Idle control and maybe intake leaks, how to for swapping in a 52mm Vanagon throttle body Options

[VaccaRabite]

I broke the plug to my idle control valve. I bought a new plug housing. Easy. But I’ve had a devil of a time finding the right socket pins for the housing. Several weeks have been stalled waiting for 80 cents worth of pins that show up and are the wrong size.

So, knowing the 914 has to drive next weekend, I went full DACO and soldered a pigtail of wires into the ICV and then crimped them into place.

About to find out if it works, and will continue to work for a couple weeks while I sleuth out the right sockets for the plug Wish me luck!

Zach

[DRPHIL914]

i am bumping this thread again for the purpose of asking if anyone has done this mod to adapt a larger throttle body onto a 2056 2.0 build using d-jet and 2.0 runners and plenum etc? or is there another way? it would be nice to get the 52mm TB ans mount it on the existing plenum, but i assume i’d have to do the same mods zach did for the TPS and the cable attachment?
any thoughts ? I think my 2.1 would benefit from the increased intake size.


Phil

[Frank S]

i am bumping this thread again for the purpose of asking if anyone has done this mod to adapt a larger throttle body onto a 2056 2.0 build using d-jet and 2.0 runners and plenum etc? or is there another way? it would be nice to get the 52mm TB ans mount it on the existing plenum, but i assume i’d have to do the same mods zach did for the TPS and the cable attachment?
any thoughts ? I think my 2.1 would benefit from the increased intake size.


Phil

I run a modified 2.0l TB with on my 2056 which is 48mm instead of the 45mm original diameter. If you stay with the D-Jet I would not go lager in diameter, as you would potentially run into trouble with your acceleration enrichment.

Cheers, Frank