Is our throtle body heated?
I purchased a $1.00 coupler and some .87 cent hose clamps. Took me about a half an hour (I'm slow) but pretty easy to do. Don't know if I can feel any difference at all but I'm happier knowing my TB isn't heated any longer.
Evolved Member
Joined: Aug 2004
Posts: 929
Likes: 0
From: A
Originally Posted by Myszkewicz
..and finally a drawing of the TB and coolant lines. The hose on the left as you're looking at it is the supply, and the one on the right is the return.
Originally Posted by captain150
Looks like it just heats the area around the plate? I suppose for warm areas there's no reason for heat, i'll leave mine though since I have to drive when it's -40 sometimes and I don't want to forget about it.
Well after driving around in the summer heat (99-101 degrees), I think I can tell the difference. It's not really so much when I'm at WOT, but it seems to accelerate at half throttle, or when I'm just city driving if that makes sense. I haven't had the chance to put it on the freeway yet so dunno about that.
Thread Starter
Evolving Member
iTrader: (1)
Joined: Mar 2005
Posts: 307
Likes: 0
From: Toa Alta , Puerto Rico
Originally Posted by Khobin~
I'll check my RA tomorrow, but I know for a fact that XR does NOT have coolant runing through the tb. It DOES have coolant running through the intake manifold though, which also makes no real sense. Oh, and it had no problems starting over the winter.
And I live in Canada...We commonly see -30 Celcius here in AB.
And well if I'm wrong, I guess I'm wrong and I will appologize.
The trick to ice not bothering the tb is the way it's mounted, it should be mounted so that the seals/bearings/shaft are horizontal.
Carb's are a whole different beast then tb's.
Here's a pic of the xr for reference (the tb is the part on the engine side of the blakc rubber hose, it's got 2 electrical connections and then the cruise cable attached to it)
And I live in Canada...We commonly see -30 Celcius here in AB.
And well if I'm wrong, I guess I'm wrong and I will appologize.
The trick to ice not bothering the tb is the way it's mounted, it should be mounted so that the seals/bearings/shaft are horizontal.
Carb's are a whole different beast then tb's.
Here's a pic of the xr for reference (the tb is the part on the engine side of the blakc rubber hose, it's got 2 electrical connections and then the cruise cable attached to it)
Evolved Member
Joined: May 2005
Posts: 644
Likes: 0
From: naples,fl
this has become somthing very interesting to me i didnt see that on the RA i ve seen it before just not on the RA ehteway i will for fun and maby a bit of performance be making a coolant system with this, ill take pics and also will make a spacer for the tb, ill keep you guys posted. possibly make it cool the CAI aswell. just to see if its worth having it on there for now. i live in SW FL so freezing is not a problem.
Evolved Member
Joined: May 2005
Posts: 644
Likes: 0
From: naples,fl
SO I DID IT, seems to work really well, ill make the DIY if anyone wants, havent had the time to test it i just got done with it but all systems check ill see if i feel a difference and a bigger diff with super cold water and some other liquids, wasnt very hard but i bypassed my washer pump and made it on a switch so now the tank for that is on a closed system with the pump circulating it all.
Interesting read, they throw wind chill into the mix.
http://autorepair.about.com/library/a/1d/bl423d.htm
http://autorepair.about.com/library/a/1d/bl423d.htm
I guess this goes back to our original conclusion that this is best left to people in PR