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Travis
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4/24/2002
00:41:08

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Ok, my buddy took his throttle body of his ford today, and took the butterfly valve out. He then cut the shaft that it mounts to, and ground it down and polished it out. So basically when the throttle is wide open, he now has half the thickness of the shaft that the butterfly turns on. Hince better air flow. Can this be done to the Dakotas? 2000 4.7 is what I am looking at. He said it made a huge difference. Thanks for you help.

Travis

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CW
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4/24/2002
08:57:36

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Yes it can be done but I think I would start with the 2001 TB, it is 68mm instead of 65mm. I don't think I would look for a huge difference with the porting. The dakotas also have a lip in front of the blade that can be removed to help out flow as well.

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Travis
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4/24/2002
11:12:01

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Do you know if there is a page that would have some details with a pic? And how much would that bigger TB cost?

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CW
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4/24/2002
14:33:57

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I know of no page that has TB porting for the 4.7. I have heard of the 68mm going for $165 new but they need a little porting to really work well. You could opt for the fastman 68mm it fows better then a stock ported one but the cost just went up. I think they are $250. or the F&B for $400 all avalible at speedtweaks.net. Here are the instructions that I have been giving people.

porting throttle body:
The key to porting the throttle body is to NOT remove any material from around the throttle blade when it is closed. Remove the lip that is in front of the throttle blade so that it is the size of the throttle blade. It is quite a narrowing compared to the size of the throttle blade. I used a dremel with sanding drums at 60 grit so as not to remove to much material to quickly. I didn't remove the throttle blade or anything. Just removed the throttle body from the engine. You can narrow the throttle shafts as well to aid in flow.

Sorry no pics unless someone wants to buy me a camera. :)

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MightyDakSXT
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4/25/2002
22:27:06

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I'm doing my own modifications to a V8 TB and I was wondering what kind of grease to use on the bearings for the butterfly assembly?


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Extang Tonneau, Autolite 3923 Plugs, Borg Warner Cap & Rotor, K&N Filter, Gibson Catback Exhaust, Robert Shaw 180 Degree Thermostat, Custom Grille. Coming soon: V8 TB

CW
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4/26/2002
08:54:47

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Doesn't need to be anything special it isn't high heat or high load. Just a graphite grease is what I would use if avalible.

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4/26/2002
10:05:42

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Thanks!

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JPekar
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6/21/2002
12:59:32

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I have a factory 68MM throttle body out of my 01 dak just sitting in a box in the corner of my garage make an offer.

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Bob W
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6/21/2002
20:51:20

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Joseph, I hate to break it to you this way, but your truck is not a Quad Cab (Hee hee.

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JPekar
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6/26/2002
15:52:01

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Thats why i couldnt find the rear door handles Thanks i thought i was crazy. anyway its fixed now thanks for correcting my mistakes

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6/26/2002
16:29:08

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For the money, Fastmans is a great deal. If you're going to do a performance kit or something like that, then I suggest the Stage 4 kit from Speedtweaks. Lots of goodies there.



pbxr
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8/07/2002
19:46:17

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So if I were to go to the bone yard, and I know this may seem like a repetitive ?, sorry, I would look for a V8 TB for my 01 dak? Thanks for the patience and info. One day I will get a pic up, one day..

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Midnightmagic
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12/31/2002
17:26:02

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JPekar email me on what your lookin to get it for, i have the 65mm on my 00 4.7 and i had it polished out by hughes engines, would i see a diff going to the 68?

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nitroussteve
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1/09/2003
17:31:15

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jpeker,
i want the tb if its a good price.

nitroussteve / ns performance

97_blk_dak
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1/12/2003
01:09:35

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I don't think he checks these boards anymore. He hasn't posted here since August. You might want to try emailing him.

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nitroussteve
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1/25/2003
03:28:02

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did a port/polish job on a 68mm.go to tips and tricks on the dtw.com.i have a pic on my gallery.

www.dodgetruckworld.com/nsperformance/

yates-in-DE
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2/14/2003
13:29:39

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I have a 68mm Stock t-body for sale. Already Ported and Polished, ready to go. Mirror smooth finish and ready to go.

I'll take a $100 plus shipping. From area code 80918.

E-mail me at my e-mail in my Profile.

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Lynn
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4/10/2003
11:00:18

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yates im very interested in the 68, will there be a noticable gain from the 65? email me ill pay!

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