12:05 Garage- ’70 Duster build
As most know, the G3 Hemi comes with a drive by wire throttle body. My EFI controller can't operate DBW. There are t-body adapters on the market, but the only ones I found are for the 6.1 and later 5.7s, not the early 5.7. The also keep the t-body on an angle, which hurts my eyes. So I did what anyone would do and made my own. I started with a 1/2 piece of aluminum with a big hold in it from my favorite online parts cutter, send cut send.
The pictures show the progress. This is a universal LS throttle body I bought off ebay a long time ago. Someone apparently couldn't tune since they drilled a hole in the throttle plate. I'll weld that up at some point. I had to do some trimming on the throttle arm to get it to clear the timing cover casting but there's still plenty meat left for it to function properly. I like the end result, and happy that it actually disguises that ugly giant casting on the top left. I still don't know what that is for and considered cutting it off. That would require some aluminum fab because the cover is hollow behind it. Next up is a throttle cable bracket. I already have it drawing up in cardboard aided design. I just need to transfer it to some steel and get to cutting and bending.
For those wondering, the factory throttle body is turned approximately 20 degrees from square... There's some useless G3 Hemi info for you.
As most know, the G3 Hemi comes with a drive by wire throttle body. My EFI controller can't operate DBW. There are t-body adapters on the market, but the only ones I found are for the 6.1 and later 5.7s, not the early 5.7. The also keep the t-body on an angle, which hurts my eyes. So I did what anyone would do and made my own. I started with a 1/2 piece of aluminum with a big hold in it from my favorite online parts cutter, send cut send.
The pictures show the progress. This is a universal LS throttle body I bought off ebay a long time ago. Someone apparently couldn't tune since they drilled a hole in the throttle plate. I'll weld that up at some point. I had to do some trimming on the throttle arm to get it to clear the timing cover casting but there's still plenty meat left for it to function properly. I like the end result, and happy that it actually disguises that ugly giant casting on the top left. I still don't know what that is for and considered cutting it off. That would require some aluminum fab because the cover is hollow behind it. Next up is a throttle cable bracket. I already have it drawing up in cardboard aided design. I just need to transfer it to some steel and get to cutting and bending.
For those wondering, the factory throttle body is turned approximately 20 degrees from square... There's some useless G3 Hemi info for you.