Slide Throttles

[Michael T. Kasimirsky]

On Wed, 21 Aug 1996, Todd Knighton wrote:

> Paul,
> 	Another disadvantage to slides is on turbo motors.  One surge, or when
> you slam the throttle closed, they tend to stick closed because of the
> massive pressure placed on top of them.  Whereas the butterflies offset
> the pressure equally on both sides of the shaft.

Wouldn't engine vacuum also have a similar effect as well?  I assume 
you'd want a push-pull cable system to prevent this.  Has anyone 
here successfully built a slide throttle set-up?  How'd you do it?

> 	Barrel throttles give very strange low flow characteristics, but do
> have very nice flow at wide open.  They are hard to seal as well.  The

Yeah, but parts are available at the hardware store in the plumbing 
department....  :-)


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