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In a fuel injection Internal combustion engine, the
throttle body is the part of the intake that controls the amount of air flowing into the engine, in response to driver input. While the accelerator is often called a "gas pedal", it would be more accurate to describe it as an "air pedal".
The throttle body is usually located between the air filter box and the
intake manifold, and usually attached to, or near, the
mass airflow sensor.
The largest piece inside the throttle body is the
throttle plate, which is a
butterfly valve that regulates the airflow.
On many cars, the accelerator pedal motion is communicated through the throttle cable, which activates the throttle linkages, which moves the throttle plate. In cars with
electronic throttle control (also known as "drive-by-wire"), an electric motor controls the throttle linkages and the accelerator cable connects not to the throttle body but to a sensor. The
Engine Control Unit determines the throttle opening. On some modern cars, the accelerator cable is replaced by a pedal position sensor, which sends the pedal position to the ECU.
When the driver presses on the accelerator pedal, the throttle plate opens up, allowing more air into the intake manifold. Either a throttle position sensor or an airflow sensor measures this change and communicates with the ECU. The ECU then increases the amount of fuel being sent to the fuel injectors in order to maintain the desired
air-fuel ratio.
Throttle bodies may also contain valves and adjustments to control the minimum airflow during Idle speed. Even in those units that are not "drive-by-wire" there may be a small electric motor that the ECU uses to modify the throttle opening.
Many cars have a single throttle body, however more than one may be used, chained together by linkages, to improve throttle response. At the extreme end, cars such as the
BMW M1 have a separate throttle body for each cylinder.
A throttle body is somewhat analogous to the
carburetor in a non-injected engine. Carburetors combine the functionality of the throttle body and the
fuel injectors into one, that is, to modulate the amount of air flow, and to combine air and gas together. Cars with throttle body injection (called TBI by
General Motors and CFI by Ford) locate the fuel injectors in the throttle body, thereby allowing an older engine to be converted from carburetor to fuel injection without significantly altering the engine design.
External links
- TWM Induction
- Jenvey (UK) throttle bodies
- QED Direct-To-Head (DTH) throttle bodies for Rover K-Series article
- Lumenition Roller Barrel Throttle Body for Rover K-Series article
In a fuel injection Internal combustion engine, the
throttle body is the part of the intake that controls the amount of air flowing into the engine, in response to driver input. While the accelerator is often called a "gas pedal", it would be more accurate to describe it as an "air pedal".
The throttle body is usually located between the air filter box and the
intake manifold, and usually attached to, or near, the mass airflow sensor.
The largest piece inside the throttle body is the throttle plate, which is a butterfly valve that regulates the airflow.
On many cars, the accelerator pedal motion is communicated through the throttle cable, which activates the throttle linkages, which moves the throttle plate. In cars with electronic throttle control (also known as "drive-by-wire"), an electric motor controls the throttle linkages and the accelerator cable connects not to the throttle body but to a sensor. The Engine Control Unit determines the throttle opening. On some modern cars, the accelerator cable is replaced by a pedal position sensor, which sends the pedal position to the ECU.
When the driver presses on the accelerator pedal, the throttle plate opens up, allowing more air into the intake manifold. Either a
throttle position sensor or an airflow sensor measures this change and communicates with the ECU. The ECU then increases the amount of fuel being sent to the fuel injectors in order to maintain the desired air-fuel ratio.
Throttle bodies may also contain valves and adjustments to control the minimum airflow during Idle speed. Even in those units that are not "
drive-by-wire" there may be a small
electric motor that the ECU uses to modify the throttle opening.
Many cars have a single throttle body, however more than one may be used, chained together by linkages, to improve throttle response. At the extreme end, cars such as the BMW M1 have a separate throttle body for each cylinder.
A throttle body is somewhat analogous to the
carburetor in a non-injected engine. Carburetors combine the functionality of the throttle body and the
fuel injectors into one, that is, to modulate the amount of air flow, and to combine air and gas together. Cars with throttle body injection (called TBI by General Motors and CFI by
Ford) locate the fuel injectors in the throttle body, thereby allowing an older engine to be converted from carburetor to fuel injection without significantly altering the engine design.
External links
- TWM Induction
- Jenvey (UK) throttle bodies
- QED Direct-To-Head (DTH) throttle bodies for Rover K-Series article
- Lumenition Roller Barrel Throttle Body for Rover K-Series article
Throttle body - SELOC TechWiki
K series Elise. You can tell which size throttle body you have from the numbers on the top edge: TV1 = 48mm TV5 = 52mm
Throttle body - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In a fuel injection engine, the throttle body is the part of the air intake system that controls the amount of air flowing into the engine, in response to driver input.
Jenvey Type SF throttle body data
The type SF body is designed as the ultimate, no - compromise fuel injection throttle body. It may be fitted any way up and at centre distances of 63mm and above.
Jenvey throttle body drawings
The above are some of our more popular bodies. Click on the drawing to see further details. For other products please select from the link on the menu screen or the product list.
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