ARCHIVE Wits' End Turbo Test Mule #3- no cartwheeling allowed

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See this? If you are changing out your spark plugs and oil is all over the long ceramic of the plug, that is due to a leaking tube seal. If you notice you are getting misfires that sometimes lead to PO301-306 then it could also be because of oil accumulating in the tube.

This means a new valve cover gasket, tube seals and throttle body gasket.

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May as well have the injectors cleaned.....................
 
Don't forget to check the valve clearances while it's apart :flipoff2:

That's as bad as taking a shower and putting your dirty shorts back on.
 
TMI:slap:
 
What's the purpose of boring & honing the throttle body?
 
What's the purpose of boring & honing the throttle body?

On a NA truck nothing. On boosted vehicles it’s just about reducing the CFM chokepoint. Is it needed or worthwhile? I dunno but I’m hoping to find out.

I did the same to my SC’d truck and I enjoyed it.
 
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You're going down a slippery slope. Too much air flow and you're going to throw CEL's making your OBDII compliant system impossible to smog. lol

And for what it’s worth, I may doing doing more to the head and the intake.
 
I find myself being a bit skeptical that will make a detectable difference.
Maybe something (a little) at full throttle, but not otherwise.

And, I suspect it's not so much the bore diameter increase that would make a flow increase, but the reduction of the step change in tube diameter at the inlet, where the soft tube coming in fits over the outside diameter. That step change in diameter creates turbulence, and so some minor pressure drop there. A low angle bevel at the throttle body inlet, while keeping the bore diameter the same, might be just as effective. The throttle body outlet already matches the intake manifold inlet, I think, so nothing to be gained there by a bore increase. Might even loose something by adding another step change there, unless the gasket and manifold was also opened up to match.

The throttle plate axle shaft also is a small turbulence / pressure drop point when fully open. But fixing that would require an elaborate machined throttle plate to smooth the flow. Expensive for such a small benefit.

And besides, the entire point of the throttle plate being there in the first place, is to create a variable pressure drop (mass flow reduction) at all throttle positions less than full.
Any flow increase would be adjusted for, closed loop, by closing the throttle a little, so...no point?
 
Are you talking about the MAF or are you talking about Joey doing work to his head?

If you are talking about the MAF the only benefit I see is getting rid of 25 year old plastic and getting a modern MAF sensor.

If you are talking about head work, I think it absolutely could make enough of a difference to trip the CEL for long term fuel trim depending on what he does.

The MAF has been kicked around many times on here.

I find myself being a bit skeptical that will make a detectable difference.
Maybe something (a little) at full throttle, but not otherwise.

And, I suspect it's not so much the bore diameter increase that would make a flow increase, but the reduction of the step change in tube diameter at the inlet, where the soft tube coming in fits over the outside diameter. That step change in diameter creates turbulence, and so some minor pressure drop there. A low angle bevel at the throttle body inlet, while keeping the bore diameter the same, might be just as effective. The throttle body outlet already matches the intake manifold inlet, I think, so nothing to be gained there by a bore increase. Might even loose something by adding another step change there, unless the gasket and manifold was also opened up to match.

The throttle plate axle shaft also is a small turbulence / pressure drop point when fully open. But fixing that would require an elaborate machined throttle plate to smooth the flow. Expensive for such a small benefit.

And besides, the entire point of the throttle plate being there in the first place, is to create a variable pressure drop (mass flow reduction) at all throttle positions less than full.
Any flow increase would be adjusted for, closed loop, by closing the throttle a little, so...no point?
 
...Since it’s out I’ll have RC engineering bore and home the throttle body...
Are you talking about the MAF or are you talking about Joey doing work to his head?

I was talking only about the boring and honing (home-ing?) of the throttle body that Joey mentioned.
But I'll take your word for it about pushing the stock fuel system to it's limits. No opinion there.
I suppose a series of major plus minor breathing improvements could push things over the edge?
Turbo + head + MAF + throttle body - all leaning the same direction - more airflow at full throttle.
 
Full throttle isn't really the issue since it is open loop, the computer won't throw a CEL, it is in closed loop when the long term fuel enrichment is higher than 19% when you get a CEL. So if you increase airflow more than 19% and the computer has to adjust fueling to keep the narrow band O2 sensors within range you will get a CEL.

I was talking only about the boring and honing (home-ing?) of the throttle body that Joey mentioned.
But I'll take your word for it about pushing the stock fuel system to it's limits. No opinion there.
I suppose a series of major plus minor breathing improvements could push things over the edge?
Turbo + head + MAF + throttle body - all leaning the same direction - more airflow at full throttle.
 
Finished up the hoses for the power steering circuit. After anodizing the Derale dual pass cooler, I converted the 1/4”NPT to 6AN then added some 90° to 3/8” nipples. One side goes directly to the reservoir so just clamp needed. The other side goes to another 90° then special adapter to go to the low pressure side of the gearbox. The high pressure side gets an all new hose (I’m not bothering with making one), and the large 5/8” reservoir hose going to the pump is just clamped at both ends.

I’ll be putting together a complete kit once I verify that the hose lengths work with the radiator in place. That and verifying new clamps.

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