Nic Barnes
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i am looking to possibly sell it next year yes. it needs to break 500 first before i would though.
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TheCam
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Random questions - can you throttle body a C20LET?
has anyone done it?
sortof power did you get?
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Steve
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yes, yes, dunno
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jr
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quote: Originally posted by TheCam
Random questions - can you throttle body a C20LET?
has anyone done it?
sortof power did you get?
makes it very very difficult to map though
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Toby
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how does it work?
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TheCam
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quote: Originally posted by jr
quote: Originally posted by TheCam
Random questions - can you throttle body a C20LET?
has anyone done it?
sortof power did you get?
makes it very very difficult to map though
how so?
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Ben ev
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i cant see any need for multi throttles on a turbocharged engine apart from if the oe inlet is restrictive. on a let a homemade inlet/plenuim with a larger throttle body would be just as effective/ more so
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TheCam
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quote: Originally posted by Ben ev
i cant see any need for multi throttles on a turbocharged engine apart from if the oe inlet is restrictive. on a let a homemade inlet/plenuim with a larger throttle body would be just as effective/ more so
ah, didnt think about it, not clued up on turbos.
just asked as my mate is building a 2.1 turbo'd zetec motor on throttle bodies for his mondeo as he blew his normal 2.0 bodied motor.
has anybody on here got a LET with bodies, what gains did you get?
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Ben ev
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impo anyway
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TheCam
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anyone?
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jr
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its down to the problem of balancing 4 individual tb's for an engine running boost or something
Dave a or broster will be able to confirm etc
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Hamish
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quote: Originally posted by jr
its down to the problem of balancing 4 individual tb's for an engine running boost or something
Dave a or broster will be able to confirm etc
either them or Beardy
See to remember he's made a new inlet on his twin LET corsa
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starkie
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i done it its easy ran well but gets birds up the duff or at least it did with mine lol hense why i now own a vectra
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TheCam
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quote: Originally posted by starkie
i done it its easy ran well but gets birds up the duff or at least it did with mine lol hense why i now own a vectra
haha, what sort of gains did you see with the bodies? is it worth the price?
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johnhara1
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quote: Originally posted by TheCam
quote: Originally posted by jr
quote: Originally posted by TheCam
Random questions - can you throttle body a C20LET?
has anyone done it?
sortof power did you get?
makes it very very difficult to map though
how so?
There's a guy on mig with a boddied LET in his vectra.
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TheCam
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any idea on power output?
cheers
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starkie
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no sure of gains as i done mine from day 1 but it has to be better than the shite inlet as standard
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starkie
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can also see from that pic i cut the water tray down to an inch to allow air out rather than a bonnet vent
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Daimo B
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Its not jsut about the TB inlet. Airflow INto the engine should be smooth and although the standard LET inlet is good for 400hp, if you want more to get in faster and smoother, you need a new inlet.
Some LET inlets. Its not a cheap thing as most are custom built. Has been done plenty of times though...


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TheCam
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love the manifold on that 1st pic.

starkie, did you ever get it dyno'd?
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starkie
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nah but it was bloody rapid lol
am going to turbo my gixxer 750 now as will be much mre fun than a car
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Daimo B
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Why? Will only be good in a straight line? Totally un-usable power.
Sorry, don't get bike turbo conversions at all unless its for a drag strip.
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TheCam
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i didnt know you could get turbo conversions for road bikes lol
VXR is right though, as much as i'd like to turbo my ZX6 I wouldn't fancy going round a corner and the turbo kicking in lol
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Daimo B
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Aye, go on youtube and look for GhostRider.... He's got a turbo'd motor pushing nearly 500bhp.
He chases sports bikes, up to 150+mph, drops the clutch, pulls a wheelie (just sheer power), goes past still accelerating sports bike on 1 wheel.
Think it has been gun'd at over 215mph (airstrip), but its a naked streetfighter bike!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Drag bike....

Ghostriders bike.... Look at the brakes on the f-ing thing 

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[Edited on 06-12-2007 by VXR]
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TheCam
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 I'v seen some of the drag bikes at crail and there fuckin rediculious. extended swing arm etc.
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