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16v S2 Throttle Body

I'm fitting an S2 intake and throttle body to my 2.5 16v.

The S version is quite a lot smaller than the S2 - why I'm not certain. There seems to be many theories just as there are with the different intake versions - honestly the S2 version looks much better and according to guys who've done the swap with the 16vS cars it makes a difference.



If the size of the throttle bodies is anything to go by - there's a lot more air going into the intake which can only be a good thing! I mean the difference in volume is like a big gulp and a sip!

I mocked up the throttle body and S/S2 AFM I sourced - as my car had an 8v head the AFM is different - whether the internals are the same or not I'm can't say for sure but the Bosch connector is identical. It will be interesting to see whether the 16v S ECU will run the engine with the 8V version of the AFM...


With the S2 intake bolted up, I offered up the S2 throttle body to the intake manifold and connected the hose from the AOS:


At first I had a problem with the throttle linkage hitting the hose coming from the rear of the intake manifold as seen in this pic below:


It turns out that the throttle linkage can fit in two different ways - this is obviously not the correct way! 
With that sorted (below) and the (ASH) silicon hose rerouted there were no longer any clearance issues so I tightened the hoses up and blocked off the water connectors with some neat little end caps.


Looking good!


All neat and tidy. Next up will be the AFM and intake boot.
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  1. Unknown22 February 2014 at 12:18

    Could you use a 944s afm? Hows the power gain? And final pics lol
    any info would be of great value
    thanks,
    -Erick 87 944s

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  2. Unknown12 May 2014 at 05:47

    I went through with the swap. Its great! So much more top end! I love it :)

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  3. RetroSteve12 May 2014 at 10:47

    That's great!

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