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Throttle body and intake manifold

Posted: Sat Oct 08, 2011 7:07 pm
by spetz
Hi guys,

Is there a general consensus on the size of throttle body or any modifications to the intake manifold?

I have a Magna 65mm throttle body and I can see that the intake manifold has a bump that needs to be filed out.
Will a 70mm TB offer better results?

The engine has:
RPW extractors, hi flow cat, 2.5" mandrel exhaust
Ported/polished heads, match ported intake runners
Rebuilt/balanced + raised CR (heads were skimmed)
FPR and e-manage, CAI

Thanks

Re: Throttle body and intake manifold

Posted: Sat Oct 08, 2011 7:39 pm
by Kustom

Re: Throttle body and intake manifold

Posted: Sat Oct 08, 2011 7:40 pm
by spetz
Thanks Kustom I was just reading that but it doesn't seem like there is a definitive answer there?

Re: Throttle body and intake manifold

Posted: Sat Oct 08, 2011 7:59 pm
by Kustom
Did you read both pages? i thought the answer was fairly clear.

Re: Throttle body and intake manifold

Posted: Sun Oct 09, 2011 12:18 pm
by spetz
I read through all pages. But at no point was there a definitive answer as to which size is best etc.
Is 65mm ideal or will bigger yield better gains?
And personally looking at my 65mm throttle body and and intake manifold it, at least to my eye, does not look like welding is necessary to be able to expand the plenum to 65mm

Re: Throttle body and intake manifold

Posted: Sun Oct 09, 2011 12:38 pm
by aza013
I don't think any one has really done any testing on this.
So in away you will be the tester :D .

Re: Throttle body and intake manifold

Posted: Sun Oct 09, 2011 12:55 pm
by spetz
My results will not reflect upon anything though as I have no previous dyno figures

Re: Throttle body and intake manifold

Posted: Sun Oct 09, 2011 12:59 pm
by phunkydude
If it's gonna cost you 500+ to get it to 70mm, might as well go all out.
Fab a 6 pack individual throttle bodies.

Then your next mod would be 272 cams.
Gruk!..Grukkk!..Grukkkk..! Grukk! Grukkk! :twisted:

Re: Throttle body and intake manifold

Posted: Sun Oct 09, 2011 4:04 pm
by Shane001
Remember to add bigger injectors first. Our puny 166cc injectors are perfectly tuned to the factory engine, they run in the high 90% at W.O.T.!

If u're gonna put more air in u need to be able to put more fuel in. U'll need bigger injectors.

PS: Ben can you fix the forum so W.O.T. without the dots doesn't autocorrect to what :lol:

Re: Throttle body and intake manifold

Posted: Sun Oct 09, 2011 8:21 pm
by spetz
Do they run at such high duty cycle?

The car isn't being driven yet and before it does get driven it will get tuned so I guess the tuner will tell me whether I need larger injectors or not.
Do any standard Mitsubishi injectors fit? I think there is a 210cc range and 240cc range which would probably be good for the 6A12 NA

Re: Throttle body and intake manifold

Posted: Sun Oct 09, 2011 9:11 pm
by Shane001
Mine log over 95% at full noise!

When sizing injectors you should aim for peak 80-85%. 240cc's should be OK for around 250hp at the flywheel.

Anyone know how much power we loose in our drivetrain? ie what this translates to at the wheels? At an assumed 80% loss this equals 200hp / 150kw at the wheels.

Re: Throttle body and intake manifold

Posted: Sun Oct 09, 2011 9:39 pm
by spetz
240cc are 50% larger than the stock ones so it seems they should be able to support more than just 250hp at the flywheel? I mean technically if stock power is 200hp, with 50% bigger injectors they should at the least be good for 300hp, right?

Personally I am hoping, and feel pretty confident, that I should crack the 150kw atw mark

Re: Throttle body and intake manifold

Posted: Sun Oct 09, 2011 9:49 pm
by Shane001
I'm just going off online injector sizing calculators.

Re: Throttle body and intake manifold

Posted: Sun Oct 09, 2011 10:20 pm
by spetz
Well according to a few online injector hp calculators our 166cc injectors should not produce more than around 150hp/110kw

Re: Throttle body and intake manifold

Posted: Sun Oct 09, 2011 10:27 pm
by Shane001
Yes, but at what duty cycle / fuel pressure. Bump the duty cycle up to 95% and you'll get close to the rated hp.

Re: Throttle body and intake manifold

Posted: Sun Oct 09, 2011 10:28 pm
by Valandis91
There's a lot more factors than just injectors size that determines how much power we should make...

Re: Throttle body and intake manifold

Posted: Sun Oct 09, 2011 10:35 pm
by Shane001
True, but you can only make as much power as the fuel you can pump into the cylinders. And no point putting more air in if you can't put more fuel in. More air/fuel = more power.

Re: Throttle body and intake manifold

Posted: Sun Oct 09, 2011 10:53 pm
by spetz
Do you know what injectors fit our motors?

Re: Throttle body and intake manifold

Posted: Sun Oct 09, 2011 10:56 pm
by Shane001
210 / 240 / 275 / 390

I've got a set of 390's I'll be selling soon, but these will be a bit big for NA.

I'm probably going to try a set of 275's for the racecar. Still researching though.

Re: Throttle body and intake manifold

Posted: Mon Oct 10, 2011 12:21 am
by spetz
So all Mitsubishi injectors are interchangeable?
If memory serves me right, the 210cc were from the 4G93? 240cc were in the 6G72/4?