I think that i point should be made steve that the trophy throttle bodie will only fit cars fitted with either the plastic inlet manifold or the VVC one as it wont fit the earlier alloy type.

 

Yeah good point, thx....you see SteveC isn't a spannerman at heart :lol:

 

you definitly need to fit the induction kit to get the most from the throttle body 8)

 

Hey there,

How come the Trophy throttle body wont fit to the plastic inlet manifold. I do have an older model 200, so what can I do?

 

It does fit the plastic inlet manifold.

 

Does the ECU need to be reset when installing a larger throttle body (I've read it does on some sites), or is it clever enough to learn about the new throttle body ?

 

The ECU does not require resetting.

There is talk of a need to reset the stepper motor (ignition @ position 2, accelerator floored 5 times then a 20 second wait) but I doubt this would be of much benefit.

MEMS should fully adapt to the changes within 500 miles, although the performance benefits are instantly noticeable!

 

May have to go for the upgrade at some point then, puerly to avoid the sticking throttle body problem with the plastic one of course

 

Believe me, it's well worth it

 

Hey there,

How come the Trophy throttle body wont fit to the plastic inlet manifold. I do have an older model 200, so what can I do?

I know I made a mistake here, I meant to say that I have the alloy inlet manifold, sorry.

:doh:

 

There is talk of a need to reset the stepper motor (ignition @ position 2, accelerator floored 5 times then a 20 second wait) but I doubt this would be of much benefit.

I have heard of this before, does this really do anything?

jon
=P

 

I have never tried it, so I am not sure...

Better ask Dave :beer:

 

Old Wives Tales......

All it does is reset the closed throttle postition; there is only a need to do this if the engine won't idle correctly after fitting the TB

Simple, innit?

 

Having just been paid I'm thinking about getting the Trophy 160 throttle body, am I really going to notice the difference if I fit it to my BRM, which is pretty much completly standard apart from the ITG panel filter I fitted last week?

I haven't experienced the sticking throttle body problem yet but may just get one as a preventitive measure

 

Being a perfectionist, I would fit it right away as my first mod.......don't buy it elsewhere....we have them at the cheapest price anywhere...

Our 218vi is well quick with the 160 TB and PiperX filter element, but I think this car may well have been played with beforehand as it was a factory development car for the vi

 

In that case, off to the online shop I go

 

What kind of throttle bodies are on the ZS180? and is there any room for improvement?

 

The 180 uses a different body, Nick

It is quite big internally, but I can report it is NO bigger than the ZT190 body....been there tried that, got the T Shirt!

1st mod for a '180? Induction kit - oh that noise! You'll love it Nick

 

I always wondered about that, thats an excellent how-to, very good job, thanks!!

jonathan

 

I fitted my new throttle body yesterday lunchtime, was going to do it today but couldn't wait

It's definatly worth the money, throttle response is a lot better and smoother now compared to the dodgy old plastic throttle body

 

Have fitted a throtle body myself today and also found it to be a good quick mod. So far the only other thing I've done is a cone Piper filter it seems to have worked but made me hunger for more. I might replace the back box in a couple of months as my 218 already seems to have a decent one at the moment.

Any ideas for more low cost mod's

 

Induction kit for the ZS180 fitted at trax2002, amazing sound!! need a back box next, dave i beleive paul is looking into a miltech unit? will this give me warranty nightmares?:err:

 

You should only lose the warranty on your exhaust section IIRC?

Dave will be able to confirm!

 

I see you have the sportex twin , did this give you any extra power?? did you find the mods you have done reduced your mpg a lot. I have the throttle + pipercross cone filter and seem to have dropped about 5mpg

 

The Sportex exhaust may add 2 or 3 bhp.

I fitted it before I fitted the induction kit and Throttle body and found that there was a subtle increase in power, but not a huge amount.

However, the system is worth it for the sound alone, coupled with the induction kit, the car sounds like a V6!

Fuel economy. To be honest I have noticed very little difference. If anything, the fuel economy has probably improved slightly.

The common trap here is to drive a lot harder to get the most from the induction kit! That may explain your decrease in effeciency?