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Filby1
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26th Sep 05 at 08:31   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

What are the advantages of these as i keep seeing them on Ebay?
Rileysport
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26th Sep 05 at 08:32   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

they remove the "wedge" from the butterfly, giving better flow when throttle is wide open
Filby1
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26th Sep 05 at 08:34   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

can this be done at home? by me anybody got any befor and after pics?
iceman
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26th Sep 05 at 08:40   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

look on courtenays website

www.courtenaysport.co.uk
broster
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do it your self with a dremal and some liquid metal
Filby1
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26th Sep 05 at 09:57   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

liquid metal??
ed
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A dremal doesn't even cut plastic very will so have fun cutting a large chunk of aluminium with one and liquid metal will break up and get into the engine....
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26th Sep 05 at 10:49   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

scrap my idea then
and-m
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Lots of people have done the mod using liquid metal and its been fine.
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liquid metal is very stong you can drill and tap it once set, i can not see it breaking up and falling into the engine.
there must be 1000's of XE's with this mod and i am yet to find anyone saying it has happened.
alot of website tell you how to do this, and i am sure even total vaux did so aswell.

i have use liquid metal to seal cracks on gearboxs which takes a silly ammount of battering from the road and stones etc and there still going strong...
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Oh, use liquid metal then
big eck
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26th Sep 05 at 12:34   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

is there a noticable gain in performance???
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Apparently it gives you 5bhp, or maybe 10bhp. It's in the same league as fitting an induction kit and thinking you have an extra 10bhp because thats what it says on the box. But in just a sceptic.
Filby1
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26th Sep 05 at 13:00   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

so its a little mod that will give small gaines?
Nic Barnes
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26th Sep 05 at 17:37   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

correct, although tesco state that every little helps
and-m
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26th Sep 05 at 18:15   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

The later XEs never had this wedge and they make the same power so choose your own conclusions. The wedge is there to make the car more drivable.
ainsley_brader
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26th Sep 05 at 18:25   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

An enlarged throttle body involves more than just removing the wedge. It involves maching outer the throttle4 body and then manufacturing and fitting a bigger diameter butterfly. This allows more air in, more air and more fuel in should equal more power!

 
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