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Old 07-18-2011, 05:52 PM
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Anyone on the site ever used one of those ebay TB From Affordable Speed where you buy one of theirs and send them yours as a core. i belive their out of woodstock IL
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I can't say I have purchased one from them, but it looks like they have a nice product.
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where did you get your TB or did you do it yourself
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I ported my LS6 throttle body on my Z06 vette myself. I was going to go aftermarket 102mm, but I decided to use my LS6 intake for a while longer.
I bull nosed the blade, milled down the bolt heads on the shaft, & fully ported & polished the inlet. The gain was 5whp. & it measures about 83mm now. However, the edges of the inlet body are almost paper thin. The throttle response is much better & I haven't even retuned it yet. It's pretty easy to do. Just buy a porting kit from Jegs & take your time. You just need to determine how polished you want the inlet to be. Mine looks like a mirror . Good luck!
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also interested in this. Just want to know how easy it is to **** up your first porting? because now im considering buying the porting kit from jegs, but nothing like DIY screw ups...then having to buy new parts for even more $....
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For the price, I would just pay someone to do it.
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We actually sell them cheaper here for members. Here is the link to our sale thread....

https://ls1tech.com/forums/parts-cla...body-sale.html
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i got mine from them^ excellent piece
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For a TB I would go with a reputable company (There are A LOT of sponsors on here that do TB porting) so that way if you have a problem you know they will take care of it and stand behind their product. I have read way to many horror stories on here from people who buy used TB's or from some random company on E bay because they want to save a few bucks and end up having issues. Just remember if the TB is over-ported the car will not run and idle correctly.
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408Trans Sound great get back to you in couple of weeks
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I have one from 408 on mine and he did an excellent job
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Thanks guys, really appreciate the props and glad you guys are happy.
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408, I'll be getting in touch with you within the next few weeks. I want to get mine done also.
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I got mine done through ebay as well, just don't remember the seller. I just remember that he's a member on here, and my TB came out really good
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If you know anyone who works at a junk yard have em give you a deal, if you can get two or three just try it out and work up slowly in sanding abrasives, the one in my town i can get any of the ls tb's for a like 20 bucks a pop




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