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Old Jul 30, 2008 | 12:03 PM
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Crossfire TB bored to 49mm 690CFM, NO sleeve, HAS its balance port and use stock ECM?

Impossible! That's what I've been hearing ever since I got my Crossfire a few years ago.

Crossfire heads and manifold get a lot of bad press, but the fact is that the tiny 4 banger TBs at 46mm and 525CFM (for the pair!) . . are the biggest restriction.

Here's how to get rid of it. This is not theory, BTW, these are ON the car and working pefectly with the stock ECM and the car no longer runs out of steam over 3,000 RPM!




Here is third prototype pair:




Secret sauce . . new custom throttle plates:



Mounted up:



Do the Dew:



That's a live shot. These guys score a total deviation of 1/4" . . I really didn't think that was possible. Performance is outstanding. When I get more time, I'll show you how I made these guys.
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Old Jul 30, 2008 | 02:09 PM
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how is this fore a manifold to replace CF?

Did that get the wheels turning???
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Old Jul 30, 2008 | 05:23 PM
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Re: Crossfire TB bored to 49mm 690CFM, NO sleeve, HAS its balance port and use stock

That's purdy.

I could do the harware and even a progressive linkage . . . Hmmmm

Wonder if EBL can run three injectors?


Or SIX . . hey if we're going insane, may as well go all the way, right ?

I once had a 6x2 manifold for a 348 chevy motor (predesessor to the 409). Had no carbs on it, just 6 big holes staring at you. It was one of those kinds of things that you don't dare use, you just 'HAVE' if for a few years and then trade it for something (in my case, front runing light bezels for one of my '58 Impalas.)
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Old Aug 2, 2008 | 05:42 AM
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Here are the second set of prototypes going on the test car.
Here is the stock Crossfire manifold coming off:

And the new Ported Crossfire manifold going back on:

I shipped out the TBs already mounted on the lid and pre-balanced, but the pods had to be mounted up:

Here is the completed install, ready for the road test:
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Old Aug 4, 2008 | 11:31 AM
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Yes EBL can run multiple inj's. Needs to be ordered as such or sent back to RBob for mod. That manifold appears low profile as well. Could use stock CF air cleaner?
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Old Aug 4, 2008 | 12:23 PM
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Yep, I knew EBL can run multiple injectors, I remeber reading is could drive 4 injectors, but I don't recall that is can run THREE specifically, and particularly if they could be progressive. That would be fun to play with.



Not sure which manifold you're referring to. The crossfire manifold in the pics would use the stock air cleaner. There is no change in the height with any of the mods.
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Old Aug 4, 2008 | 01:28 PM
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I believe it is batch fire all at once. not sure if 3 or 4 would make a difference. The question of 4 came up before and the ans I believe was yes. It will fire 8 and run port fuel injection setup.
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Old Jan 24, 2014 | 08:22 AM
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Hi, how I can get gasket for cross fire fuel injection manifold like in picture #4? Thanks!
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Old Jan 24, 2014 | 09:09 AM
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Try rock auto....or gmpartsdirect.com
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Old Jan 26, 2014 | 02:26 AM
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Nice!!! Hope you get a chance to show us how you bored the throttle bodies. I followed your other articles to install reamed bushings in mine, Thanks for the detailed pics and instructions. I would also like to see how you made your "flow bench".
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Bump, what ever came of this?
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Send him a PM. He does extraordinary work.
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Re: Crossfire TB bored to 49mm 690CFM, NO sleeve, HAS its balance port and use stock

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Send him a PM. He does extraordinary work.
I think he stopped doing Crossfire stuff. I had contacted him a few years ago about my throttle bodies and he told me as such. It is possible he may have had a change of heart so it wouldn't hurt to contact him.
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Re: Crossfire TB bored to 49mm 690CFM, NO sleeve, HAS its balance port and use stock

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Bump, what ever came of this?
I have a set of sleeved about 53mm throttle bodies
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Old Dec 10, 2014 | 07:54 PM
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Crossfire TB bored to 49mm 690CFM, NO sleeve, HAS its balance port and use stock ECM?-dscn0440.jpg
Reamed throttle shaft bushings.
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Re: Crossfire TB bored to 49mm 690CFM, NO sleeve, HAS its balance port and use stock

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I have a set of sleeved about 53mm throttle bodies
Are you selling them? Do they have balance ports?
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I may sell them for the right price. I will try to post pics later. They do have balance ports machined in.
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Old Dec 14, 2014 | 11:21 AM
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Are you still selling them ?
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Old Dec 19, 2014 | 01:02 PM
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I'm going to sell them. I have to figure what they're worth.
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Re: Crossfire TB bored to 49mm 690CFM, NO sleeve, HAS its balance port and use stock

Originally Posted by kauboy
I may sell them for the right price. I will try to post pics later. They do have balance ports machined in.
Hey,stevmister,been while but were er Who did those Crossfire Tb.s fer Yah?! can message me ear er stevmister@yahoo.ca,Any n All lnfo wud Help! Thx Buddy!
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Re: Crossfire TB bored to 49mm 690CFM, NO sleeve, HAS its balance port and use stock

Years back I had mine done by a member of crossfire forum . His name is Dan Plecan. I think he was in Kansas. I might have the invoice in a file. If you are interested.
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Re: Crossfire TB bored to 49mm 690CFM, NO sleeve, HAS its balance port and use stock

Originally Posted by Ronny
Years back I had mine done by a member of crossfire forum . His name is Dan Plecan. I think he was in Kansas. I might have the invoice in a file. If you are interested.
Hey! Thx fer Gettin back to Me! Seems My Build is lil late fer the ppl that had want of Makin these Cross Fires Perform,lf you can Dig Up a Name er Contact for Boring TB.s lt wud Help.Called 23 Diff PlacesAll over North merica! Actually talked with Simpson,Guy Did MOATBodies,he gave me some lnfo but,Thinkin l need machine shop to make this Apin! Any n All lnfo wud be Appreciated!
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I will see what I can find
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Re: Crossfire TB bored to 49mm 690CFM, NO sleeve, HAS its balance port and use stock

dynamic crossfire solutions also bores the TB's. see site
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Re: Crossfire TB bored to 49mm 690CFM, NO sleeve, HAS its balance port and use stock

Originally Posted by Ronny
dynamic crossfire solutions also bores the TB's. see site
Thx!,Dynamic went outa Business year ago! Was one of the places l tracked down,Guess l.ll Keep lookin!
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Re: Crossfire TB bored to 49mm 690CFM, NO sleeve, HAS its balance port and use stock

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Thx!,Dynamic went outa Business year ago! Was one of the places l tracked down,Guess l.ll Keep lookin!
One of the owners still checks in here from time to time. I think his name is Buccaneer or something like that. He may still do some business. I know he still had some parts left.
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Here you go - this is his member page. Try sending him a pm.
https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/member.php?u=45857
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Re: Crossfire TB bored to 49mm 690CFM, NO sleeve, HAS its balance port and use stock

Originally Posted by Stevmister
Hey,stevmister,been while but were er Who did those Crossfire Tb.s fer Yah?! can message me ear er stevmister@yahoo.ca,Any n All lnfo wud Help! Thx Buddy!
I'm not sure who did these bought the set from a guy that was going to use it on a 383 stroker.
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Cant find invoice. I am certain he is a member here or on Corvette Forum
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Re: Crossfire TB bored to 49mm 690CFM, NO sleeve, HAS its balance port and use stock

Originally Posted by 82tarecaro
Here you go - this is his member page. Try sending him a pm.
https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/member.php?u=45857
I am here from time to time to see what going on over here. We/I don't do TBs now, but maybe in the future. That whole thing is still up in the air even after a lot of years... Sorry.
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God
I still want one of those Renegade manifolds, never got one
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https://www.ebay.com/itm/Eddie-Motor...paAcnz&vxp=mtr

They still make them
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God
I still want one of those Renegade manifolds, never got one
its well worth it i have one in my Daytona 500 pace car
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Renegade $550 at Summit. A Weiand single plane X cellerator $196. Add a used 7.4L TB with adapter and you may have as good performance maybe better top end. I used a Holley dual plane with 7.4L TB but hood rubbed. Hindsight I should have used the Weiand (should) clear. Actually I did(XRAM) Now I am port fuel with a Vic Jr.
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The manifold is still available if you are still interested until we pull the tooling. Looks like we will be bringing our old site down this week, it's been up for eight years.

Funny about manifolds, there are all kinds around, it just depends on what you are looking for or wanting to do I guess, some work better than others. One thing I can say for a fact is, that ours out performs a XRam hands down. Ben73 in Australia on the corvette forum proved that with just a XRam to Renegade swap on his 383, 84 CFI vette. He picked up 3 tens in the 1/4 mile with no other mods done including a tune change, he ran 12.20s constantly. Before the swap he ran a 12.52 I beleive one time and could never repeat that time. There is a long write-up on all that somewhere on the forum, you would have to search for it. Ben was the third person to have one of our manifolds and it was a Pre-Production casting. His was the last one to go out before we started full production.

Good luck with whatever you choose and have some fun.
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Re: Crossfire TB bored to 49mm 690CFM, NO sleeve, HAS its balance port and use stock

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The manifold is still available if you are still interested until we pull the tooling. Looks like we will be bringing our old site down this week, it's been up for eight years.

Funny about manifolds, there are all kinds around, it just depends on what you are looking for or wanting to do I guess, some work better than others. One thing I can say for a fact is, that ours out performs a XRam hands down. Ben73 in Australia on the corvette forum proved that with just a XRam to Renegade swap on his 383, 84 CFI vette. He picked up 3 tens in the 1/4 mile with no other mods done including a tune change, he ran 12.20s constantly. Before the swap he ran a 12.52 I beleive one time and could never repeat that time. There is a long write-up on all that somewhere on the forum, you would have to search for it. Ben was the third person to have one of our manifolds and it was a Pre-Production casting. His was the last one to go out before we started full production.

Good luck with whatever you choose and have some fun.
Our old site is still up. After talking about it, we decided to leave it up at least another year. Enjoy. Recently decide to pull it down...sorry guys.

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Originally Posted by Ronny
Years back I had mine done by a member of crossfire forum . His name is Dan Plecan. I think he was in Kansas. I might have the invoice in a file. If you are interested.
I'm interested in boring my spare tbis
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