Swapped my throttle body last week, the new one came from a 2001 3.0 Escape. Here's are some pics of the process.

Difference in size from original:


Intake JB welded and bored out to match new TB:


Filled these small gaps with more JB weld to seal IAC port from TB to upper:


Top lip of TB grinded down for IAC clearence:


Basically a bolt on with a few small modifications:


Had to make this small L-shaped piece of metal to attach the new TB to the bracket that holds the throttle cable and cruise control cable:


Found this intake adapter at a parts store and had to join it to my stock intake tube with a piece of 2.5" pipe, works fine for now but I'm going to swap my tube later on:


Whole view of the new setup(I know my engine is filthy):


Hope you all enjoyed the photos. It wasnt a very hard mod at all with a little time and patience and I did notice a nice sound increase and some throttle response.

 

Nice

 

are the comps different between the 1998 with the screw tps and the electic ones...if not could i put a throttle body on my truck with an electric tps so i dont have to worry about if its set right after i messed with it...and i tried setting it to .97 but then it idled to high so i wonder if an computerized one will work better?

 

PBR FTW!!!

 

Nice

 

why?

 

nice. several guys have done this, but this is the first one I can remember with pics and details.

 

yeah same, i'm kinda glad theres some pictures.

 

PBR and cheddar sun chips FTW!!!!

 

couldn't you have just got some gasket material and made your own gasket for between the TB and intake??? I think it wold have worked so you didn't have to put so much JB weld in there... Anyone?

 

x2

 

I did make a gasket, just dont have a pic of it. The JB weld is to fill the void spaces in the composite flange so that the gasket is useful. The stock setup has an O-ring type gasket and you cant use it after you bore out.

 

I need to do this. Really noticeable gains?
I've had my composite upper, and TB sitting in the garage for well over a year.

And i have a whole Aluminum Upper and Lower Intake manifold sitting in my garage too i was thinking of porting/polishing.

So much to do, so little time.

 

i would love to do this to my truck
i have a 06
i just dont know what year escape TB to get ...any body know???

 

it says he got it from an 01 escape 3.0L

 

yeah BUT he doesn't have an 06 ranger
or are the engines the same ? i just want the bolt holes to mach

 

i would think that they would be the same as long as you have the plastic upper intake

 

How's it running??? Did you need a tune? or did it adjust itself??