2010
Posts: 2,826
Total Cats: 66
From: Newcastle, Australia
Default
Trust me OP.

You weren't trolling ebay

Dann
Reply
Leave a poscat 0 Leave a negcat
Old Jan 15, 2013 | 11:31 AM
Share
  #9  
Leafy's Avatar
Leafy
Elite Member
iTrader: (1)
 
Joined: Jun 2012
Posts: 9,491
Total Cats: 105
From: NH
Default
Dude thats for use with the double vanos conversion head.
Reply
Leave a poscat 0 Leave a negcat
Related Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
Borderline Irrelevant Honda Build Thread
Full_Tilt_Boogie
Build Threads
84
Apr 12, 2021 04:21 PM
OTS Bilstein to motorsports ASN conversion
stoves
Suspension, Brakes, Drivetrain
5
Apr 21, 2016 03:00 PM
Expected intake temps on the track?
tazswing
Race Prep
20
Oct 3, 2015 11:04 AM
Time to start learning and play with tuning
The Gleas
MEGAsquirt
3
Oct 1, 2015 09:30 AM
Back to Subforum
DIY Turbo Discussion
View Next Unread
Custom manifold with EGR? Size?




Advanced Search

All times are GMT -4. The time now is 04:07 AM.