1995-02-01

Development of The First Volume Production Thermoplastic Throttle Body 950228

With Automotive emission legislation become ever more stringent, fuel injection systems are rapidly replacing the carburettor. The demand for high volume fuel injection systems at a competitive cost has led to the development of a low cost thermoplastic throttle body.
This paper describes the intensive development programme undertaken to achieve the first high volume automotive thermoplastic throttle body.

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