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UPDATE, March 14th 2003. A limited
run of these adapters has just been received. I am not sure when additional
pieces will be available again, so if you are thinking TBI, now is the time to
get one.
I recently installed a throttle body fuel injection kit from
Howell Fuel
Injection. The kit I used is a variation of the early Jeep setup with a chip
programmed for the Cruiser. Here are some pics of the pieces as I installed
them. I am still working on some areas, specifically the mating to a stock air
cleaner assembly, and a second generation adapter that will incorporate the
cable mounting area.
To make this easier on me, and hopefully to improve loading speed these are
thumbnails of the larger pics. Click on them and get a better look. They are not
in any particular order, and I have added a description (hover mouse over them
before clicking) to the thumbnails so you'll know what your looking at. More
pics are coming soon.
     
| The TBI Adapter kit is designed to allow a GM throttle body
to be mounted on the intake manifold of a Land Cruiser. Included in this kit
is a .75" billet adapter, cnc milled from 6061 aluminum, with the bores
aligned and radiused to the intake manifold. The mounting hardware and a TBI
intake gasket are included. A complete parts list is further down the page.
No items other than those marked as "included" are available from me, and
only as a kit at this time. |
| The installation is very straight forward and the only tool
that may not already be in your box is an 8 mm allen wrench, or the
equivalent socket needed to install the four adapter to intake bolts. After
removing the carb, and mounting studs from manifold, clean all surfaces
including the threaded holes the stud came out of. I recommend using a carb
cleaner and spray the mounting holes good and dry with compressed air. Place
the stock heat shield/spacer into position first, followed by the adapter.
Orient the adapter per the picture above. Using the four cap screws
provided, put a drop or two of medium strength Locktite on them, and bolt
the adapter into place. Do not use "RED" Locktite or over tighten these
bolts. Next is the gasket and throttle body, which is held in place with
three bolts, locking and flat SAE washers. To fit the air cleaner I used the
center hold down bolt had to be lengthened. I cut it below the threads and
added a 1" piece of bolt shank, welding it back together. |
| I matched the heat shield/spacer to the opening in the
adapter using a 1" sanding drum in my drill press after cutting the center
out with a sawzall. I don't know if there is any thing to be gained from
this but it looks as though it improve the path the fuel/air mixture takes.
I did this prior to installation. |
| Parts used or included: 4) 8mm x 1.25 x 35mm cap screws,
heads machined to clear bore opening of adapter. (Included)
3) 5/16" x 2 1/4" bolts, lock washers and SAE flat washers. (Included)
TBI intake gasket, NAPA # G30948 (Included)
Air cleaner gasket, NAPA G27098
Throttle cable, Specter Off Road
042-04B EC, 70-73 FJ40, requires 2 nuts,
042-34A
Air Cleaner Assembly came from a late 80's Cadillac sedan de Ville with
the 4.5 or 4.9 litre engines. |
| Cost of the kit is $125 plus shipping from Indy (46220).
Payment options are PayPal, or you can send a money order. Always
contact me in advance of making any payment so I can get a shipping cost and
verify the current stock and expected shipping date. I will attempt to have
these on hand at all times, but without any way to know the demand,
delays are possible. Send email here. |
Copyright © 2002 by Michael Smythe. All rights reserved.
Use this information at your own risk, I am not responsible for modifications
YOU make, to your Cruiser, as a result of information you get from these pages.
Revised:
25 May 2003 15:37:21 -0500 .
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