For anyone at a loss on how to disassemble their throttle body, I put together a “how to” when took mine apart. This was for a stock S14 DOHC KA throttle body, but the steps should more or less apply to any throttle body of similar design – Q45, Z32, SR, SOHC KA, RB, etc.

I was surprised as the process turned out to be much easier than expected. It just required a little organization and attention. You can see the finished product above. The throttle body was disassembled, then the housing was bead blasted and powder coated with high gloss clear. The pulleys were covered in wet black.

The full write-ups can be found on ziliva.net and ka-t.org (click on either site for hyperlinks to the write ups). If you are not a member of either, then now would be a good time to join.

Things to get:

Aircraft stripper – 1 qt

Cheap natural hair brushes – 2 or 3 @ about $1 each

2″ Aluminum tape – 2 rolls

Heavy duty 55 gal trash bags – one for each wheel and some under wheels

Heavy duty dish washing gloves

Garden hose, spray nozzle, and water

Well ventilated area (don’t do this inside you idiot)

So for a two piece wheel remove the center, for anything else, either strip the whole wheel or try to mask off the centers with aluminum tape.   Put half the wheel in the bag and tape around the barrel inside and out.  Here is a picture when I am in progress so you get an idea of masking and what it will look like when underway.

So once masked up, get a small container and pour some stripper in it.  Grab your a brush and get ready to put stripper on.  One VERY important note is: brush your the stripper on in one direction.  If you go back and forth the stripper will dry out and not work.  Leave the stripper on for a  little bit til the clear coat wrinkles up, scrap off the clear coat and reapply stripper til all clear is gone.  Rinse with hose when done. Unmask.  Now, Go Polish!