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Old 05-06-2005, 10:12 AM
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<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (CyberShark @ May 6 2005, 01:28 PM)</div><div class='quotemain'>I think Kspec is working on getting the GTR BBTB. I would ask Redz to see if it will be available any time soon, if so, I would wait for that one. I had it for over 2 years and was very pleased with it...very nice looking too.
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Why did you sell it? Are you using a different BBTB now? Any differences you perceive? I am using one of them now and I have no trouble with it, I am happy.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (REDZMAN @ May 6 2005, 03:25 PM)</div><div class='quotemain'>Uhm, we've talked about this before, I thought the OEM was 54MM? The SR one is 58MM, so is the GTR. The RSides come in an adjustable 59/61MM and a 70MM.
Didn't someone actually measure the OEM one in that last thread and confirm it was 54MM?
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Last time I read, the OEM TB was supossed to be 53mm :unsure:
REDZ, wasn't the System GTR unit 61mm?
Old 05-06-2005, 11:06 AM
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<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (REDZMAN @ May 6 2005, 03:25 PM)</div><div class='quotemain'>Uhm, we've talked about this before, I thought the OEM was 54MM? The SR one is 58MM, so is the GTR. The RSides come in an adjustable 59/61MM and a 70MM.

Didn't someone actually measure the OEM one in that last thread and confirm it was 54MM?
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If you measure it at the "front" of the TB, you'll get one measurement. If you measure it at the back, you'll get a second. Measure the butterfly, and you'll get a third. The "true" measurement should be the smallest of the three (should be butterfly), that might explain some of the various readings by people.
Old 05-06-2005, 05:24 PM
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Good point Random..... but When we heard about the bore mm, they are talking the measure from exactly where??? in the butterfly???
Old 05-06-2005, 06:59 PM
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They SHOULD be talking about the Narrowest point in the TB. So if they call it a 60m tb, the butterfly should be the smallest point and should be 60mm

If you have a 60mm throat (leading to butterfly) and/or 60mm neck (leading from butterfly) if the butterfly itself is just 52mm, you have a 52mm TB, not a 60mm TB.
Old 05-06-2005, 07:20 PM
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Truth in advertising I guess... no way to tell how big a TB is without asking where it was measured.
Old 05-06-2005, 07:22 PM
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<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Zman @ May 6 2005, 04:12 PM)</div><div class='quotemain'>Why did you sell it? Are you using a different BBTB now? Any differences you perceive?

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I sold mine 'cause I had purchased one of the 62mm BBTB's that Col had made (he only made 10 so I grabbed one while I had the chance).
Old 05-06-2005, 07:39 PM
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Well, the reason I bring it up, is a certian company out there sells an "Adjustable" Bored TB. They claim it can go from 58mm to 60mm by changing a ring in the neck of the TB. Since you're not changing the TB butterfly itself...the "size" of the TB doesn't change.
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So how can I bore ot my throttle body or would it take to many special tools?
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But ultimately doens't it matter what the smallest size of the TB is?

I mean if you go from 70MM at the opening to 61MM at the narrowest point, you've got a 61MM BBTB, no matter where that 61MM is. If it is behind the butterfly, it's still a 61MM right?
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Yes, you would need to make a new butterfly... really not too difficult though. As for the tools, yeah, you would need an electric die grinder and some bits. Probably would cost $160 or so... but then you would have the skill and knowledge to do your own work on your IM, ports, etc.



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