Soot-blackened throttle body bore and closed throttle plate with…

Flash-lit close-up straight into an aluminum throttle body bore on the engine, with the closed throttle plate and bore walls completely blackened by sooty carbon deposits and the horseshoe gasket seated on the bright machined flange. A bolted intake elbow and hose fitting sit at the right edge of frame.

AI caption March 2009 · Photo 79 of 237