Thread: Multiple throttle bodies = slight pumping loss reduction?
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Old 06-01-2012, 10:18 PM   #14 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by t vago View Post
BMW seemed to think well of this idea, too.

The BMW S65 series V8 engine, with 8 ITBs! - BMW S65 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia It's a production engine, and has been going into cars since 2008.
I think that was more for throttle response. Valvetronic technically can have even better response, but the extra moving parts are not reliable and efficient at high rpm.
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