individual throttles? 5-cyl.

[JShadzi at aol.com]

   On a high revving NA motor, there are definite improvements, but since the factory chose not to do individual butterflies on even the IMSA/GTO cars with 800hp, I can't imagine doing it either.  Remember, on a turbo motor you need a manifold that can be pressurized, butterflies work well on NA cars because at the end of the throttle housing there is a horn going to atmosphere, eliminating any manifold restrictions.  Turbo motors need a large volume manifold that can be pressurized, and with a single, huge throttle body that can easily be accomplished.
Javad

In a message dated Wed, 31 Jan 2001 12:51:08 AM Eastern Standard Time, Ameer Antar <ameer at snet.net> writes:

<< I know this would really be tough on a 5-cyl., but would there be any 
advantage to putting on individual throttle bodies on a turbo motor? A lot 
of N/A cars use them to gain throttle response. What do you guys think?

-ameer
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