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pete wood 23 Windows of Awesome

6,828 posts · joined Jan 2004 ·

#877902
Hi all,
grabbed these throttle bodies off Flintstones the other day. Wondered if someone might be able to tell me who made em?



I assume they are old speedway bits with the tops being used for filters rather than open ram tubes for drag or circuit racing. Would I be right?
"stoopid is stronger than axles"
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coletrickle Wolfsburg Wizard

661 posts · joined Apr 2009 ·

#877907
Speedway,If they don't have a name cast in them somewhere they will most likly be a copy made at the local foundary.When i'm back in bris i'll make some enquiries.A freind of a freind has a lot of VW speedcars so i'll check with him.

coletrickle Wolfsburg Wizard

661 posts · joined Apr 2009 ·

#877909
Yep genuine Enderle?hillborn?made in Tamworth😁

ragged Just ask if you need HELP!

478 posts · joined Jan 2005 ·

#877916
Pete, Yes they are old school and yes they are speedway, designed to run on methanol. You can still buy Hilborn stuff new from the states, pump, barrel and cut off valves etc. All the stuff can pretty well can be mixed and matched (except the throttle bodies) as most secondhand stuff I have come across are mongrel sets.
I have a pair of Hilborn throttle bodies for a '50s old school project in the corner of the shed.
PM me your email address and I can send you some info.

Cheers Dave

SuperOwen Fahrvergnugen

868 posts · joined Jan 2009 ·

#877954
Whats the intended use? By the time you mod them for injectors, tps etc etc why not just use CB throttle bodies?

pete wood 23 Windows of Awesome

6,828 posts · joined Jan 2004 ·

#877964
a. CB TBs will be more exy, I can make almost any and if I can't I have mates who can.
b. CB TBs do not have the old school cool that these things have.

Sorry, but they scream, "build a ratrod" 👍
"stoopid is stronger than axles"
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SuperOwen Fahrvergnugen

868 posts · joined Jan 2009 ·

#877978
Cool, anythings posiible. Might be easier to find info on v8 efi converted hillborn setups. Much more common obviously

modnrod Fahrvergnugen

978 posts · joined Mar 2011 ·

#878049
pete wood wrote:Awesome. I'm thinking about converting them to run EFI. Do you think they'd be ok for that?
That'd be cool! You could modify the nozzle holes already there for injectors, flat edge one side of the throttle blade for a TPS, then away you go.

Most Enderle stuff has big enough throttle bores to drown an elephant, but they might be sized for a 1200 or something, they look small, is the throttle bore diameter big enough for what you want?

RodPenrose Insano Dub Head

792 posts · joined Apr 2005 ·

#878060
Pete , these will be mounted on a 60 degree angle and will foul with the bodywork in a beetle . Mount them on a head and you will see the angle , ROD.
More boost + More fuel = More power
1968 Beetle fastest run 8.96 sec @ 161 mph 4th Nov. 2001
2010 New Beetle 8.12 sec on 8th march 2014
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pete wood 23 Windows of Awesome

6,828 posts · joined Jan 2004 ·

#878083
Yeah thanks rod. I realised that when I first saw them. Houndog has something like this on it. Correct?

p.s. I was thinking of something a little more radical than a beetle anyway.
"stoopid is stronger than axles"
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Craig S Wolfsburg Wizard

635 posts · joined May 2008 ·

#878090
pete wood wrote:Sorry, but they scream, "build a ratrod" 👍
pete wood wrote:I was thinking of something a little more radical than a beetle anyway
Fess up then. What's the plan?
1969 Beetle - June
1974 L Bug - Gwendolyn
2002 Bora V6 4Motion - Anita

Bizarre Moderator The artist formerly known as blue74l

12,789 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#878122
chucking the subie and going real old skool 🤓
Futue te ipsum!!!

Craig S Wolfsburg Wizard

635 posts · joined May 2008 ·

#878137
^ Is it a retirement project??

You've got a long while till you can afford to retire 🤓
1969 Beetle - June
1974 L Bug - Gwendolyn
2002 Bora V6 4Motion - Anita

pete wood 23 Windows of Awesome

6,828 posts · joined Jan 2004 ·

#878189
Mate, as you can probably imagine, time and money are two things I'm not flush with at present. I've got to two club race days this year. That's all. So even if I built something, having time to race it is another thing. I've also got about 3 bass guitar builds on the go at present and another 2 planned in the near future. I think I'll see some of that stuff out first, part with a buggy and then build something else. Plenty of time to dream and plan though and by the time I get to it, I should be pretty good at paint jobs. 😉
"stoopid is stronger than axles"
http://drivingnotpolishing.blogspot.com.au/