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Throttle body spacers. worth the money?

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Old 01-02-2010, 03:00 PM
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Throttle body spacers. worth the money?

Howdy all,

My lady gave me a gift certificate this holiday season and I was going to use it to get a throttle body spacer. Sounded like a good idea. I'm a bit skeptical about just bolting a chunk of aluminum onto my TB to magically gain performance but wtf do I know. Just wondering if anybody has opinions or hard evidence for or against these things. Also, if I decide to get one, should I get the "vortex" one that spins the air as it passes through the spacer?

Thanks,

Josh
 
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Old 01-02-2010, 03:22 PM
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Your instincts serve you well, they do absolutely nothing on these motors. Do a search on here and you should find some posts with lots of details why this is so. There are lots of thing you could get that will actually perform a usefull function including a trans temp gauge or electric fan conversion or something like that.
 
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Old 01-02-2010, 03:30 PM
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Simple answer is NO.. Use the money for a sparklie doo-hicky, it will add as much horsepower!!
 
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ok i know keep hearing they dont do any thing by every one but its just got me wondering where u all are getting ur info from?

and the tornado things as well? i just see them slowing down air flow....
 
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Originally Posted by Hitokori
where u all are getting ur info from?
Do a search and you'll find lots of reading.
 
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right on. I searched and found a ton of stuff. Thanks everybody. I was just needing someone to confirm my suspicions.
 
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ok well i seached and found a bunch of crap and figure if ur dumb enough to spend $100 on an aluminum block with a hole in it then.... u just might be wearing a football helmet and a bib right now lol
 
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Whats wrong with wearing a football helmet and a bib??? LMAO!!
 
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