Forward Facing Throttlebody for Stock Plenum!

[UR50SLO]

Hello...

I said I'd post pic's when it came back from welding.

I still have to do a air flow ballance test on this which I'll try to complete this week.

My friend in Chicago did a awsome job fabricating the adaptor and welding everything up

the way I'd asked it to be. I can't be happier. :tup:

Hope this gives others ideas.

This is the throttle body off the Marine intake I installed on the 98 Jimmy. He added the

extra in the front so I can attatch the hose/coupler to it.

~Scott

 

[epix]

Re: Forward Facing Throttlebody for Stock Plenum!

VERY cool!!

 

[LIL QIK]

Re: Forward Facing Throttlebody for Stock Plenum!

VERY cool!!

X2

 

[MRKING]

Re: Forward Facing Throttlebody for Stock Plenum!

Looks good :tup: . Maybe even a vband flange welded on in the future ..

 

[Norm]

Re: Forward Facing Throttlebody for Stock Plenum!

looks neat, now whats the coupe in the background? Looks like a ford, any pics of it?

 

[jwaller]

Re: Forward Facing Throttlebody for Stock Plenum!

I'm sure you already know this but, to run this setup you will need to lose the pass side bracket alltogether as the tensioner is right in the way of a front facing TB.

I'm always wondering if this will help or hurt the poor distribution of the stock upper. only time and plug checks will tell.

 

[It's just a six]

Re: Forward Facing Throttlebody for Stock Plenum!

Looks very nice.
Do you have all the plumbing for it I.E. intercooling plumbing?

Is that a big flat step where the tube is welded to the throttle body?

 

[jpalmer]

Re: Forward Facing Throttlebody for Stock Plenum!

looks like a good idea

 

[TYTILIDIE]

Re: Forward Facing Throttlebody for Stock Plenum!

I can't believe it but I like it.

 

[UR50SLO]

Re: Forward Facing Throttlebody for Stock Plenum!

Thanks for the replys...

I'm going to use the 98(ish) front accrys (A/C Brackets everything) It'll clear all that going up front.

Here's a pic of the way the IC pipes are now. It'll take some re-vamping of the way it all works under

the hood but nothing I've not planned for. If you use a 98 Vortec style Thermostat housing it clears

the Throttle body and intake. And it wrap's around the newer style A/C Compressor and Valve covers.

I should have the Vortec heads back this week from the machiene shop and Jeff sent me back

the modded lower intake. I'll get that ported and it should all be ready for the Typhoon to come over

to the shop for total tear down and re-vamp.

I'll have testing with the air flow by the end of the week. If it needs modded to get even flow

then I'll know what to do and let you guys know.

Here's the way the pipes are now. I'll re-route everything to work with the new setup..

Here is the picture of our 98 GMC Jimmy that's turbo'dn with Typhoon manifolds and the Marine intake..... You can see the gap in the middle for the pipe routing that I'll use when I put it all back together on the above Typhoon engine. Hope the newer compressor and accrys are a little more effecent than the older stuff that came on our Tys. :tup:

 

[UR50SLO]

Re: Forward Facing Throttlebody for Stock Plenum!

Hummm.. I guess it will work with the accrys not changed.

It's at the shop now and going to be torn into and all changed and re-done.

I'm ready to have it back running that's for sure.
~Scott

Pic's of FFTB and Renz heat spacer mocked up on old intake/combo.

 

[MikeRenz]

Re: Forward Facing Throttlebody for Stock Plenum!

Renz heat spacer

oh yea i completely forgot about that thing. Let me know if you think if makes a difference

 

[turrrbo6]

Re: Forward Facing Throttlebody for Stock Plenum!

kinda looks like a Ram-Jet intake.