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Old Feb 9, 2008 | 05:18 AM
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Alright.....I was thinking about putting in a throttle body spacer plate on my 92 f150 302 to try to help get a little more response out of my gas pedal and a little better gas milage and I was wondering if anyone has already done it. If so is there anything else I would need to buy in order to put it in(i.e. throttle cable, wiring harness,ect.........)and also if I need to calibrate the computer for for the grater ammounts of air going through the manifold?
 
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Old Feb 9, 2008 | 06:51 AM
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.......Anybody?
 
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Old Feb 9, 2008 | 06:56 AM
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A throttle body spacer isn't going to increase your airflow, nor increase the power that your vehicle produces.

All they do (on EFI vehicles) is lighten your wallet.
 
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Old Feb 9, 2008 | 07:50 AM
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.......Really?
 
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Old Feb 9, 2008 | 07:51 AM
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So would there be any point at all to put a throttle body spacer on an EFI?
 
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Old Feb 9, 2008 | 07:58 AM
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So would there be any point at all to put a throttle body spacer on an EFI?
If you get one of the anodized ones it looks pretty but that's it.
For throttle response, look and see if when you push the gas pedal all the way to the floor if the butterflies are open all the way.
 
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Old Feb 9, 2008 | 07:58 AM
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So would there be any point at all to put a throttle body spacer on an EFI?
You would gain a TINY bit of power... That's cause your wallet is lighter and the truck is carrying less weight.....
 
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Then what does a throttle body spacer do for a carburated vehicle and not for an EFI vehicle?
 
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On an EFI vehicle the injectors are injecting almost directly into the combustion chamber. On a carbed vehicle the fuel is flowing through the manifold, spacers can help with fuel atomization among other things.
 
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a total waste of time and money.

asked every few months for years and always will get the same response.
 
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jep... it will only help A LITTLE but!! in the 6000 7000 rpm range... so no its not worth it.. get some free flowing exhuast
 
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if he puts the 5.0 in that rpm range it will "pull a skan" (grenade).
 
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if he puts the 5.0 in that rpm range it will "pull a skan" (grenade).
hahah lol.....
 
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Now maybe if you get a performance throttle body but not a spacer...
 
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more air in and more air out is what you need.
 
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