i was wondering if anyone has tried adapting motorcycle T/B's, on a vw t1 or t4 motor, im currently building a 2276 t1 motor. i have just bought some 1200 ninga T/B's, to use as quad T/B injection. i think there have been a few guys in the US who have tried ti already. Any toughts from local builders would be great
vw54 ·
whats diameter are they ???
76bug ·
they are 46mm
Turbo54 ·
My brother has this setup on his 2.0 pinto escort. Works extremely well but takes a bit to setup.
Also reaserch the distance between heads and TB positions, good torque gains can be achieved depending on distance.
My bro moved his out 1 inch and picked up little HP but good torque. Also the linkage setup on the flat 4 would be a little tricky.
T54
76bug ·
yeah the linkage will take some work, i was looking at fabricating a similar style manifold to a 48ida webber
VWCOOL ·
I have also seen/heard of bike TB's being used on cars - if you can do the fabricating yourself, great, otherwise you wil probably spend more $ in machining etc than what 'off the shelf' IDA style TBs will cost you. Do the sums first!!!!
Yes, the loaction of the throttle body (and to a lesser extent, the injectors) will affect throttle response and torque etc
76bug ·
i have have access to the right equipment and have some fabrication skills, and the electronics knowledge as far as wiring the computer etc. i also know an experinced fabricator who i do electrical work for who is willing to help out. as far as somes go i bout the T/B's complete wit tps and injectors for 200AUS, to buy injection perfection T/B's its about 550 a pair=1100+maifolds+injectors+linkage. i know its goin to take some work though