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Old Jan 16, 2006 | 02:09 PM
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Should I remove TB spacer??

My 2000 had an Air Raid TB spacer installed when I got it. From reading posts on this site I know they are not worth the money to buy them.
Does aonyone know if it hurts power or mileage to leave it on?
 
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Old Jan 16, 2006 | 02:11 PM
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no it probably won't hurt a thing.
 
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Old Jan 16, 2006 | 02:43 PM
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Leave it until you have other work up there, and then remove it

Or, just leave it there...

Remove the sticker from the back window and you'll lose 2HP though ...
 
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Old Jan 16, 2006 | 04:39 PM
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Thanks, I will leave it alone for now.

There is no sticker on the truck. If I get one, will I gain that 2hp..lol.
 
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Old Jan 16, 2006 | 05:09 PM
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Originally Posted by ascheperle
There is no sticker on the truck. If I get one, will I gain that 2hp..lol.
Depends on what it says... if it's a Tornado, it's 5 (and better MPG), if it's for a throttle body spacer, that's 10
 
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Old Jan 16, 2006 | 06:10 PM
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A "Type R" sticker seems to make Hondas go waaaay faster so that might be a worthwhile addition too.
 
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Old Jan 17, 2006 | 01:44 PM
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I'm sure "ya it's got a Hemi" gives you 165 hp and it would be as true on our V10s and it is on the Ram boys tiddlers.
 
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Old Jan 17, 2006 | 04:24 PM
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Originally Posted by krewat
Depends on what it says... if it's a Tornado, it's 5 (and better MPG), if it's for a throttle body spacer, that's 10
yeh that tornado is a p.o.s. i got sucked into purchasing one of those now it is used as a cookie cutter!

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Old Jan 17, 2006 | 05:43 PM
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Originally Posted by ajordan193
yeh that tornado is a p.o.s. i got sucked into purchasing one of those now it is used as a cookie cutter!

~Andrew
Somewhere I saw in one of their commercials a fresh-air box already installed on a V10, I think it was (or some other pickup/SUV). If I'm not mistaken, I've seen altmost the same clip in another commercial without the fresh-air box installed. I wonder if that's why the dyno showed a power increase?

I don't know about the TB spacer though, you never know... I'd love to see some REAL dyno #'s with and without it... but what's the chances of that?
 
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