Throttle body on backwards?

citrus3000psi · Post by **citrus3000psi** » Mon Jun 08, 2009 2:11 pm

Might be a really retarded question.
But Im going to be keeping the stock intake with the inlet flipped. The throttle body seems to fit better flipped. The water lines meet up better and the throttle linkage seems to be in a better position, and not to mention it hides that bulky FAIC at the bottom.

Whats going happen if I do it this way? I'd close off the idle screw, and if needed somehow bleed air through another value.

Good idea, bad idea?

89coltgt · Post by **89coltgt** » Mon Jun 08, 2009 9:47 pm

I don't understand what you are doing. If you flip the t-body, the fiav and isc will be facing up.

citrus3000psi · Post by **citrus3000psi** » Tue Jun 09, 2009 12:07 pm

Imagine keeping the faic always at the bottom. And rotating the t-body 180 degrees on the x-axis. The coolant pipes face away from the motor when normal, and face the engine when flipped around.

jeffball610 · Post by **jeffball610** » Tue Jun 09, 2009 4:20 pm

The TB does not care which way is up. You can eliminate the coolant lines if you want. They are basically just there for cold start situations.

89coltgt · Post by **89coltgt** » Tue Jun 09, 2009 6:00 pm

citrus3000psi wrote:Imagine keeping the faic always at the bottom. And rotating the t-body 180 degrees on the x-axis. The coolant pipes face away from the motor when normal, and face the engine when flipped around.

This is how mine is mounted in the truck, but I have eliminated the fiav and isc.

citrus3000psi · Post by **citrus3000psi** » Tue Jun 09, 2009 6:26 pm

I know I can eliminate the coolant pipes. Maybe pictures will make more sense of what im trying to do...

Picture one:

This is how the TB normally mounts to the intake, imagine the intake flange on the right side. I want to flip the TB around and have it connect to the header intake like this: (In this picture the intake would connect on the left)....So I want the Faiv to extrude into the intake. Just makes for a cleaner looking setup.

I'm guessing this will work, I guess I just need to try it.

widebodywoody · Post by **widebodywoody** » Tue Jun 09, 2009 8:31 pm

not sure if its just me but I can't see a picture...

89coltgt · Post by **89coltgt** » Tue Jun 09, 2009 9:00 pm

widebodywoody wrote:not sure if its just me but I can't see a picture...

Me neither,,,

citrus3000psi · Post by **citrus3000psi** » Wed Jun 10, 2009 9:17 am

Pictures added.

Post by **DJpowerHaus** » Sat Jun 13, 2009 10:37 pm

I always just take off the ICS and make a block off plate. You have to increase the idle with either the screw or by adjusting the throttle switch, but its not a big deal. 1000rpm vs 750.