throttle body and plenum
06-15-2010, 08:56 PM
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They look good, the TB is VERY similar to the Pro Products/Trick Flow units--the upper plenum looks nice as well.
There really isn't any rocket science in either of these components. The TB is just a hole in a block of aluminum, with a flapper valve in it, and the shortcomings of the design of the OEM plenum are well documented--making a better one is just a question of copying the inner dimensions of the Accufab and making the outside fit in the available space and look the way you'd like it to look.
The plenum is likely cast and machined/polished in Asia, I don't think you could make it and make it so pretty in this country--and then sell it for $160 and make money doing it...
There really isn't any rocket science in either of these components. The TB is just a hole in a block of aluminum, with a flapper valve in it, and the shortcomings of the design of the OEM plenum are well documented--making a better one is just a question of copying the inner dimensions of the Accufab and making the outside fit in the available space and look the way you'd like it to look.
The plenum is likely cast and machined/polished in Asia, I don't think you could make it and make it so pretty in this country--and then sell it for $160 and make money doing it...
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