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Title: 4.o throttle body
Post by: wrath9 on May 14, 2007, 01:09:36 PM

 :confused:...Ok I came across a throttle body from a 4.0.., but it s the wrong year to fit my 97..the map is in a different place.....My question is whit if I just drilled a hole in the same place of the one that is on my Jeep..and put the map back in the same place....would it hurt anything?? :stick:  ...thanks for the help....

Chris

Title: Re: 4.o throttle body
Post by: Jeffy on May 14, 2007, 01:28:21 PM

I suggest getting the correct TB in the first place.  It is a lot more involved then just drilling a hole.

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Title: Re: 4.o throttle body
Post by: wrath9 on May 14, 2007, 01:38:17 PM

Thanks Jeffy..for the input....I was thinking that would be an issue...thanks

Chris

Title: Re: 4.o throttle body
Post by: dunklervogel on May 16, 2007, 07:05:33 PM

Had the same thing happen to me.  I got one for (what I thought was) a good price off ebay and turns out the guy had a typo in the description and it was the wrong year (was pre95)  So I thought about just drilling a hole for the MAP sensor but turns out that wasnt going to be an easy task.  So I said screw ebay and went local.. got one at a junk yard for 25 bucks.  Installing it tomorrow.

Title: Re: 4.o throttle body
Post by: wrath9 on May 17, 2007, 11:30:33 AM

Well....I called all the junk yards here..and they all want like $65+...If I could find one for $25 I would buy it....I think that I will sell this one and just get another one....cv

Title: Re: 4.o throttle body
Post by: dunklervogel on May 22, 2007, 12:49:49 AM

Just wanted to follow up my previous post with the results of the Throttle body swap.

Definitely an improvement.  Performance took a hit when I swapped to bigger tires and I feel like I've gotten a lot of the lost power back again.  Very impressed with the gains from such a cheap and easy upgrade.  Oh and I also have a TB spacer.

Title: Re: 4.o throttle body
Post by: neale_rs on May 22, 2007, 08:34:13 AM

Do you have to get a new gasket for this swap or do you reuse the old one?

Title: Re: 4.o throttle body
Post by: dunklervogel on May 22, 2007, 06:34:50 PM

new one

i got two new gaskets from the spacer I bought and used them.

Title: Re: 4.o throttle body
Post by: neale_rs on May 23, 2007, 08:29:49 AM

Thanks, will be doing the same swap soon. No spacer though.