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> OT: The wonders of economies of scale, super cheep throttle body
lapuwali
post Apr 27 2005, 01:19 PM
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Here's what happens when you have a huge market and someone is willing to be a low-cost supplier:

Cheap four-barrel

If only IDF throttle bodies were anything like this cheap.
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Mueller
post Apr 27 2005, 01:23 PM
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damn....only 63 bucks for a complete assembled Megasquirt engine harness???
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post Apr 27 2005, 01:30 PM
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opps...missed the "rework" needed on the harness...still, that's a good deal if quality wires have been used.....the connectors alone are almost worth it..........
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post Apr 27 2005, 04:03 PM
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Wow! Thanks James! A cheap EFI throttle body (for EFI conversion of my '66 Mustang), and bigger injectors (cheap!) for my turbo-914! Awsome!

-Ben M.
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post Apr 27 2005, 04:10 PM
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QUOTE (airsix @ Apr 27 2005, 03:03 PM)
Wow! Thanks James! A cheap EFI throttle body (for EFI conversion of my '66 Mustang), and bigger injectors (cheap!) for my turbo-914! Awsome!

-Ben M.

Ben,

at that price, you should install 2 of those throttle bodies for the dual-quad look (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/smile.gif)


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