drill hole in the butterfly will it help idle problems??
09-23-2006, 11:19 AM
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drill hole in the butterfly will it help idle problems??
i talked to some guy and he said if i drill a hole in the throttle body plate that it will help start up, this is due to a large cam and it requires more air then the iap can provide, he said like an 1/8th hole anyone ever hear this or try this or even think it will work
09-23-2006, 01:44 PM
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RE: drill hole in the butterfly will it help idle problems??
yea but wont adjusting the idle screw also adjust my idle once its warm and then it will be too high right? i am not sure what to do for this problem any help please
09-23-2006, 02:17 PM
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RE: drill hole in the butterfly will it help idle problems??
I wrote in to Muscle Mustangs and Fast Fords and asked about something to help my car idle. I had a Trick Flow stage 1 cam in a 331 and I just couldn't get it to idle right. They suggested that I drill a 1/4" hole in the throttle body blade. It worked great! I have since changed to a bigger cam and this no longer works and I have to get a chip burned to make it idle.
09-23-2006, 03:41 PM
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RE: drill hole in the butterfly will it help idle problems??
Drilling a hole has the same effect as using the idle bypass valve....and it's adjustable....check it at http://www.steeda.com/store/-catalog/idlebypass.htm
09-23-2006, 03:59 PM
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RE: drill hole in the butterfly will it help idle problems??
good find joel...i wouldn't scew with drilling yet...i have some idle issues,but i'm so close,and i am so picky if any of you drove my car it would'nt bother you one bit...i'm using a fairly big cam with alot of duration so hold up on a chip as well..how many codes do you have?...just wondering...
