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Old Aug 12, 2003 | 09:51 PM
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Throttle Body bore sizes ??

What's the diameter of the 4.9L's Thottle Body bores ??
 
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Old Aug 12, 2003 | 10:07 PM
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Throttle Body bore sizes ??

It's either 43 or 44mm I forget which and it's too much hassle to go measure
 
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Old Aug 13, 2003 | 03:02 PM
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Throttle Body bore sizes ??

OK... How much larger are the 460 Thottle Body Bores ???
 
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Old Aug 13, 2003 | 04:03 PM
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Throttle Body bore sizes ??

Don't have a clue. 5.0 T/Bs are 50mm
 
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Old Aug 13, 2003 | 04:23 PM
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Throttle Body bore sizes ??

The bore size isn't mentioned, but there is a post somewhere that talks about a 4.9 to 460 T/B swap. It sounds like you're headed in this direction.
 
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Old Aug 13, 2003 | 05:17 PM
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Throttle Body bore sizes ??

Originally posted by StrangeRanger
Don't have a clue. 5.0 T/Bs are 50mm
5.0s are Single bore Throttle bodies whereas our 4.9L are dual.
 
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Old Aug 13, 2003 | 05:17 PM
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Throttle Body bore sizes ??

Originally posted by serving_time
The bore size isn't mentioned, but there is a post somewhere that talks about a 4.9 to 460 T/B swap. It sounds like you're headed in this direction.
Yea, that's what got me thinking about this..... Just curious as to what the size difference between the two are.
 
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Old Aug 13, 2003 | 05:32 PM
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Throttle Body bore sizes ??

Originally posted by Katmandu2
5.0s are Single bore Throttle bodies whereas our 4.9L are dual.
Not in the trucks.
 
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Throttle Body bore sizes ??

Originally posted by Silver Streak
Not in the trucks.
Goes to show how many trucks hoods I've looked under huh ?
 
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Old Aug 23, 2003 | 08:50 PM
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Throttle Body bore sizes ??

351w's use 50mm dual throttle bodies
 
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Old Aug 23, 2003 | 09:07 PM
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Throttle Body bore sizes ??

Originally posted by jjs448
351w's use 50mm dual throttle bodies
Cool!

So, 300s are 43mm, 5.0s are 50mm, 351s are also 50mm. So what are 460s ??
 
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Old Aug 26, 2003 | 03:21 AM
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Originally posted by Katmandu2
Cool!

So, 300s are 43mm, 5.0s are 50mm, 351s are also 50mm. So what are 460s ??
Just found this pic of the 460 Throttle Bodies... BTW, they are 61mm in Diameter!

 
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