RE: Ripp's 5000TQ.

[DeWitt Harrison <de@aztek.com>]

On Sat, 7 Jun 1997 14:37:15 -0400 (EDT), you wrote:

>> 3.  The throttle body was modified "to flow more direct air int the
>> intake
>
>Yep, I can only guess he removed the ramp on the butterfly.   Other than 
>that, the TB is pretty good, and actually fairly big at 60mm.   I looked 
>into installing a larger TB when I did the EFI swap, but the intake is 
>exactly 60mm, so it would have required machining to open that up.   I 
>don't _think_ that is a restriction anyway.

Graydon, can you tell me what the function of the butterfly ramp
might be? What would be the price of removing it? I can see that
it would be a flow restriction at WOT. TIA.

DeWitt Harrison    de@aztek.com
Boulder, CO
88 5kcstq