HELP WITH FINDING THROTTLE BODIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Gatesy]

where is the best place for me to get some throttle bodies!

bin looking and cant find them any where, but then again doesnt help tht im not to sure wht im looking at!
gatesy

[Diamond Hell]

What motor is it for?

Anything less than a crossflow don't bother - no good having bodies gulping hot air from round the back of the (very cramped) engine bay now is there?

Many motorbike throttlebodies will do.  You can should be able to run them on either Megasquirt, or an Emerald or similar ECU.  These can normally be picked up for around a ton on Fleabay.  I have a mate who can make up stub manifolds  to suit, too.  Let me know if you want stubs to go with.

You can get 'direct to head' bodies from the likes of Jenvey etc, but these are generally priced in an eye-watering manner!

[Gatesy]

its a mrk2 golf gti 8v!
so bike throttle bodies that you mention my best bet!

ill keep you informed and if ya dont mind ill keep in touch for some advice many thanks

gatesy

[Diamond Hell]

so bike throttle bodies that you mention my best bet!

Standard intake is your best bet TBH.

[danny_p]

got to agree with DH

a stock counterflow 8valve head is just not the place for throttel bodies,    and the math just makes it look worse.    the firewall gets in the way so you end up with flat faced pancake filters with no ram pipes and sucking hot air that dosen't really work very well, you can feed them from an airbox but then you have just made what is in essance no diffrent to the stock manifold.

if you were to TB it  id be unconventional and bring the intake runners  right round over the head,   makes the induction tract longer and manifold harder to make.  but gets the air intake away from that hot hell hole whitch is  the back of the engine bay  and means ther is room to put proper filters on an not nasty pancake jobbies. 

or just meagasuirt it get a prted head and a cam,    and enjoy  will proably give bigger gains and easyer to live with