[urq] Throttle Body Shaft Linkage swap

[Ben Swann]

Can I see the pictures.  May not do it this time, but FWIW, I'd have been
ahead money and time doing my own rail it seems.

Ben

-----Original Message-----
From: Martin Pajak [mailto:martin at quattro.ca] 
Sent: Friday, July 20, 2007 2:25 PM
To: Ben Swann
Cc: quattro at audifans.com
Subject: Re: [urq] Throttle Body Shaft Linkage swap

Sounds like a new fuel rail is in order.

I have pics of fuel rail made to work with MC intake/throttle so I am sure
something like that can be done.

Cheers
martin

> Ben Swann
> Ado,
>
> Thanks. I was able to take them apart.  Turns out not only the shaft was
> longer on the 5000 one, but also larger diameter, so cant swap them.
>
> I'm working on adapting the end - not trivial.
>
> Surprising I have not seen anyone complain about issues with interference
> between the throttle bodies and fuel rails when doing EFI conversion.  The
> cable end smashes into the 034EFI fuel rail on every throttle body and
> manifold combination I've tried.  The only one that is close is the Ur
> Quattro
> TB where I could bend the eye that the cable end fits in.  No way to get
> the
> 5000 manifold and TB to work with this fuel rail.
>
> Ben
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ado Sigal [mailto:a.sigal at bluewin.ch]
> Sent: Friday, July 20, 2007 1:58 PM
> To: Ben Swann
> Cc: urq at audifans.com
> Subject: Re: Throttle Body Shaft Linkage swap
>
> No BTDT, but in essence you are going to end up with shorter shaft with
> slot for TPS. Wouldn't be easier to cut and file the shaft to suit, than
> to remove butterfly and all that. Even if it fails, you can always do
> the swap. BTW, shaft is one piece, and 2 sunk in screws hold the
> butterfly. Must clean the shaft before removing, and adjust butterfly
> and Locktite the screws after the swap.
>
> Ado
>
>
> Ben Swann wrote:
>
>>I am trying to swap the shaft and certain parts from the later MC-1
>> throttle
>>body to an earlier WX (Ur Quattro) throttle body.  This is so I can use
>> the
>>later switch(actually TPS) from later models.
>>
>>
>>
>>ANY BTDT on removing the shaft?  Is the shaft one piece that goes all the
>> way
>>through or does it split somewhere? Any diagrams.
>>
>>
>>
>>Ben
>>
>>
>>
>