[V8] 5sp throttle body question/Mystery part

[Tony and Lillie]

And the reason they do this on N/A cars is for emissions. On the turbo cars, that may have been part of the case, but it also takes the place of a blow off valve.

Tony




-----Original Message-----
>From: Dave Saad <dsaad at icehouse.net>
>Sent: May 27, 2010 12:48 PM
>To: v8 Fans <v8 at audifans.com>
>Subject: Re: [V8] 5sp throttle body question/Mystery part
>
>That slow bleed off is exactly what a dashpot does.  The idea is to  
>not let the throttle slam shut.
>All cars have this feature, it is just they all use the idle air valve  
>now to accomplish the same thing.
>A little software in the ECU makes the mechanical part redundant.
>
>Dave