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RE: TB/intake upgrades
I've heard that an intake off a late model Fox is made to the right size
Eric
On Mon, 4 Oct 1999, Aaron Ness wrote:
> Does someone sell an intake that is larger, to go with the larger TB? Or is
> it possible that the intake on the donor car might be compatible with my 8V
> head?
>
> Aaron
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mark Peele [mailto:type53@yahoo.com]
> Sent: Monday, October 04, 1999 11:08 AM
> To: Aaron Ness; 'scirocco'
> Subject: Re: TB/intake upgrades
>
>
> --- Aaron Ness <Aaron@makuta.com> wrote:
> > There was a recent thread about using an A2 VW or
> > Audi 5000 TB modified
> > slightly to increase flow which I followed with
> > interest.
>
> Neu$peed TB = A2 TB = Audi 5000 TB. No mods to the TB
> are necessary except to use your TB old linkage (swap)
> and swap in the old TB idle adjust hex screw.
>
> Someone mentioned
> > that the stock intake manifold is restrictive, and I
> > took the comment to
> > mean that there would be little or nothing gained
> > from this mod without
> > doing something with the intake.
>
> The intake must be port matched to the TB. Otherwise,
> you will gain about 0.0 hp.
>
> Is there any truth
> > to this?
>
> Even with the matched port, it will give you maybe 3
> hp (according to dyno tests). So . . what's 3hp worth
> to ya?
>
> Would it be worth my time to pull the intake and
> grind it out a > little and polish it up?
> > Can I improve the engine's performance noticeably
> > just by doing this,
> > without swapping the TB?
>
> If you are talking about P&P, IMHO, this should only
> be done by a pro. You can port match it yourself to
> the bigger TB if ya got the tools and such.
>
>
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