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Model specific boards => Golf mk3 => Topic started by: VW BUSH on 28 September 2009, 20:45

Title: Ported throttle body
Post by: VW BUSH on 28 September 2009, 20:45
Some pics of mine, did the back today :wink:

(http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/6513/photo017p.th.jpg) (http://img89.imageshack.us/i/photo017p.jpg/)

Font for good measure

(http://img515.imageshack.us/img515/7123/tbody.th.jpg) (http://img515.imageshack.us/i/tbody.jpg/)

Nearly forgot to top up coolant afterwards :rolleyes:
Title: Re: Ported throttle body
Post by: Khare on 28 September 2009, 20:50
I did mine on Friday night at DH's place. Yours looks good, good job. Haven't driven it yet, but it had been started up. Idles like a bit of a pig and sticks at about 1300 revs a little bit when maneuvering. at full throttle though should be a right old laugh  :cool:
Title: Re: Ported throttle body
Post by: VW BUSH on 28 September 2009, 20:59
did you do the back?  its quite bumpy there got loads off.
Carbide burr's slice ali like butter took seconds done quite a few of these now, does help to be The Engineering manager  :grin:
Title: Re: Ported throttle body
Post by: Khare on 28 September 2009, 21:08
Yeah back too. I used a hand file haha, took a while and gotta admit, idle is probably like it is due to the fact I got a bit too keen on some parts. If I had used a dremel then I would have had no probs at all.
Title: Re: Ported throttle body
Post by: VW BUSH on 28 September 2009, 21:10
Yeah back too. I used a hand file haha, took a while and gotta admit, idle is probably like it is due to the fact I got a bit too keen on some parts. If I had used a dremel then I would have had no probs at all.

oohhh scrapey :grin:
Title: Re: Ported throttle body
Post by: VW BUSH on 28 September 2009, 22:46

Gives you an idea how much came out of the back :smiley:

(http://img41.imageshack.us/img41/3112/photo016wq.th.jpg) (http://img41.imageshack.us/i/photo016wq.jpg/)

Title: Re: Ported throttle body
Post by: Khare on 28 September 2009, 22:55
Can't really see too well on those pics, but looks about the same as mine. Just like the inside of a bog roll, smooth with no humps  :smiley:
Title: Re: Ported throttle body
Post by: axewielder on 29 September 2009, 09:19
prob took too much off around butterfly if idling wierd, mine idles just as before i smoothed mine but throttle response is much better esp. from low revs.
Title: Re: Ported throttle body
Post by: Khare on 29 September 2009, 09:29
prob took too much off around butterfly if idling wierd, mine idles just as before i smoothed mine but throttle response is much better esp. from low revs.
Yeah that is the problem. It's because I used a hand file rather than a dremel.
Title: Re: Ported throttle body
Post by: hyland770 on 29 September 2009, 09:32
is there a sticky for how to do this?

- just found one!
Title: Re: Ported throttle body
Post by: axewielder on 29 September 2009, 09:58
dremel sanding drums + flap sanding drum things work best, there are threads on vortex aboot it
Title: Re: Ported throttle body
Post by: hyland770 on 29 September 2009, 10:00
yeah found that vwvortex thread and looked like a nice easy job, is it true that you can hairline fracture the tb if you go at it too long because it gets hot?
Title: Re: Ported throttle body
Post by: axewielder on 29 September 2009, 10:52
poss but i doubt its easy to get it that hot, just dont use blunt/worn cutters/sanders for ages+ shouldnt get hot atall, i left the 4(ish) mm around butterfly so as not to affect idle but brought the humps+ sharp edges right down, havent bothered polishing it just left with a fine sanded finish for now
Title: Re: Ported throttle body
Post by: paultownsend on 29 September 2009, 15:44
can someone post up the diy link?
Paul
Title: Re: Ported throttle body
Post by: shepgti on 29 September 2009, 17:29
can someone post up the diy link?
Paul

http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=62370.0

http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=2065316
Title: Re: Ported throttle body
Post by: VW BUSH on 29 September 2009, 19:06
Save yourself the agro and use carbide burr's to remove the material.
cuts like a knife through butter sh!t hot finish no heating of surface and no abrasive material everywhere to clean up/out of TB.
Takes less than a couple of minutes but a steady hand is required :smiley:
Title: Re: Ported throttle body
Post by: Mikester on 29 September 2009, 19:40
Is this actually called porting?

As i believe porting to be when u make the ports in the head bigger?

Isnt this a "flowed" tb?

Or am i barking up the wrong tree? lol
Title: Re: Ported throttle body
Post by: VW BUSH on 29 September 2009, 20:38
Is this actually called porting?

As i believe porting to be when u make the ports in the head bigger?

Isnt this a "flowed" tb?

Or am i barking up the wrong tree? lol

You are probably right, its a generic term used in error me thinks
By doing this you are improving the flow and increasing the area.
But when you enlarge and port a valve seat you are doing a similar action
I suppose the porting is the re shaping of the area around the valve seat
which improves the flow of pre and post combustion vapour/gas  :undecided:
I use the term for matching gaskets and flanges removing webs improving lead ins/outs throttle bodies etc etc

In essence yeah you are right :smiley:
Title: Re: Ported throttle body
Post by: Len on 29 September 2009, 20:51
The Mikester is right!  :shocked:

 :laugh:
Title: Re: Ported throttle body
Post by: Mikester on 29 September 2009, 21:05
im never normally that pedantic, im ever so sorry! lol