Throttle Body Coolant Bypass PICS!

Reply Subscribe

Thread Tools

Search this Thread

Oct 11, 2008 | 04:18 PM

TheBlueKnight

Thread Starter

TECH Fanatic

iTrader: (4)

Joined: Sep 2008

Posts: 1,971

Likes: 2

From: Nevada

Throttle Body Coolant Bypass PICS!

Hey guys, Since I got my Ported throttle body back from Spartan performance, I went ahead and did the throttle body coolant bypass. I was scared to do it at first but I jumped in and it was cake! I went to Kragen and bought 2ft of 5/16" coolant tubing, two worm clamps, and zip ties. I ran the tubing along where you see in the last pic and clamped each end to the corresponding place it needed to go. At first I didn't have the zip tie, but the tubing was a little close to the pulleys for me so I used one zip tie to hold it back a bit. It cost about $5.33 for the parts and took me roughly 6-7min. Hope this helps anyone who had questions about how to do this or where to run the tubing. You'll see in the last pic there is a little protective sheath on the middle of the tubing. I just put that there from the old tubing, thought it couldn't hurt! The red line shows where the tubing is routed, and the red circle is where I used the one zip tie.

Oct 13, 2008 | 03:35 PM

Raise

TECH Addict

iTrader: (31)

Joined: Dec 2003

Posts: 2,152

Likes: 0

From: Virginia Beach, Va

Just curious...why in the world would you be scared to do the tb bypass mod?

Oct 13, 2008 | 05:42 PM

TheBlueKnight

Thread Starter

TECH Fanatic

iTrader: (4)

Joined: Sep 2008

Posts: 1,971

Likes: 2

From: Nevada

I heard some stories about people doing it and the tubing rubbing on the pulleys and burning a hole through the tubing and losing coolant.

Oct 13, 2008 | 07:17 PM

TheSilverOne

TECH Addict

iTrader: (22)

Joined: Apr 2005

Posts: 2,207

Likes: 5

From: Taxachusetts

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheBlueKnight

I heard some stories about people doing it and the tubing rubbing on the pulleys and burning a hole through the tubing and losing coolant.

and those people should stop working on cars

Oct 13, 2008 | 07:19 PM

Blazingz28

12 Second Club

iTrader: (5)

Joined: Nov 2005

Posts: 319

Likes: 0

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheSilverOne

and those people should stop working on cars

+1, aside from installing an air filter/lid, this is the EASIEST mod

Oct 13, 2008 | 07:22 PM

chaman

TECH Veteran

iTrader: (5)

Joined: Mar 2005

Posts: 4,482

Likes: 46

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheSilverOne

and those people should stop working on cars

as soon as possible....

Oct 14, 2008 | 12:52 PM

98noscamaross

11 Second Club

iTrader: (2)

Joined: Jan 2006

Posts: 141

Likes: 0

From: Durant, Ok.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Raise

Just curious...why in the world would you be scared to do the tb bypass mod?

Apparently you didnt here the one bout the guys who tried the bypass, but when they hooked it up they hooked it to a vacuum line. They did realize it til they had drove it several miles, im sure you can imagine how that one turned out.

Amazing '71 Camaro Restomod Is Modern Muscle Car Under the Skin

Verdad Gallardo

6 Common C5 Corvette Failures and What's Involved In Repairing Them

Pouria Savadkouei

Retro Modern Bandit Pontiac Trans AM Comes With Burt Reynolds' Autograph

Verdad Gallardo

Top 10 Greatest Cadillac V Series Performance Models Ever, Ranked

Pouria Savadkouei

Top 10 Most Powerful Chevy Trucks Ever Made!

Hennessey's New Supercharged Silverado ZR2 Has 700 HP

Verdad Gallardo

Coachbuilt N2A Anteros Is an LS2-Powered C6 Corvette In Italian Clothes

Verdad Gallardo

Awesome K5 Blazer Restomod Comes With C7 Corvette Power

Verdad Gallardo

10 Camaros You Should Never Buy

10 LS Engine Myths That Refuse to Die

Verdad Gallardo

Oct 14, 2008 | 03:31 PM

Frostbitten09

On The Tree

iTrader: (6)

Joined: May 2008

Posts: 159

Likes: 0

From: Gap, PA/Kutztown PA

what do you really gain from this mod jw

Oct 14, 2008 | 03:38 PM

#10

BlackTTC6

TECH Apprentice

Joined: Apr 2007

Posts: 331

Likes: 0

From: Tempe, Az

Quote:

Originally Posted by Frostbitten09

what do you really gain from this mod jw

I imagine in hot climate's it would help. Really worked well on the LT1's because of the metal intake manifold.

Oct 14, 2008 | 04:22 PM

#11

TheBlueKnight

Thread Starter

TECH Fanatic

iTrader: (4)

Joined: Sep 2008

Posts: 1,971

Likes: 2

From: Nevada

I'm in a pretty cold climate, didn't notice any gains of coarse but it makes taken off the throttle body easier I guess! LOL

Oct 14, 2008 | 04:28 PM

#12

the_merv

11 Second Club

iTrader: (88)

Joined: Mar 2006

Posts: 21,019

Likes: 893

From: The Beach...

Quote:

Originally Posted by 98noscamaross

Ultimate failure..

Oct 14, 2008 | 05:57 PM

#13

TheSilverOne

TECH Addict

iTrader: (22)

Joined: Apr 2005

Posts: 2,207

Likes: 5

From: Taxachusetts

Quote:

Originally Posted by Frostbitten09

what do you really gain from this mod jw

it makes taking the throttle body off easier

Oct 15, 2008 | 09:35 AM

#14

Sammyboy

TECH Regular

iTrader: (9)

Joined: Jul 2008

Posts: 432

Likes: 0

From: Knoxville, TN

I wouldn't suggest it for cars needing to start in usually freezing conditions, but as far as our down south members....go for it.

Oct 15, 2008 | 10:16 AM

#15

SVT Rob

Teching In

Joined: Jun 2008

Posts: 25

Likes: 0

From: Temple, TX

this mod keeps engine temperature water from "warming" up the throttle body, which in turn warms the air entering the intake manifold. It's required for emissions, however, it doesn't hurt to bypass it, your car will still pass a smog test, and it also allows cooler air to enter the intake, which will gain you a few horsepower. Free mods FTMFW.