IVE JUST GOT A VXT AND I WAS JUST LOOKING OVER THE ENGINE AND SEEING HOW TO LOWER INLET AIR TEMPS WHEN I NOTICED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS HEATED OF THE COOLANT IF YOU RAN A BYPASS ON THIS, IT WOULD LOWER INLET AIR TEMP AND INCREASE ENGINE OUT PUT ,LOOKS LIKE A VERY EASY MOD,I GUESS THE IDEA OF THIS IS TO STOP THE BUTTERFLY FREEZING IN VERY LOW TEMP CONDITONS ON START,HAS ANYONE TRYED THIS YET.
Vxt Lower Inlet Temp Mod
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dazvxt
, Nov 25 2004 12:38 AM
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Posted 25 November 2004 - 07:50 AM
your text and writing style reminds me of somebody. 
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Posted 25 November 2004 - 10:03 AM
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Posted 25 November 2004 - 11:02 AM
It could be him, however
IS THE QUERY VALID ?? 
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Posted 25 November 2004 - 06:37 PM
IF YOU TAKE A LOOK AT THE THROTTLE BODY ITS HEATED OF THE ENGINE COOLANT,BUT Y,ALL THE TROUBLE AND COST TO LOWER THE INLET TEMP TO HEAT IT BACK UP JUST BEFORE IT ENTERS THE ENGINE,I CANT SEE THE POINT,IVE JUST ORDER ONE OF THEM BOOST/AIR TEMP GAUGES,THINK ILL RUN SOME INLET TEMP CHECKS BEFORE AND AFTER THE BYPASS THINK IT SHOULD DROP IT 5 or 10 C,WELL I HOPE SO. ANY ONE KNOW WHAT THE MAX BHP OUT OF THE Z20LET UNIT ? AND DO THE VXTs HAVE WEAK GEAR BOXS? PS ANYONE NO WEAR DO LSDs FOR THE BOX TOO? CHEERS 
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Posted 25 November 2004 - 09:22 PM
The carb will ice 
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Posted 25 November 2004 - 09:54 PM
TURN CAPS LOCK OFF AND YOU MIGHT GET A BETTER RESPONSE 
also - why is this not in tuning forum?
also - why is this not in tuning forum?
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Posted 25 November 2004 - 09:56 PM
Yeap carb will ice, Don't mess with it.
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Posted 25 November 2004 - 11:20 PM
But its not a carb engine the heat off the inlet air is at the lowest is about 20 c upwards so there would be no chance of iceing,unless in very low temps -10,-15 out side would inlet temps be round freezing point in the throttle housing,anyway ill give it ago and see what happens 
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Posted 26 November 2004 - 08:04 AM
Your grasp of physics is a little wanting.
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Posted 26 November 2004 - 09:20 AM
Got that CD for you PM me your address.....Your grasp of physics is a little wanting.
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Posted 26 November 2004 - 09:21 AM
He only lives round the corner you lazy bastard!Got that CD for you PM me your address.....Your grasp of physics is a little wanting.
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Posted 26 November 2004 - 09:24 AM
EATS SHOOTS AND LEAVES
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Posted 26 November 2004 - 09:27 AM
I've got a new red roof on my vx 
Looks great against the rose tinted coup d'apres...cheers JayK 
Jr...post a pic TAGL
Looks great against the rose tinted coup d'apres...cheers JayK
Jr...post a pic TAGL
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Posted 26 November 2004 - 09:31 AM
With apologies for thread hijack, my address is;
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Posted 26 November 2004 - 09:41 AM
LiarWith apologies for thread hijack, my address is;
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Posted 26 November 2004 - 10:11 AM
Actually removing the coolant pipe is a good idea, as the vxt uses fuel injectors the throttle body cannot freeze as only air is passing through it.
In the USA they get an extra 15bhp from the corvette with this mod
Definately in the wrong thread this one 
Definately in the wrong thread this one
Edited by vocky, 26 November 2004 - 10:23 AM.
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Posted 26 November 2004 - 10:55 AM
how about some thermal tape around the pipe and TB?
Daz - have alook in the mod forum. Precat pipe is what you need 
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Posted 26 November 2004 - 11:05 AM
With respect to the throttle body heating the charge air up, unless you running a particually effective intercooler i would expect both the temperature of the coolant and that of the charge air to be in the region of 80 - 90 'C
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