throttle bodies

[GaryS]

Hello people,

Is there any throttle bodies off other engines that can be made to fit the B18FT engine? i dont mind modifying it to fit im just looking for something easyier to find, but if anyone has a better one than standard they dont want let me know ;)

Cheers for any help.

[REGGY5GT]

Apparently the 2.0 8v cavalier throttle bodies fit, im not 100 percent but afaik its the the engine below you need to find, hope this helps...

http://www.grosswimm.de/rich/projekte/turbo/astra%20Page-Dateien/image002.jpg

[philg]

Have a search through my threads it's in there somewhere. Trev got me mine, I was told it was a 2.0l n/a engine I needed but I'm sure mine came off a 1.7 n/a Volvo engine.

[philg]

I think there is a 2.0 ltr Renault one that fits to.

[REGGY5GT]

Have a search through my threads it's in there somewhere. Trev got me mine, I was told it was a 2.0l n/a engine I needed but I'm sure mine came off a 1.7 n/a Volvo engine.

That is correct, my throttle body came off a 2.0 n/a volvo engine, the same engine as the b18ft but 2.0 non turbo version, only modification was to the throttle position switch but you dont have to use that anyway, straight fit to the b18ft engine, quite hard to find though.

[REGGY5GT]

the throttle body on left is standard b18ft and the one on the right is the 2.0 n/a version, as you can see theres a hell of a difference in internal diameter, ive noticed a vast improvement with the larger t/b.
http://www.rtoc.org/boards/attachment.php?attachmentid=7883&d=1287926099

[GaryS]

Well i just got a throttle bodie off ebay for a fiver, it a volvo 480 2.0i off an ES model, is that any use?

[REGGY5GT]

have you got the link to the listing??

[philg]

the throttle body on left is standard b18ft and the one on the right is the 2.0 n/a version, as you can see theres a hell of a difference in internal diameter, ive noticed a vast improvement with the larger t/b.
http://www.rtoc.org/boards/attachment.php?attachmentid=7883&d=1287926099


I hope you have copyright for that picture :) and the one on the right is off a 1.7 n/a :cooter:

[SCHWARTZ]

Is the es version the one with a weird throttle linkage like a double pivot? If so it will physicaly fit but it may be a case of blocking off one of the holes that bypass the butterfly (the one without the brass bleed screw going into it) I have one of these but never fitted it because of that reason.

[REGGY5GT]

Have a search through my threads it's in there somewhere.;), sorry didnt realise that was 1.7 t/b looks exactly alike to mine, still a fair difference by the looks of it:smokin:

[GaryS]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/110797633391?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649

[SCHWARTZ]

Yep that's the one. It will physicaly fit you will have to make up a bracket for the TOS, or bou use it if you're using bigger injectors. There are 2 holes that bypass the butterfly block the one that didn't have the brass bleed screw going down into it, then it should be fine.

[GaryS]

cool, im just trying to find a few bits to collect, im picking up my volvo 480 tomorrow and start taking it apart :D

[philg]

Im not sure but j8tro was going to put a volvo lump in but changed his mind, im sure he had a larger throttle body, might be worth a pm :)