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Old 08-25-2010, 09:33 PM
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Hey guys i have had people telling me to take my throttle body spacer off because u lose power with it on. Is this true? What r the pro and Cons?
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Throttle body spacers do absolutely **** on fuel injected engines. I doubt you're losing power, but you're not gaining anything.
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Throttle body spacers do absolutely **** on fuel injected engines. I doubt you're losing power, but you're not gaining anything.
so its basically not gonna give me any more horse if i remove it?
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Throttle body spacers do absolutely **** on fuel injected engines. I doubt you're losing power, but you're not gaining anything.
Agreed. TB spacers only help when fuel is being introduced through the TB, ie tb injection and carb'd setups. In which case it allows for better atomization of the fuel before it enters the plenum. If there is no fuel there is really no benefit, nor would there be a loss. Just an extra piece to spend money on
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Agreed. TB spacers only help when fuel is being introduced through the TB, ie tb injection and carb'd setups. In which case it allows for better atomization of the fuel before it enters the plenum. If there is no fuel there is really no benefit, nor would there be a loss. Just an extra piece to spend money on
gotta thanks now i can tell my friend he is an idiot lol
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Pull it off and sell it, put the money towards a pulley or ported tb or lid or hell even just gas money to take a nice long cruise



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