should i fit throttle bodies??

[rtbm]

Feelings guys.....if so who suppies them etc.....advantages etc...
reason for asking is i have hairy cam so abit rich off cam etc......bodies would make up for this over webbers.....etc......

regards

Russell

[johnymd]

Throttle bodys will give you the best control of fuelling and ignition (limited only by the amount of dyno time you pay for) but will require a lot of additional components/costs to get them working. I'm guessing the initial costs will be at least a few thousand but will then be easier to have tuned in the future.

Carbs can be jetted to get as near as possible for a small amount of money but you need to find a dyno that are good at this type of thing. I would probably check out your local dynos by taking the car in and having a chat about if it's the sort of thing they are used to doing. Talk to as many as possible and you should get a feeling as to which is best for your situation.

[johnymd]

There is a company I use called AT Speed in rayliegh. They are a father and sons team with the dad dealing with carbs and the sons looking after the ecu controlled stuff. They did a great job on my l series and now look after my 1jz powered z.

[status]

go for the TBS,cant fault them and once they r set up you dont have to touch them,if you eant to go for a blast in my Zed you are more than welcome,also if you go down that route i have a new set of injecters going cheap,

[Aceman]

Originally Posted by status

go for the TBS,cant fault them and once they r set up you dont have to touch them,if you eant to go for a blast in my Zed you are more than welcome,also if you go down that route i have a new set of injecters going cheap,

If he does that he'll be skint... Your Zed gives me power envy as I haven't the money to replicate presently!!!

[vipergts]

Jenvey do bodies which mate with the Mangoletsi manifold I believe

[Moriarty]

Aftermarket TB's are based around a "replacement" bolt pattern, replacing webers etc otherwise they would not be an effective alternative.

[status]

Mine are Jenvys,go for it or you will regret it

[Throttleton]

Have you thought of fitting a massive supercharger??

[MaximG]

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[datsfun]

Originally Posted by MaximG

oh yes thats right its because its old school. You want modern performance get a differant car.

So what do you classify as modern? Would you consider a L28turbo swap from a 280ZX as modern or in period ?

If in period, then in the last year of the 280 the Z31 was introduced and that came with a VG30. And so would also consider a VG30 to be in period ??

Can you see a pattern developing here..

BTW I can totally understand the motion that if its not "L" series, then its not your cuppa

[Mr.G]

Throttle bodies are not a modern performance enhancement, they've been available since the 70s. I believe the works cars had a system running mechanical fuel injection.

Speed Shop Shinohara, the makers of the Devil Z, also had HKS throttle bodies fitted to the Devil Z in the 80s.

[rtbm]

cool guys...a bit more research....needed.

regards

russell

[zman240uk]

If its driveability you are after then TBD's are the way to go. No real difference in power between TBD's and a good set of triple carbs. As stated earlier in this thread carbs will be a fraction of the cost and a lot easier to fix if they should go wrong.

I have a set of triple 45DHLA's for sale which are set up for a well tuned 2.8. PM me if you are interested. Only reason I'm selling is I need a set of 48's for my upcoming engine build

[rtbm]

cheers for the offer but I have 48's already so i think itb's next step for me.