Ported Throttle Body...worth it?

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11-18-2008, 12:34 PM

witry

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Ported Throttle Body...worth it?

will it make that much of a difference im going to the track on thursday and trying to get the best out of my car mods are on the bottom will it be worth it or just leave it as is? thanks

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11-18-2008, 12:49 PM

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If i were you i would look into some L/T's First.

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11-18-2008, 12:53 PM

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i already got a full exhaust made from stock manifolds back because the car is getting a rear mount soon and im trying to get the most out of it to compare it to a boost run

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11-18-2008, 01:02 PM

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you should feel some improvement in throtle response but idont know if it will translate into your ET.

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11-18-2008, 01:11 PM

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It's been a long long time ago but I dyno tested a ported TB my car. I think it was worth like 5rwhp on the peak when my car was a bolt on car. I didn't feel any difference.