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YarisTom73 · 08-09-2007, 01:29 PM

I used to have a 97 Neon SOHC (OK, stop giggling) and I did a few things to the engine to make it faster, one of which involved sending the stock throttle body out to a machine shop, where it was bored oversize inside, and a new butterfly plate fabricated. It only cost about a hundred bucks, and it seemed to make a difference. I can't help but wonder if it would be worth the effort on on our lil Yarii, when used in conjunction with an intake setup. I had a homemade short-ram on the Neon, about a foot long, and it really made a difference IMO, despite never actually documenting anything to be certain. Any thoughts?

thebarber · 08-10-2007, 08:41 AM

a bored tb would gain a few hp im sure

eTiMaGo · 08-10-2007, 09:03 AM

AFAIK there's a few people around here experimenting with the idea, time will only tell if it's really worth it

Turbo&Auto · 08-10-2007, 12:39 PM

You wasted money on the Neon, you shouldve just swapped a Auto TB onto it, its 5mm larger ;)

The DBW Toyo's seem very touchy with mods, I'm sure that bored TB will mess up the AF mix....

YarisTom73 · 08-10-2007, 01:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Turbo&Auto

You wasted money on the Neon, you shouldve just swapped a Auto TB onto it, its 5mm larger ;)

The DBW Toyo's seem very touchy with mods, I'm sure that bored TB will mess up the AF mix....

Yep, learned the auto TB trick about 2 weeks after I had mine done (self-slap). Oh well, I've come to a complete recovery from the domestic fever and entered the realm of Toyota

Turbo&Auto · 08-10-2007, 02:18 PM

No more neon? The SOHC neons could use the DOHC ECU and it made more power.

YarisTom73 · 08-10-2007, 02:21 PM

A tree fell and smashed my beloved Neon during a freak windstorm last year. The roof was touching the back seat...the only cool thing is that with that massive trunk on top, it looked like it was dropped on bags, LOL

Turbo&Auto · 08-13-2007, 07:39 AM

LOL, nice!!! Everyone hates the Neon's, I was one of them, until I owned one. My lil Neon rev'd out to 7500 and pulled hard from 4500 till redline. I smoked a LOT of your basic civics and crap around town, then a 350z and a newer M on the highway. The civics I ran with no bottle, the faster cars I used the 75shot :)

08-09-2007, 01:29 PM	#1
YarisTom73 46 and 2, just ahead... Drives: 07 Yaris sedan Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Johnstown, PA Posts: 533	TB Musings I used to have a 97 Neon SOHC (OK, stop giggling) and I did a few things to the engine to make it faster, one of which involved sending the stock throttle body out to a machine shop, where it was bored oversize inside, and a new butterfly plate fabricated. It only cost about a hundred bucks, and it seemed to make a difference. I can't help but wonder if it would be worth the effort on on our lil Yarii, when used in conjunction with an intake setup. I had a homemade short-ram on the Neon, about a foot long, and it really made a difference IMO, despite never actually documenting anything to be certain. Any thoughts?

08-10-2007, 08:41 AM	#2
thebarber daily driver View User's Garage Drives: the #wrecho Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Grand Rapids, MI Posts: 5,877	a bored tb would gain a few hp im sure __________________

08-10-2007, 09:03 AM	#3
eTiMaGo vroom vroom View User's Garage Drives: lil red 5-door Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bangkok, Thailand Posts: 7,744	AFAIK there's a few people around here experimenting with the idea, time will only tell if it's really worth it __________________ The price of freedom of religion, or of speech, or of the press, is that we must put up with a good deal of rubbish. - Robert Jackson Bye bye 1NZ...

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08-10-2007, 12:39 PM	#4
Turbo&Auto Drives: 07 Join Date: May 2007 Location: home Posts: 236	You wasted money on the Neon, you shouldve just swapped a Auto TB onto it, its 5mm larger ;) The DBW Toyo's seem very touchy with mods, I'm sure that bored TB will mess up the AF mix....

08-10-2007, 02:18 PM	#6
Turbo&Auto Drives: 07 Join Date: May 2007 Location: home Posts: 236	No more neon? The SOHC neons could use the DOHC ECU and it made more power.

08-10-2007, 02:21 PM	#7
YarisTom73 46 and 2, just ahead... Drives: 07 Yaris sedan Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Johnstown, PA Posts: 533	A tree fell and smashed my beloved Neon during a freak windstorm last year. The roof was touching the back seat...the only cool thing is that with that massive trunk on top, it looked like it was dropped on bags, LOL

08-13-2007, 07:39 AM	#8
Turbo&Auto Drives: 07 Join Date: May 2007 Location: home Posts: 236	LOL, nice!!! Everyone hates the Neon's, I was one of them, until I owned one. My lil Neon rev'd out to 7500 and pulled hard from 4500 till redline. I smoked a LOT of your basic civics and crap around town, then a 350z and a newer M on the highway. The civics I ran with no bottle, the faster cars I used the 75shot :)