Has anyone ran a 1g NT throttle body?

[my98gsx]

I am doing my rebuild for the season now and I ran into a small problem. I wanted to get rid of my stock elbow off of my throttle body, so I was looking through my boxes of car parts. I found the perfect solution, I have a 1G Non-turbo 63mm throttle body. Looks exactly the same as the 1g one i was using for the past few years, only it has a factory neck on it, not a bolt on elbow.

I was looking through alot of old posts and people do run these, my question is can you just bolt it on and have fun with it? I saw some people did have theirs re-built, and trew in turbo seals, and others said they were just fine the way they were. I figure if you can but a mustang throttle body from bbk which isnt made for boost, you should be able to use the non turbo one with no problem...

Is anyone running a non-turbo 1g without the turbo seals in it?

 

[bento]

I been running the non turbo throtlebody for about 4 years now. I did have to replace the seals two years ago, but have had no issues since than.

 

[Locke]

I used a 1gNT TB on my last 1g for about a year. I never had any real problems with it.

 

[Jeff99GS]

Im getting ready to use one on my 6 bolt swap. Does anyone know where I can get those seals for the 1gnt throttle body?

 

[Supa Dexta]

Lots of guys run them.. Many get them rebuilt by steve>

DSM THrottle Bodys

I run one.

 

[woooop]

A couple reasons why there nice too run:
No more tb elbow , gasket to leak and added weight
They don’t taper down
You can remove your intercooler piping easier

 

[txbluebeast]

1gNT throttle body is definitely the way to go. Im on the market for one actually.

 

[my98gsx]

im going to just put mine on without doing any work to it... ill let everyone know how it holds up without the turbo seals in it.

 

[TSIMonsteR]

Curiously, is the 4g37 throttle body the same as the 4g63nt throttle body?

 

[LiquidX]

Well for the week I drove my car, it held up great for me. I rebuilt mine and ruined my turbo seals I tried to put it. Apparently the turbo seals are just a hair larger than the holes in the turbo. I ended up doubling up #7 o-rings on both ends with grease. Holds boost great.

Only problem is you'll either need to weld more pipe on the UICP or get a huge coupler. It's probably safer to get pipe welded on for an extension.

 

[tunethis]

Curiously, is the 4g37 throttle body the same as the 4g63nt throttle body?

No, it's different.

 

[TSIMonsteR]

The ID for a 1G NT TB is 60mm, right? I measured the 4g37 (1.8) TB and it appears to be 55mm (my calipers are a bit messed up)

 

[tunethis]

The ID for a 1G NT TB is 60mm, right? I measure the 4g37 (1.8) TB and it appears to be 55mm (my calipers are a bit messed up)

http://www.dsmtuners.com/forums/bolt-tech/227241-1g-nt-throttle-body-1g-turbo.html

Look at post #26. Member Auto RS T posted measurements of the 1g 2.0 TB's.

 

[TSIMonsteR]

thanks.

I wonder... since the 4g37 TB is about the same ID as the 2g, will there be any drawbacks to switching? I have both here, could be interesting. It'd be nice to be able to t-bolt a coupler on there as opposed to using the stock stud/bolt setup and gasket. With my TB elbow, its a pain to tighten/loosen the bottom right bolt.

When I get my car back from the body shop, I may experiment a bit if no one has any objections.