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Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2007 9:10 pm
by Marty
ToRy 70 wrote:Sh*t's the tits! What kind of TB is that?
Ford Mustang. Very common.
Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2007 9:11 pm
by scott the viking
I don't know...might want to leave the tape...it's a good look.

Posted: Tue Mar 27, 2007 7:02 am
by iswinkels
Isnt the throttle body in the wrong place? As I understand it, it should be mounted in the middle between the two manifolds, after the intercooler, not before.
The effect of having the engine being able to pull the entire intake and intercooler into a vacuum will result in really doey throttle response, because once the throttle is cracked open the intake of air has to pull through a long intake, as well as the intercooler intake restriction.
Posted: Tue Mar 27, 2007 8:42 am
by Marty
iswinkels wrote:Isnt the throttle body in the wrong place? As I understand it, it should be mounted in the middle between the two manifolds, after the intercooler, not before.
It actually does not seem to make any difference at all where its mounted. The ECU does not "know" where it is mounted. You tune it to maintain a target setting.
Posted: Tue Mar 27, 2007 12:23 pm
by 64bug
MarioVelotta wrote:I'll definatly be behind you at the track

We shall see...
But on a serious note. This fab work is amazing. I wish i had a 1/64th the fab skills as Marty... Cant wait to get the rest from him.

Posted: Tue Mar 27, 2007 1:42 pm
by svenakela
Damn, this is hardcore!

Posted: Tue Mar 27, 2007 3:00 pm
by my65bug
Very nice work.
This will all fit in the engine bay?
How much does marty charge for that intake setup?
Posted: Tue Mar 27, 2007 5:44 pm
by 64bug
my65bug wrote:Very nice work.
This will all fit in the engine bay?
How much does marty charge for that intake setup?
Thanks, And yes anything will "fit" if i make it fit... Its not all going to be in the bay.
You can ask Marty that question. You get what you pay for.
Posted: Tue Mar 27, 2007 5:45 pm
by 64bug
svenakela wrote:Damn, this is hardcore!

Thanks man. I cant wait to get in done.
Back to the garage...
Posted: Tue Mar 27, 2007 6:01 pm
by iswinkels
Yeah I suppose there is an advantage to having the intercooler pulled into a vacuum. It won't heat soak as much at low engine speeds as there will be less air pressure inside the core, vs being before the throttle body where the pressure will be 1 atmosphere.
There is the possible safety issue though. If you blow an intercooler or other plumbing hose off it will be like full throttle. Sure there will be no boost, but a built engine will still make an easy 140hp without the turbo. Make sure your plumbing all has lips on it, and use really good quality bolt on clamps.
The high output rice burner guys that run 30+lb boost weld a bolt to each side of the plumbing at all joins, and then use two metal straps that tie all each join together over the top of the silicon hose joins. It still allows a little movement, but even if a hose is not 100% clamped on it will only leak under boost, and it eliminates the risk of blowing a hose off all together. Just a thought...
Posted: Tue Mar 27, 2007 6:07 pm
by 64bug
We'll see what happens... Good thing i wont be up anywhere near 30lbs.
Posted: Tue Mar 27, 2007 8:44 pm
by Marty
I run 36 - 40 pounds of boost with no "lips" bolts or any goofy deals. If you use good hardware, keep you stuff in good shape and tight, and have tight joints, its not an issue.
Posted: Tue Mar 27, 2007 9:44 pm
by my65bug
64bug wrote:my65bug wrote:Very nice work.
This will all fit in the engine bay?
How much does marty charge for that intake setup?
Thanks, And yes anything will "fit" if i make it fit... Its not all going to be in the bay.
You can ask Marty that question. You get what you pay for.
Oh I am sure it wont be cheap but it is so purdy....
I have a 65 I am doing so I will keep my eyes on this post.
Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2007 5:40 pm
by 64bug
Got the deck lid all straightend out and primed. (broke all 3 studs of the lic. plate light housing(pope nose), damn rusty nuts...)
And the fan was powdercoated silver, didnt look real good. So i tried to polish it and gave up and primed it to smooth out the cast pin holes and ill repaint it gloss sivler.
And today i got one whole side blocked and ready for the second helping of primer and some new door hinge pins, and striped the inside of the doors to get ready fo paint.
Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2007 5:44 pm
by 64bug