TB ported! PICS/REVIEW (www.maxbore.com)
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Rep Power: 788 TB ported! PICS/REVIEW (www.maxbore.com)
I plan to send my TB to him next week to get it bored out. The site has alot of info on it, and the guy comes highly recommended. Here's what he says about the D17.
I especially like the part about using screws for the TPS. However, here is what he says about raising the idle.
I just got it back! Here are some rough measurments I made.
Stock TB
-top diameter 60mm
-bottom diameter 58mm
Ported
-top 63mm
-bottom 60mm
The work looks incredible. Pics speak for themselves. I just installed it and drove around alot. Well I don't really feel more power to be honest, but the throttle response went way up. I had to really tighten up the cable for some reason. It's almost as tight as it can go, but still has a little slack. The car feels good. Also, I had to dremel out the rubber seal on the stock intake so it sits flush with the ported TB. I couldn't bring myself to port the IM and get stuff down there. Hopefully not a big deal. Anyway, here are pics.
Hello.
I haven't done a D 17 t/b but that is no problem, since all
honda t/bs are very much alike.
Abpout port matching your manifold, I think that is
something you can do yourself.
The TPS is not supposed to be adjusted by the owner, so the
screws are the tamper proof type, but when I bore it, I
replace them with regular screws so I can set it back to
stock.
Thanks.
Jorge P.
I haven't done a D 17 t/b but that is no problem, since all
honda t/bs are very much alike.
Abpout port matching your manifold, I think that is
something you can do yourself.
The TPS is not supposed to be adjusted by the owner, so the
screws are the tamper proof type, but when I bore it, I
replace them with regular screws so I can set it back to
stock.
Thanks.
Jorge P.
Hello Steve.
Adjusting the TPS will not raise the idle.
what you need to do is this.
There is a 7mm nut that holds the butterfly stop screw.
Very carefully, loosen the nut and turn the screw so that
the butterfly opens a little more.
that way it will let more air thru. the old throttle bodies
had an idle adjust screw, but for some reason Honda deleted
that.
lIf you are not comfortable doing that, I can do it for you.
Just send it i and I'll adjust the butterfly to let more air
by.
thanks.
Jorge P.
Adjusting the TPS will not raise the idle.
what you need to do is this.
There is a 7mm nut that holds the butterfly stop screw.
Very carefully, loosen the nut and turn the screw so that
the butterfly opens a little more.
that way it will let more air thru. the old throttle bodies
had an idle adjust screw, but for some reason Honda deleted
that.
lIf you are not comfortable doing that, I can do it for you.
Just send it i and I'll adjust the butterfly to let more air
by.
thanks.
Jorge P.
Stock TB
-top diameter 60mm
-bottom diameter 58mm
Ported
-top 63mm
-bottom 60mm
The work looks incredible. Pics speak for themselves. I just installed it and drove around alot. Well I don't really feel more power to be honest, but the throttle response went way up. I had to really tighten up the cable for some reason. It's almost as tight as it can go, but still has a little slack. The car feels good. Also, I had to dremel out the rubber seal on the stock intake so it sits flush with the ported TB. I couldn't bring myself to port the IM and get stuff down there. Hopefully not a big deal. Anyway, here are pics.
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Rep Power: 0 yeah i checked him out the other day...i will be sending him my extra one also...but not until i get this kit on.....all my extra cash in going to this turbo kit...i have a deadline...and i plan to meet it
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Rep Power: 788 I should be getting this back late next week. Then I'm gonna try and port the intake mani and post a diy here. I hope this solves my idle problems.
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Rep Power: 788 Our TB can't be bored more than 1mm, without having it collapse. I guess you need a new TB made like the one DH is offering. Bigger is not always better, and a larger TB may cause problems. Not to mention losing some of the sensors.
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Rep Power: 273 I just spun a spare TB on my lathe. At aprox. 58 mm the bearings were showing. Unless its acceptable to remove the bearing seats from the inside of the TB how can we get 60mm?
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Rep Power: 788 The throttle body is most definately a metal of sorts. I think he's talking about our intake manifold, which is plastic (better since it won't heat up as much).
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Rep Power: 0 Your not really going to notice a HP/Torque difference with a bored out TB unless you have some kind of boost. If anything, it would hurt your low-end, or that is what I have always been told.
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Rep Power: 788 Interesting. I've always thought that letting a bit more air in would help power. All I have now is the ported TB and head. But you're right. I didn't feel any difference, except maybe a little less low end. Maybe tuning will fix this?
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Rep Power: 788 Well guess what? I opened the air cleaner box to look inside, and there's no IM overlap! So there's no need to port match the IM. Only thing I did was shave about 1mm off the rubber that holds the stock intake on the top of the TB. If you have an aftermarket intake, there's no problem.
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Rep Power: 788 The car feels different for sure, especially after driving around a few days for the ecu to adjust. I'm gonna try raising the idle to solve my shaking problem and make sure the throttle cable isn't too loose.
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Rep Power: 299 sounds and looks good. the throttle body should give you a 1-4 hp throughout the powerband...at least thats what they usually do on other applications. good stuff
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Rep Power: 788 Raising the idle didn't work. The cel came on, and the rpms would get stuck when you rev the engine. So now it's back to 700rpms, which is the recommended idle level in neutral. My car still shakes a little after the new head install. Oh well, good enough. Now I need some tuning and that's it.
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